01.29.2015
The Culture Arts Council of Korea (CACK), in its aim to introduce Korean traditional arts to the world and to strengthen cultural ties with various countries, brings to the Philippines twelve of their Korean traditional dance performers headed by CACK President Choi Hung Gue. CACK is to stage performances of Korean traditional music and dance for the opening celebration of the National Arts Month, February 1 at the Rizal Park.
Prior to the opening, CACK is to grace the Ani ng Dangal Mall Tour on January 31 at the SM Mall of Asia where the Ani ng Dangal exhibit is to be unveiled. The group, together with the Halili Cruz Ballet Company, Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir and J Crisis, will perform for the mall goers as part of the month-long celebration.
Spearheaded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA), 2015 National Arts Month celebration bears the theme “Highlighting local cultural genius to promote pride of place.” Local programs that bring to light the industrial, cultural and artistic champions of their localities are implemented by various local government units, educational institutions and non-government organization in twelve chosen localities throughout the country.
Aside from being the primary government agency dedicated to the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, NCCA also opens avenues through which the Filipino people are able to share art with, get acquainted to and learn from the various local and global cultures. As a non-profit national cultural arts organization aiming to advance Korean culture and arts and promote cultural and artistic interchange between Korea and the rest of the world, CACK engenders a cultural thrust through such performances for each country’s artistic empowerment.
Apart from their SM Mall of Asia performance and opening celebration of the National Arts Month, CACK will also showcase their traditional dance in Philippine national TV to promote the month-long event. They will be performing live in Good Morning Boss on Tuesday, February 3, 2015.
For more information, contact the NCCA Public Affairs and Information Office (PAIO) head, Rene Sanchez Napenas at (632) 527-2192 or 0928-5081057; or email us at ncca.paio@gmail.com.
