CatSU to host a two-day musical production by award-winning Director, Vince Tañada

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CatSU to host a two-day musical production by award-winning Director, Vince Tañada

The Catanduanes State University will host a two-day musical play directed by award-winning Director, Atty. Vince M. Tañada at the CatSU Gymnasium on February 5 and 6, 2023 at 8:00AM, 11:00AM, 2:00PM, and 5:00PM.

"Bayani Love, Heroes in Concert," is an artistic presentation of the struggles of our national heroes as they fought for freedom for the people they loved. Written by Tañada, the play is a jukebox musical that features love stories from known national heroes such as Lapu-Lapu and Bulakna, Gabriela and Diego Silang, Antonio Luna and Nellie Bousted, Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera, Jose Rizal and Josephine Bracken, and Andres Bonifacio and Gregoria De Jesús.

The production will be staged by the Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF), a highly acclaimed organization known for its outstanding musical productions. PSF has been recognized by the TAYO Awards Foundation, Dangal ng Bansa by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, and the Aliw Awards and Broadway World Awards for its multi-award-winning productions. In 2013, PSF was awarded the Best Program for Culture and the Arts at the 22nd KBP Golden Dove Awards.

Atty. Tañada, a highly decorated awardee in FAMAS, STAR, GOLDEN DOVE, CMMA, and ALIW, and the award-winning Director of the movie KATIPS, hopes that students and teachers in the island province of Catanduanes will be able to witness the play and learn more about history, culture, and values through the medium of theater arts.

Tañada, who is also the Founder and Artistic Director of PSF, assures that the musical play will benefit the audience not only academically, as it focuses on a holistic approach to studying Modern Literature and Philippine History, but it is also an artistic masterpiece in theater production that has never been seen before in the Philippines.

Dr. Ramon Felipe Sarmiento, Vice President for Research, Extension, and Production Affairs (VP REPA), is thrilled about the upcoming musical play that the University will be hosting. The VP REPA expressed his excitement over the rare opportunity to host and witness a musical play, and emphasized the importance of promoting it to students as a unique experience.

In addition, Dr. Sarmiento, a multi-talented writer, screenwriter, and director with several awards to his name, sees this musical play as a chance to relaunch the University's cultural group, the Hablon Dawani. He believes that the event will help bring attention to the group and encourage more students to get involved in the university's cultural and artistic scene.