Grand opening of Día del Galeón Festival celebrates cultural diversity
Manila, September 18, 2010 - On Friday, September 24, the world will watch as the Philippines kicks off the celebrations for the first International Día del Galeón Festival. The festival is the first of its kind as it will reflect on the impacts of the Galleon Trade, commemorate cultural transmission and diversity, and highlight the Philippine and indigenous role.
Set at the National Museum of the Filipino People beginning 9:00 am, the grand opening celebration will commence with an interfaith ritual along with cultural presentations of Hispanic and indigenous origins. The highlight of the opening celebration will be a modern experimental dance from famed Japanese acteur/danceur Jun “Nishio” Amanto, who will be in Manila for one week for the Artes Talleres Workshop. His act, “Kabuku Mai,” blends the characteristics and movements of contemporary and traditional Japanese dances. The celebration is open to the public and guests are urged to go early to register and get preferred seating.
Jun Amanto will perform on later dates and the venues will be announced very soon. With the help of the Japan Foundation, Mr. Amanto’s participation in the festival will play up the relationship of Japan and the Philippines as trading partners before, during, and after the Galleon Trade.
The Día del Galeón Festival welcomes international representatives to showcase the best of their respective countries. Recharging memories of world trade, with Asia as one of the four continents that the galleon trade system connected, the festival recognizes the diversity of world cultures.
Because of the festival, the Philippines has re-ignited friendships with countries such as Mexico and Spain. According to the Mexican Embassy’s Miguel Angel George, the Ministry of Education in Mexico will place a chapter on all school textbooks on Philippine–Mexican relations during the Galleon Trade. The Spanish Embassy, along with Instituto Cervantes, will bring in a prominent filmmaker and the famous underwater archeologist Rafael Azuar Ruiz to be part of the workshop module. In addition to the festivities, the National Commission of Culture and the Arts is working with Fundacion Nao Victoria to bring in a real-life working galleon---Galeon Andalucia---to Philippine shores this October 5–9 at the Manila Harbor. Guests can jump on board for free and roam the 51-meter wooden ship. The galleon will also stop in Cebu and Bohol for the month of October.
*The Philippines spearheads the celebrations of the International Día del Galeón Festival 2010 with a string of activities including workshops open to the public from September 24-28, the docking of the Galeon Andalucia on October 5-9, and a Viaje del Galeón from October 8-11. The opening celebration on September 24 is open to the public. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Baler 400 Steering Committee with Senator Edgardo J. Angara has organized the program with national and international agencies. For updates and additional information, please check out our website at www.ncca.gov.ph, http://diadelgaleon.blogspot.com; email at diadelgaleon@yahoo.com or call at 527-2192 local 616.
Set at the National Museum of the Filipino People beginning 9:00 am, the grand opening celebration will commence with an interfaith ritual along with cultural presentations of Hispanic and indigenous origins. The highlight of the opening celebration will be a modern experimental dance from famed Japanese acteur/danceur Jun “Nishio” Amanto, who will be in Manila for one week for the Artes Talleres Workshop. His act, “Kabuku Mai,” blends the characteristics and movements of contemporary and traditional Japanese dances. The celebration is open to the public and guests are urged to go early to register and get preferred seating.
Jun Amanto will perform on later dates and the venues will be announced very soon. With the help of the Japan Foundation, Mr. Amanto’s participation in the festival will play up the relationship of Japan and the Philippines as trading partners before, during, and after the Galleon Trade.
The Día del Galeón Festival welcomes international representatives to showcase the best of their respective countries. Recharging memories of world trade, with Asia as one of the four continents that the galleon trade system connected, the festival recognizes the diversity of world cultures.
Because of the festival, the Philippines has re-ignited friendships with countries such as Mexico and Spain. According to the Mexican Embassy’s Miguel Angel George, the Ministry of Education in Mexico will place a chapter on all school textbooks on Philippine–Mexican relations during the Galleon Trade. The Spanish Embassy, along with Instituto Cervantes, will bring in a prominent filmmaker and the famous underwater archeologist Rafael Azuar Ruiz to be part of the workshop module. In addition to the festivities, the National Commission of Culture and the Arts is working with Fundacion Nao Victoria to bring in a real-life working galleon---Galeon Andalucia---to Philippine shores this October 5–9 at the Manila Harbor. Guests can jump on board for free and roam the 51-meter wooden ship. The galleon will also stop in Cebu and Bohol for the month of October.
*The Philippines spearheads the celebrations of the International Día del Galeón Festival 2010 with a string of activities including workshops open to the public from September 24-28, the docking of the Galeon Andalucia on October 5-9, and a Viaje del Galeón from October 8-11. The opening celebration on September 24 is open to the public. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Baler 400 Steering Committee with Senator Edgardo J. Angara has organized the program with national and international agencies. For updates and additional information, please check out our website at www.ncca.gov.ph, http://diadelgaleon.blogspot.com; email at diadelgaleon@yahoo.com or call at 527-2192 local 616.
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