TANGHAL 6 VISAYAS in Dumaguete City

(design by Yuen Anfone)

Every theater enthusiast in Dumaguete is now excited for the upcoming TANGHAL 6 Visayas. TANGHAL is an annual theater festival for university and college-based theater groups in the Philippines. It is the flagship project of the NCCA National Committee on Dramatic Arts for the National Arts Month celebration every February. The festival offers best performances of university theater companies all over the country, as truly showcasing the harvest of Philippine theater.


This year NCCA decided to bring the festival to the regional level, and in the Visayas region it will be held here in DUMAGUETE CITY on FEBRUARY 27-29, 2012, hosted by Silliman University and the Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts (YATTA) headed by its artistic director Dessa Quesada-Palm.

Dumaguetenos! Don't miss a single performance. We are expecting theater groups from Bacolod, Cebu, Bohol, Antique, Ilo-ilo, Leyte and of course Dumaguete. Allow this schedule of activities to guide you.

MUGNA TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

SCHEDULE:

Please note that the program below is subject to change.

FEBRUARY 27, MONDAY

1:00-2:00 PM

OPENING CEREMONIES Venue: Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium

2:00-3:30 PM
ENTABLADO 1: Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts (YATTA) presents 
Kaluwasan sa Damgo ni Greta
Post Performance Dialogue
Venue: Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium

4:00-6:00 PM
SULYAP 1: Teatro San Antonio of St. Anthony's College presents 
Pagkamatay ni Mr. Dela Cruz 
Venue: Silliman Assembly Hall

SULYAP 2: University of the Philippines Leyte
Venue: Silliman Assembly Hall

6:30-7:45 PM
ENTABLADO 2:
Antequera and Punta Cruz Cultural Collective of Bohol presents Tawag sa Bantayan & Tamblot
Post Performance Dialogue
Venue: Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium


FEBRUARY 28, TUESDAY

8:00 AM-12 NOON
WORKSHOP 1: Using Traditional Forms for Playwriting by Joji Benitez
Venue: The Music Sala of the New COPVA Building

WORKSHOP 2: Contemporary Playwriting by Glenn Sevilla Mas 
Venue: Multipurpose Hall, Multimedia Center

WORKSHOP 3: Mounting a Production by Rudy Reveche
Venue: Luce Auditorium Ballet Studio

WORKSHOP 4: A Seminar on Asian theater: Overview of Thai, Japanese, and Indonesian Theater by Gardy Labad
Venue: Audio-Visual Theater 2, Multimedia Center

1:30-3:30 PM
ENTABLADO 3: 
USA Little Theater of University of San Agustin, Iloilo presents Ciento Cincuenta: Mga Bagong Kabanatang Noli at Fili
Post Performance Dialogue
Venue: Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium

4:00-6:00 PM
SULYAP 3: Silliman University presents Tiririt ng Ibong Adarna
Venue: Silliman Assembly Hall

SULYAP 4: College of San Agustin, Bacolod
Kanlaon Theater Guild presents Circulo
Venue: Silliman Assembly Hall

6:30-7:45 PM
ENTABLADO 4: Maskara Theater Ensemble of University of St. La Salle presents Room Service
Post Performance Dialogue
Venue: Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium


FEBRUARY 29, WEDNESDAY

8:00-11:00 AM
CONFERENCE 1. Panelist Presentations: “How Does Each of the Main Entries and One of the Fringe Entries Tackle the Theme ‘Tradisyon at Inobasyon’ (Tradition and Innovation)”?
2. Open Forum discussion
3. Synthesis
4. 15-minute Report on Aesthetic Conference
Moderator: Alex delos Santos

Discussion on National University and College Theater Organization (NUCTO)

Venue: Silliman Assembly Hall