THE group is an interesting but illustrious mix of artists, a politician, and even a renowned retail tycoon whose heart was in arts patronage. The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will award the 13 individual and organization recipients of the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2024 on Sept. 20, 2024, 7 pm, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati.
They were voted on by the CCP Board of Trustees, as this is the highest award given by the culture institution to artists or groups in dance, music, theater, film and broadcast arts, literature, visual arts, architecture, and allied arts and design, in recognition of outstanding works in a particular art form or noteworthy contributions, as well as to cultural managers and workers who have given critical contribution to the development of art forms, or to Philippine culture in general.
A special award, the Tanging Parangal ng CCP, is also given to individuals or organizations in government or the private sector for their efforts in promoting artistic and cultural activities.
Gener Caringal (From FB of Gener A. Caringal)
Joey Ayala (From FB Joey Ayala)
Lea Salonga (From FB Lea Salonga)
Jose ‘Pete’ Lacaba
Miguel ‘Mike’ De Leon
Gino Gonzales (Photo by Thelma Sioson)
This year’s awardees are Generoso “Gener” Caringal, for choreography integrating ballet, modern dance, and folk dance, enriching the Philippine art form; Jose Iñigo Homer “Joey” Ayala, composer, songwriter, and singer who championed the use of indigenous musical instruments in modern Filipino music; Maria Lea Carmen Salonga, actress and singer recognized both nationally and internationally, putting the Philippines on the global theater map; Jose F. Lacaba, poet, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, and champion of Philippine literature; Miguel “Mike” De Leon, outstanding film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer; Mario O’Hara, posthumously awarded for his work as director, screen and theater actor, and writer; Julie Lluch, for landmark terracotta sculptures making statements on women’s life roles; Gino Gonzales, scenographer and production designer, for his use of non-conventional and everyday industrial and commercial materials, as well as his promotion of the Philippine terno; the Loboc Children’s Choir, ambassadors of Bohol preserving local heritage through music; and Marilyn Gamboa, for her excellent work as a cultural administrator in Negros Occidental.
Zenaida “Nedy” R. Tantoco
Posthumously receiving the Tanging Parangal ng CCP are Sen. Edgardo J. Angara and Zenaida “Nedy” R. Tantoco. Angara is recognized an arts advocate and supporter of Philippine culture and the arts, while Tantoco’s philanthropic work has benefited the CCP, its resident companies, and its employees, as she served as a CCP trustee, supporting the opera and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra by raising funds for the acquisition and upkeep of musical instruments.
The award comes with a citation, a medal, and a cash gift of P50,000 for living awardees. Given every three years, it has been deferred on several occasions from 1977 to 1986 and was revived in 1989. Awardees in 2021 included Rafael Catalino “Nonoy” Froilan for dance, Raul M. Sunico for music, Felix “Nonon” Padilla for theater, Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr. for visual arts, Lualhati Bautista for literature, Clodualdo “Doy” del Mundo, Jr. for film and broadcast arts, Cristina Turalba for architecture, Kenneth Cobonpue for design, the Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG) for culture of its region, Nestor Horfilla for cultural work and research, and Liwayway Magazine for the development of Philippine culture. Posthumously recognized were Antonio Fabella for dance and Alice Guillermo for cultural research.
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