Songs, Bamboo Music and Dances: The Philippine Cultural Experience
Take your students to a journey to see the Philippine Enrichment Complex and enjoy “Songs, Bamboo Music and Dances – A Philippine Cultural Experience.” You and your students will be fascinated by this amazing performance!
Arrival:
When the students arrive, they will be greeted by the board members of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc.. They will experience the enthusiastic hospitality that Filipinos are famous for, and they will be able to learn and practice the Philippine language. Before the students arrive, prepare them to say “Mabuhay” (ma-BOO-high) as they receive a free Philippines flag, a gift from the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. “Mabuhay” is a greeting of cheer that means “Long Live!”
The Show
The students will be taken on a journey through various times and areas of the Philippines through folk, music, songs, and dances that will depict the lives, the hearts and the minds of the fun-loving Filipinos.
“Songs, Bamboo Music and Dances – A Philippine Cultural Experience” includes
- a fabulous and entertaining performance of folk dances by the Philippine Performing Arts Company,
- a unique bamboo orchestra Musikong Kawayan-Bamboo Ensemble,
- and the beautiful voices of the Philippine Choral Group.
This program is presented as part of the Artists-in-the-Schools Program, which is funded and jointly sponsored by the Hillsborough County School District and the Arts Council of Hillsborough County.
Post -Performance Activities
At the end of the show, pre-selected student volunteers will be asked to interact with the dancers and try their skills in playing the bamboo instruments as well as dancing “tinikling,” a bamboo dance. No worries, the skilled clappers will make sure that the bamboos are open if your students’ feet are caught inside.
Color-coded Participant Cards will be mailed to the teachers prior to the event. Teachers will choose the Participants.
- Red-card – play the bamboo instruments.
- Yellow – try the bamboo dance.
At the end of the performance, students holding these cards will be asked to come up on stage. Weeks prior to the field trip, teachers may use the cards as an incentive for their students, based on grades, behavior or overall conduct.
Lunch
After the show, you will have the option to visit the “Bahay Kubo” (ba-HIGH koo-BOH) which means “the little house” made of bamboos. It is at the other end of the parking lot, and there are covered areas for the students to enjoy lunch before boarding buses.
