Rhetoric of Creative Partnership: Conversations on Cross-Cultural Artistic Exchanges

The UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, in partnership with the Japan Foundation Manila, will host an international academic gathering where artists, festival curators, choreographers, set designers, and art practitioners from Japan, USA, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines are given a space to talk about their work to heighten their artistry and creativity as starting points of artistic knowledge. This event aims to create a venue for a dialogue on creative and artistic collaboration in the performing arts.

Happening this 14-15 November 2019 at the GT Toyota Auditorium, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, our goal is to gather and engage more than 500 artists, scholars, students and enthusiasts of the performing arts to discuss their works and creative processes, and to share and generate artistic knowledge. This gathering highlights the role of artists as cultural producers, as well as the need for actual practitioners to directly engage audiences and communities without intermediaries. An emphasis is also placed on cross-cultural exchanges and creative partnerships to shift the conversation to the collaborative, rather than individual artistry. It calls for the assessment of current practices in international collaboration and the identification of possibilities in future artistic engagements.

This conference is co-organized and spearheaded by the Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts, College of Arts, University of the Philippines Diliman. The two-day conference will feature six plenary sesssions, two keynote addresses, and several performances.

For more details, please contact Asst. Prof. Olivia Kristine D. Nieto or Asst. Prof. Charles Erize P. Ladia: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..ph

14 NOVEMBER 2019

Registration starts 8 am

Opening Program

Welcome Message

Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete
          Dean, UP College of Arts and Letters

Message from the Chancellor

Michael L. Tan, PhD
          Chancellor, UP Diliman

Message from Japan Foundation Manila

Hiroaki Uesugi
          Director, Japan Foundation Manila

Message from the Convening Team

Charles Erize P. Ladia

Performance

Theater Students
          UP Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts
Keynote

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Teresa Paula de Luna, PhD

Opening Keynote

A Unique Process of International Theater Collaboration
Kentaro Matsui, Director, Kirari Fujimi Theater
Plenary 1: Asian Performing Arts Farm 2019

Situating One's Creative Dance Amidst Various Identities and Practices
          Maria Stella Manalo Lopez, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)

International Collaboration to Create Multifaceted Crystals
          Tomohiko Kogyoku (Japan)

Moderator
          Olivia Kristine D. Nieto
Performance

Pahayag
Rhosam Sickledsam Villareal Prudenciado Jr. and Mia Cabalfin
Plenary 2: Practices of Embodiments and Pedagogy

Teru Teru
          Armando Rutaquio Jr., De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (Philippines)

Translating Third World Experiences for the First World
          Layeta Bucoy, University of the Philippines Los Baños (Philippines)

Moderator
          Juan Ysmael C. Mendoza
Plenary 3: Practices of Device and Dramaturgy

If Devising Mean Not: Meta-Dramaturgies of Presence and Absence
          Felipe Cervera, PhD, LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore)

Trusting the Outsider
          Jesca Prudencio, San Diego State University (USA)

Moderator
          Marielle Justine C. Sumilong
Paglulunsad and Pasasalamat

The CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, 2nd Edition
Performances

Asia Performing Arts Farm 2019: ASIA/N/ESS/ES
          Maria Stella Manalo Lopez (Philippines)
          Tomohiko Kogyoku (Japan)
          Jared Jonathan Luna (Philippines)
          Papoom Chiwarak (Thailand)
          Fitri Anggraini (Indonesia)
OPENING PROGRAM (9–9:30 AM)

Welcome Message

Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete
          Dean, UP College of Arts and Letters

Message from the Chancellor

Michael L. Tan, PhD
          Chancellor, UP Diliman

Message from Japan Foundation Manila

Hiroaki Uesugi
          Director, Japan Foundation Manila

Message from the Convening Team

Charles Erize P. Ladia

Performance

Theater Students
          UP Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts

KEYNOTE SPEECH (9:30–10:30 AM)

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Teresa Paula de Luna, PhD

Opening Keynote

A Unique Process of International Theater Collaboration
          Kentaro Matsui, Director, Kirari Fujimi Theater

PLENARY 1: ASIAN PERFORMING ARTS FARM 2019 (11–12:30 PM)

Situating One's Creative Dance Amidst Various Identities and Practices
          Maria Stella Manalo Lopez, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)

International Collaboration to Create Multifaceted Crystals
          Tomohiko Kogyoku (Japan)

Moderator
          Olivia Kristine D. Nieto

PERFORMANCE (1:30–2 pm)

Pahayag
           Rhosam Sickledsam Villareal Prudenciado Jr. and Mia Cabalfin

PLENARY 2: PRACTICES OF EMBODIMENTS and PEDAGOGY (2-3:30 PM)

Teru Teru
          Armando Rutaquio Jr., De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (Philippines)

Translating Third World Experiences for the First World
          Layeta Bucoy, University of the Philippines Los Baños (Philippines)

Moderator
          Juan Ysmael C. Mendoza

PLENARY 3: PRACTICES OF DEVICE and DRAMATURGY (4–5:30 PM)

If Devising Mean Not: Meta-Dramaturgies of Presence and Absence
          Felipe Cervera, PhD, LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore)

Trusting the Outsider
          Jesca Prudencio, San Diego State University (USA)

Moderator
          Marielle Justine C. Sumilong

PAGLULUNSAD AT PASASALAMAT (6–6:30 PM)

The CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, 2nd Edition

PERFORMANCES (6:30–7:30 PM)

Asia Performing Arts Farm 2019: ASIA/N/ESS/ES
          Maria Stella Manalo Lopez (Philippines)
          Tomohiko Kogyoku (Japan)
          Jared Jonathan Luna (Philippines)
          Papoom Chiwarak (Thailand)
          Fitri Anggraini (Indonesia)

15 NOVEMBER 2019

Registration starts 8 am

Summary of the First Day

Marti Rodriguez

Plenary 4: Collaborative Platforms

The Way of Engagement from Communities to Artists in an Independent Art Festival
          Yi-Kai Kao, Thinker's Theater (Taiwan)

PINEAPPLE LAB — The Arts and the Barangay
          Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan, Pineapple Lab (Philippines)

Moderator
          Rex Sandro M. Nepomuceno
Plenary 5: Contemporary Scenography

Setting the Scene
          Mio Infante (Philippines)

Working with International Artists and Technicians: Collaborative Engagements in the Production and Set Design of Two Plays Produced In and Outside the Philippines
          Leo Abaya, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)

Moderator
          John Carlo V. Pagunaling
Plenary 6: Arts and Cultural Leadership

Palabas to Pagsasabuhay: Questions, Provocations and Propositions for Radical Shifts and Imagination for Necessary Contemporary Performance-making
          Joseph Keith Anicoche, Sipat Lawin Ensemble (Philippines)

Problematizing Sustainability in Theater
          Rodolfo Vera, Writers Bloc Inc. (Philippines)

Moderator
          Sir Anril P. Tiatco, PhD
Closing Keynote

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Bryan L. Viray

Keynote Address

Crossing Artistic Borders in Sonic Creative Expressions
Ramon P. Santos, National Artist of the Philippines for Music
Closing Ceremonies

Performance

UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (UP TUGMA)

Message from the Asian Center

Joefe B. Santarita, PhD
Dean, UP Asian Center

Closing Message

Belen D. Calingacion, PhD

Farewell Message from the Convenors

Olivia Kristine D. Nieto
SUMMARY OF THE FIRST DAY

Marti Rodriguez

PLENARY 4: COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS (9–10:30 AM)

The Way of Engagement from Communities to Artists in an Independent Art Festival
          Yi-Kai Kao, Thinker's Theater (Taiwan)

PINEAPPLE LAB — The Arts and the Barangay
          Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan, Pineapple Lab (Philippines)

Moderator
          Rex Sandro M. Nepomuceno

PLENARY 5: CONTEMPORARY SCENOGRAPHY (11–12:30 AM)

Setting the Scene
          Mio Infante (Philippines)

Working with International Artists and Technicians: Collaborative Engagements in the Production and Set Design of Two Plays Produced In and Outside the Philippines
          Leo Abaya, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)

Moderator
John Carlo V. Pagunaling

PLENARY 6: ARTS and CULTURAL LEADERSHIP (1:30–3 PM)

Palabas to Pagsasabuhay: Questions, Provocations and Propositions for Radical Shifts and Imagination for Necessary Contemporary Performance-making
          Joseph Keith Anicoche, Sipat Lawin Ensemble (Philippines)

Problematizing Sustainability in Theater
          Rodolfo Vera, Writers Bloc Inc. (Philippines)

Moderator
Sir Anril P. Tiatco, PhD

CLOSING KEYNOTE (3:30–4:30 PM)

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Bryan L. Viray

Keynote Address

Crossing Artistic Borders in Sonic Creative Expressions
          Ramon P. Santos, National Artist of the Philippines for Music

CLOSING CEREMONIES (4:30–5:30 PM)

Performance

UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (UP TUGMA)

Message from the Asian Center

Joefe B. Santarita, PhD
          Dean, UP Asian Center

Closing Message

Belen D. Calingacion, PhD

Farewell Message from the Convenors

Olivia Kristine D. Nieto