MANILA, PHILIPPINES — True to its mandate of providing a safe space for art practitioners to hone their skills and nurture their brands of self-expression, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) have introduced “Navigate the Touring Circuit,” an intensive capacity-building program seeking to enhance the tour planning skills and business acumen of Filipino performing groups and companies.
The program aims to provide selected performing arts organizations and companies with training and mentorship on the technicalities of touring, such as strategic planning, events management, pitching, marketing, and more.
Integrating plenary presentations, talks, breakout sessions, and face-to-face mentoring across training schedules, Navigate the Touring Circuit will span the key regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The program will utilize both online and onsite platforms to ensure accessibility and broader beneficiary and stakeholder engagement.
This special project aims to prepare Filipino arts managers to engage with the international market by providing intensive capacity training in event and production management, touring, and art market strategies. Ultimately, this initiative seeks to foster the growth and sustainability of the Filipino performing arts sector on the international stage.
Navigate the Touring Circuit will kick off at the UP Manila Little Theater on July 11. Jill Samodio will moderate the opening program. There will be keynote presentations from CCP Vice President and Artistic Director Dennis Marasigan, about “Charting Alternative Paths: The Future of Performance.”
For the next leg, the Navigate the Touring Circuit program goes to Clark from July 28 to 30, Dapitan from August 1 to 3, and Bohol from August 28 to 30.
Interested participants can pre-register here to reserve their slot.
To get the latest updates on Navigate the Touring Circuit, follow the official Facebook pages of CCP, CCP Arts Education Programs, and CREATE Philippines as well as their accounts on X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
