The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is holding this year’s National Arts Month (NAM) in different localities of the country. With the theme, “Highlighting Local Cultural Genius to Promote Pride of Place,” the NCCA partnered with local government units, schools, and non-government organizations to feature creativity, performance, and artistry of local talents and highlight the rich and diverse culture of the country.
One of the highlights in the 2015 NAM is the Hablon: Habi ng Sining Sa Paaralan at Komunidad held at Ligao City on February 21-26 wherein local artists, university-based cultural organizations, and students of the Special Program in the Arts in the Bicol Region come together to conduct forums and workshops, and showcase their creativity and artistry in theater, dance, visual arts, literature, and music.
"Hablon is derived from the Bicol verb 'habol' which means 'to weave.' Hablon is also a well-known character in the Ibalong epic-fragment who invented the weaving process and later on taught this to the natives. The weaving of ideas and practices, which will culminate in the staging of the play ‘Tatlong Libong Bayani ng Ibalong’ to be performed by local artists.”*
To cap off the five-day event, local artists and students from Ligao City, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate, performed their creative pieces at the City Gymnasium of Ligao.
The 2014 National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) Champion, Voice Chorale of the Ligao National High School made an opening performance with their own musical rendition of tourism-themed songs including "Piliin Mo and Pilipinas."
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| Local artists from Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, and Masbate performed a stage play of "Tatlong Libong Bayani ng Ibalong" |
Local artists, students, and university-based cultural organizations from Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate performed a theatrical stage play of "Tatlong Libong Bayani ng Ibalong" with a modern twist in the story.
Hablon is one of the projects launched for the 2015 NAM that aims to promote local talents and take pride on the rich culture of country. Instead of conducting the yearly Philippine Arts Festival, the NCCA decided to celebrate this year's NAM by tapping areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
"Because it is in our cultural icons and traditions, in our talent and artistry that we build a sense of pride in being Filipinos, and in living in this nation we call our own"*
Written by Lala Peñafiel
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*excerpt from the 2015 National Arts Month: Highlighting Local Cultural Genius to Promote Pride of Place.
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
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