Amidst the pandemic, participation in our workshop has even become wider. Seventy-six participants completed basic training in acting, ensemble work, music, and dance in this year’s Basic Workshop in the Preforming Arts (BWPA).
Spanning six weeks of training which opened in June 23, the digital reach allowed participants from as far north as La Union and Pangasinan gathering culture and arts students of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial University in Agoo, among others.
The BWPA is an annual workshop that prepares applicants entry as scholars to IPAG, being the resident company of the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). Accepted scholars are granted free tuition, books, a monthly allowance, training and travel opportunities for a repertory company prides itself as the country’s most-travelled.
The forty-four-year-old IPAG, a major Philippine performing company with an international reputation, ensures the integrity of its productions and its artists through its 3 Ps method (Praxis, Pedagogy, and Production). The recital showcases how IPAG’s signature forms are executed, its creativity displayed in original works developed by the participants.
The culminating recital is set July 30 (Fri), 6 pm. and livestreamed through IPAG’s FB page facebook.com/ipagarts
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