The Cultural Center of the Philippines was created in 1966 with the purpose of promoting and preserving the best of Filipino arts and culture.

Since then, the CCP has sought to embody the values of katotohanan (truth), kagandahan (beauty) and kabutihan (goodness).  The best artists from all over the country and around the world have enthralled Filipinos onsite (at the CCP venues), offsite (at regional venues) and online (through social media and the World Wide Web). The CCP has been at the forefront of culture and the arts for almost 50 years. Performing companies representing dance, music and theater reside within the CCP.  It has four resident dance companies:  Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theatre, the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group and the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company.  Tanghalang Pilipino is the CCP’s resident theater company while music is represented by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the UST Symphony Orchestra, the Philippine Madrigal Singers and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation (NAMCYA).

The CCP also covers the film and broadcast arts, as well as the literary and visual arts, encouraging the growth of aspiring artists in these fields through numerous workshops, seminars, anthologies, exhibits, symposia as well as competitions and awards.

ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Creates, initiates, develops and implements programs for artistic training, cultural management and consultancy, and audience development in the arts; Creates and produces instructional and resource materials in the different art disciplines for practitioners and the public, supports and encourages activities in development training and resource material development for the arts and; Develops curricula for the arts that are responsive to the current needs of society, the artistic community, the public and the Philippine society.

ARTIST TRAINING DIVISION

Plans, creates, initiates, develops, and implements training programs for artists, teachers and trainers in different art forms; Provides skills and technique development of artists in the intermediate and advanced levels; and Conducts skills and competencies development training for teachers and trainers such as workshops, clinics, master classes, conferences, and other similar activities in the local, regional, national and/or international level.

The CCP continues to emphasize the Filipino pagmamalasakit (compassion) in its programs that highlight the virtues of galing, galang and dangal (excellence, respect and integrity), reaffirming its commitment to the growth and development of the Filipino nation and its arts and culture.

For more information, visit the Cultural Center of the Philippines Website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Pages.