GINTONG BINHI, golden seed

“GINTONG BINHI”, the 1st MIMAROPA Arts and Culture Summit, part of the NCCA Institutional Promotion in the Regions was conducted on February this year as part of the Philippine International Arts Festival 2010 and 90th Anniversary of "Araw ng Marinduque". Venue was at the Provincial Training Center in Tamayo, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque

The project was an offshoot of the 1st Luzon Arts and Culture Summit held in September last year in Malolos, Bulacan, and participated in by representatives from Marinduque led by this blogger. The Marinduque project was designed to promote the NCCA programs in the region; refresh the skills of Arts Councils & Organizations in Program Development, Project Management, & Proposal Making; establish NCCA desks in LGUs, schools, & cultural institutions; reinforce the LGU-NCCA partnership in arts & cultural promotion; and organize an adhoc of Regional Arts & Culture Network in the region.

Above are the participants to the forum who came from Occidental Mindoro, Romblon and the six Marinduque municipalities.

Walang Sugat in Marinduque

"Walang Sugat", the well-loved sarswela masterpiece by Filipino librettist Severino Reyes was presented in Marinduque in February 18 & 19, 2010, only the second time it was seen on the island after more than a century. This zarzuela was first presented here in 1902 on the occasion of the Boac town fiesta with no less than then Fiscal of Tayabas and future Philipine president, Manuel L. Quezon as guest of honor.

That original production was mounted by Gran Compania de Zarzuela Tagala of Manila and was brought to Marinduque in the same year it was premiered to the world.

The 2010 production was staged by Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc. (BKFI), recipient of CCP's Gawad para sa Sining as best theater group in the Philippines.

The project highlighted the 90th Anniversary of "Araw ng Marinduque" and Philippine International Arts Festival 2010 celebration on this island, spearheaded by the provincial government of Marinduque in cooperation with National Commission for Culture & the Arts (NCCA), CCP, BKFI and the island-province's six municipalities.

The occasion also served as an avenue to promote NCCA programs and partnership with LGUs in the MIMAROPA Region with the holding of the "Gintong Binhi" the 1st Mimaropa Arts & Culture Forum

ANI NG SINING IN MARINDUQUE

This is the introduction of the Ani ng Sining-Viva Marinduque video with remarks by Governor Bong Carrion. Selected sequences of that video will be posted on this blogsite.