CCP, Haharanahin ang Laguna at Lipa, POC Naman ang sa US at Canada

Philippine Opera Company's "HARANA ... a cultural journey" sets out on a tour of Canada and the United States in celebration of the company's 15th year anniversary in time for the 118th Philippine Independence Day in June and Filipino-American Heritage Month in October.

"HARANA" aims to showcase the evolution of Philippine music through song and movement. Each suite is theatrically presented with authenticity, originality and visual excitement.

The word “Harana” is the Tagalog (the predominant Philippine dialect) name of a traditional form of courtship in which a man woos a woman’s affection by singing underneath her window.

       The creation of each Harana suite is a product of thorough research with the commitment to preserve indigenous Philippine music and its appropriate dance and folklore. It also aims to restructure and enhance these research findings to evolve repertoires suited to the demands of contemporary theater; and to promote international goodwill through performances at home and abroad.

For details and inquiry please call 09175272880 or (632)8229609 or you may reach them through Philippine Opera Company's Facebook page. 

********************************************************************************

In the meantime, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) through its Cultural Exchange Department and the Tribung Pilipino Foundation (TPF) brings HARANA to selected local communities in Luzon for a series of outreach concerts from May to November 2016.

Billed as Lakbay Harana, the outreach tour is an offshoot of a series of well attended concerts held last year at the Bulwagang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater Lobby) entitled Harana sa Dapit Hapon which was also jointly undertaken by the CCP and the Tribung Pilipino Foundation (TPF). Lakbay Harana aims to promote and reawaken the public’s interest and appreciation (especially the young generation) for immortal kundimans, harana, balitaw, danza and unforgettable love songs by great Filipino composers. Noted classical singers and performers will be featured in the outreach tour to include Myramae Meneses (soprano), Arman Ferrer (tenor), Agot Espino (pianist) with special participation of the Kabataang Gitarista.

The first concert of Lakbay Harana will be held on May 18, 4:00pm at the historic Church of Pila in Laguna through the partnership of the Shrine of San Antonio de Padua community.  The Pila concert will kick off the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Diocese of San Pablo this year.  The next sites include Lipa City-Batangas on July 22, Vigan City-Ilocos Sur in September and Baler-Aurora in November.

      You may contact the CCP Cultural Exchange Department at tel.no. 832-1125 local 1708 or 1709 for more information about this event.

 *Text and photos from various press releases and Karla Gutierrez' FB page