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  “Sana there will be some who will develop their own Filipino movements using our history and our culture.” National Artist for Dance Agnes Locsin is full of hope that her neo-ethnic dance will provide dancers with impetus and an opportunity to begin their artistic pursuits.  Recently, National Artist Locsin worked with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Arts Education Department and spearheaded the CCP Neo-Ethnic Education Program, which aims to teach selected participants in the technical and artistic preservation and development of the neo-ethnic dance style. The program covers workshops on modern dance and neo-ethnic dance techniques, choreography, lectures on Philippine and neo-ethnic dance history, and repertory classes, culminating with a special dance showcase.   After conducting a series of workshops in different venues, National Artist was impressed with how the participants enthusiastically responded to the topics and participated in the differe...

Ballet Philippines, the country’s classical and contemporary company in cooperation with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines proudly announces the return of Agnes Locsin’s La Revolucion Filipina to kick off the company’s 45th Anniversary – The Sapphire Season. The sublime paralytic Apolinario Mabini and the story of his role in the Philippine Revolution are brought into the limelight once again, just in time for the hero’s sesquicentennial birth anniversary. Named Outstanding Dance Production and winner of Outstanding Choreography for Agnes Locsin at the 2008 Gawad Buhay! Awards, La Revolucion Filipina features original music by Ryan Cayabyab and libretto by Dennis Marasigan. Choreographer Agnes Locsin was a former artistic director and resident choreographer of Ballet Philippines. She was the Gawad CCP awardee for Dance in 2012. This fourth restaging of the modern dance masterpiece is led by three members of La Revolucion Filipina’s original cast, Annette Cruz-Mari...