Panata at Panalangin set at Marquee

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    ANGELES CITY – To highlight the solemn observance of the Holy Week, a stage production will offer a glimpse of the various practices of the Kapampangan faith and sacrifices through a fusion of visual arts, music, drama and dance on Black Saturday (April 4) at 5 p.m, at the Marquee Mall promenade area here.
    “Panata at Panalangin,” a project of Bale Balayan and the Sinukwan Center for the Arts, is an hour-long presentation of a spiritual journey through culture and the arts, according to director Peter De Vera.

    “This is not just an entertainment but what they are performing is a real “panata” (sacrifice) already,” he added. “This meaningful presentation is our traditional way of giving importance to our religious beliefs,” De Vera said during the joint press conference of the Angeles City Tourism Office (ACTO) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) at the Marquee Mall here on Monday.

    “Ito ay paulit-ulit nating ginagawa dahil naniniwala tayo na ito ay isang magandang halimbawa na pwedi nating maiambag hindi lamang sa society but to the whole world (We keep on doing this because we believe that this is a good example that we can contribute not only to society but to the whole world),” said ACTO officer Richard Daenos.

    Dance rally

    Meanwhile, the 1st “Yugyugan Para sa Kultura ng Bayan” which is meant as a dance rally for the promotion of cultural heritage and its preservation, is set on April 29 in celebration of the International Day of Dance.

    The NCCA, led by its chairman, Prof. Felipe M. De Leon Jr. and OIC executive director Adelina M. Suemith, will spearhead the event with dance rallies in various locations like Pampanga, Baguio, Cebu, Iloilo, Cagayan De Oro, Batangas and Rizal Park in Manila.

    De Vera said all dancers including Zumba dancers, alliance of choreographers, schools and dance companies here will now have chance to not only showcase their dancing skills but to lend their passion to the promotion of culture and the arts.

    De Vera, National Committee on Dance (NCD) vice chair, also said the dance venue for this city is in front of the Museo Ning Angeles at Plaza Anghel.

    Dancers in at least 10 or 12 other sites in the Philippines will be performing “Ako ay Pilipino” simultaneously at 6 p.m. with other dancers around the world, De Vera said.

    The NCD choreographed two to three figures to some 100 performers that will perform uniform movements during the countdown to the Yugyugan, he said.

    NCD’s Josefina Guillen is in charge of the national committee.

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