Founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote
Alvarez, the company produced over 400 original Filipino productions and
conducted workshops locally and internationally about Children's Rights, Women,
Gender, Health and Sexuality, Youth and the Millennials, Environment and
Disaster Risk Reduction and Human Rights. "Festival Of Windows" is a
celebration of people's theater for development happening from October 24 to 29
featuring discussions, lectures, workshops and performances.
The five day event
will showcase thirteen performances from Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao and three from Cambodia and Thailand. It will be a gathering of more
than 120 performers, 40 experts and speakers, hundreds of artists, managers,
audiences and participants both local and international. Festival participants
will learn new skills in songwriting, puppetry, improvisation and physical
theater.
Festival Activities October 24 - Festival Opening
October 25 (Day 1) Theme: Environment, Psychosocial
Intervention and Disaster Risk Management Inquiry Point: Building Creative
Communities
October 26 (Day 2) Theme: Gender, Health and Women's Rights
Inquiry Point: Public Spaces, Public Awareness
October 27 (Day 3) Theme: Youth Participation Inquiry Point:
Participation
October 28 (Day 4) Theme: Children's Rights Inquiry Point:
Capacity Building and Education
October 29 (Day 5) - Closing Theme: Human Rights Inquiry
Point: Partnership and Stakeholder Building
Presented by PETA in partnership with Starbucks, Save The
Children, Development And Peace and Madison 101 as major hotel sponsor. For
details of Festival, visit the official website www.petafestivalofwindows.com.
Call 725-6244 or email at festivalofwindows@petatheater.com.
Text and Photos by Gilbert Kim Sancha.
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