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‘Antigone’ on stage opens city Sining sa Barangay
Garbed in colorful Kimonos and waving the traditional hand fans as creative props, Teatro Guindegan artists of La Salle University took center stage on February 24, 2012 at B/Morales Gymnasium as they brought to life the story of “Antigone” in Japanese adaptation to open Sining sa Barangay, an 8-month community arts training program intended for the community youth of the 27 Barangays of the City of Koronadal.
Sining sa Barangay offers Panday Sining I and II, Likha Sining and the Sining sa Barangay Festival. The Panday Sining, a 3-day Trainer’s Training for Community Theater Artists from different public high schools, is a skills training-workshop that molds participants into a school-based/community artists capacitated in producing Community Theater and Improvisation Theater. The 2nd trainer’s training-workshop on Panday Sining II, scheduled between April to May 2012, is more on planning workshop with advanced training in community theatre.
Meanwhile, Likha Sining, a 3-day Community Theatre Workshop between March to September 2012, is intended for barangay youth or barangay high school kids to get a taste of the real theater world.
A Sining sa Barangay Festival will cap the series of workshops where participants are expected to mount a short drama on stage with the help of drama facilitators who are locally trained artists. The short drama piece will then be performed in the festival to showcase the voice of the community youth divided into two parts: the performance night and the awards night.
“Antigone”, then, was the first exposure of the participants to the art of theatre-making introducing them to a fusion of Asian and contemporary staging.
Sining sa Barangay is incorporated in the conduct of the Programang Bayanihan sa Mamamayan in the different barangays of the city with Mayor Peter B. Miguel signifying his full support to youth empowerment through Arts in his message during the said program.
The program holder, the Office of the Koronadal Investment and Promotions Center (KIPC) headed by Manager Gemma Amor E. Panza, had identified 8 public high schools as recipients of the program. The Koronadal Hinugyaw Dance Troupe, KIPC staff and Mr.Felimon Blanco of Teatro Guindegan are the organizers of the program.
By: Caroline G.Mariano
