JUNE 12-15, 2008
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES

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indepenDance | new choreographers' competition
blackbox initiative | dance-on-site | uncensored bodies
dance journalism | dance workshop | plenary | gala

wi-fi body HOTSPOT
Etha Dam (France) in Aduna, Land of Adventures Alliance Française de Manille links another hotspot—the French Spring in Manila—to our wi-fi body in a guest performance by Etha Dam— combining hiphop, theatre, capoeira, African dance, and extreme physicality in the choreography of Sissoko Ibrahima.
JUNE 7 | 8 PM | TANGHALANG AURELIO TOLENTIN (LITTLE THEATRE)

indepenDance
Proclaim independence and dance! With the theme “Dance in Revolution: Revolution in Dance”.
JUNE 12-14 | 8 P M | TANGHALANG AURELIO TOLENTINO (LITTLE THEATRE)

New Choreographers Competition
The solo, as a channel for engagement; the duet, to inspire us of how
intimately we connect with each other—the second year of a competition
for the solo-duet form.
JUNE 12-13 | 6 1 5 PM JUNE 14 | 3 PM & 6 PM
TANGHALANG NICANOR ABELARDO STAGE (MAIN THEATRE STAGE)

Black-box Initiative
In the space of a black-box, we inhabit worlds beyond our usual parameters and yet, exchange intensely with each other’s energies — dance for a black-box.
JUNE 12-15 | 5 P M | TANGHALANG HUSENG BATUTE

Dance-on-Site
Dance frames questions about space—see dance made for various sites of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
JUNE 12-14 | 9 3 0 PM | VARIOUS SITES AT THE CCP

Emerging Talent Showcase
The energetic exhilaration of a growing dancing body—young and emergent dance artists participate with their infectious energy.
JUNE 15 | 3 PM | TANGHALANG AURELIO TOLENTINO (LITTLE THEATRE)

wi-fi body Gala
The 2008 wi-fi body map at the wifi-body Gala.
JUNE 15 | 8 PM | TANGHALANG NICANOR ABELARDO STAGE (MAIN THEATRE STAGE)

Uncensored Bodies
The compulsion to capture the moving body in a frame—dance videos record the power of the live, performing body.
JUNE 12 -15 | 3 PM | TANGHALANG AURELIO TOLENTINO LOBBY
(LITTLE THEATRE LOBBY)

Plenary: Towards a Philippine Contemporary Dance Network
We call on all contemporary dance artists to exchange ideas and map out the possibility of a national contemporary dance network.
JUNE 14 | 2 PM | BULWAGANG AMADO HERNANDEZ

Dance Journalism
How do we write about contemporary dance? A seminar on the process and concerns of a dance critic.
JUNE 12 -13 | 230 PM | BULWAGAN G AMADO HERNANDEZ

Contemporary Dance Workshops
Move, try, and taste the experience of contemporary dance in workshops
by dance artists, each in their unique way of looking at dance.
JUNE 12 -15 | 11 AM | BULWAGANG AMADO HERNANDEZ