The CCP Online premieres Perlas ng Silangan (originally: Gintong Alab sa Silangan) . Starting May 19 (Tues), 3:00 p.m., via the CCP YouTube channel.
The Philippine story, this dance-music suite captures the centuries of history of the Filipino people encapsulating the spirits of the significant eras that shaped the Filipino and his nation. Perlas images the glitter of a storied history of the “Pearl of the Orient.” The pearl — revered and desired, and through time aged in an oyster’s shell — glows in iridescent splendor when struck by the sun.
From the IPAG creative team, the production premiered in 2017 in a national road show culminating at the CCP Little Theater in 2019 . Composed by Steven P.C. Fernandez, Perlas produced under the CCP Ugnayan sa Sining, gathered the collaboration of the Maskara Theater Ensemble of La Salle U Bacolod, Sinukwan Kapangpangan of Angeles City, and the Philippine Barangay Folk Dance Rondalla.