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UP Diliman Month 2013

In celebration of the UP Diliman Month and the National Arts Month 2013, the UPD Office of the Chancellor thru UPD OICA presented various activities to promote and celebrate UP Diliman’s invaluable cultural resources and artistic assets. 

The main events in February 2013 highlighted the diverse and substantive artistic elements on campus to various audiences both within and outside the UP Community. The events were mounted at the “Diliman Arts Hub”, a key performance and exhibition venue developed by UPD-OICA in partnership with the UP Theatre. 



UP Diliman Convocation 2013
Linggo ng Parangal 2013
Exhibit: New Acquisitions
Exhibit: Traces of Sadness and Sentimientos Filipinos: A Selection
HIMIGSIKAN sa LAGUN
The Friday Concerts


INITIATIVES BY OTHER UNITS/ORGANIZATIONS

  1. UP Writers’ Club – Writer’s Week, Feb 11-16
  2. International Center – International Week, Feb 4-10
  3. DZUP Radio Circle – Sineng Lito Tiongson: Broadcast and Emerging Media Productions, Feb 27-Mar 1
  4. UP Underground Music Community – Roots: Music and Arts Festival, Feb 14
  5. UP Chinese Student Association – Chinese New Year 2013, Feb 12-15
  6. UP Physics Association – Physics Month, Feb 4 – Mar 2
  7. University Student Council – UP Fair, Feb 12-16
  8. UP Architecture Forum – Arkwiz 2013, Feb 28
  9. Arirang – Dream High 2: The Search for the Next KPop Sensation, Feb 9
  10. Buklod-Isip – Sayawitsan 2013, Feb 22
  11. UP College of Human Kinetics – Fitness Week 2013, Feb 26 – Mar 1
  12. UP Department of English and Comparative Literature – The Amelia Lapena Bonifacio Literary Contest, Feb 11-28
  13. EMC² Fraternity – Quatrociente: Surging 4ward, Feb 11-28
  14. Department of Art Studies – Plot  (launching on last week of Feb)
  15. UP Center for International Studies – Bunraku+Noh: Celebrating 40 Years of ASEAN-Japan Relations, Feb 10 and 17
  16. UP College of Science – CS Idol


The Friday Concerts

1, 8, 15, and 22 February; 1 March

A series of concerts is staged every Friday night of February at 6:00 p.m. beginning with "Bongga!" (UP Concert Chorus, UP Orchestra, UP Arco, and the UP Pep Squad) on February 1 at the University Theater.  The second concert is the UP Jazz Ensemble's "Jazz@Heart” Concert", on February 8 at the Beta Theatrum. On February 15, a concert titled "Panahon At Pag-ibig" is held at the UP Amphitheater. Then, the UP Orchestra performs "Beethoven’s Pastorale" at the Carillon Plaza on February 22. And lastly, on March 1, the UP Concert Chorus closes the Diliman Month with a concert at the Bulwagan ng Dangal. 

HIMIGSIKAN sa LAGUN

The theme for this year’s Sunday afternoon open-air concerts at the newly renovated Beta Theatrum takes off from last year’s 40th Anniversary of the declaration of martial law. The mid-1960’s to the mid-1970’s was an era characterized by both rebellion and a profound celebration of life and freedom. This was manifest not only in music and the arts but also in the transformational movements of the time. The pervasive themes of the concerts and performances of this year's Himigsikan renews our commitment to the freedom of that era. Performers include - Music and Him (Jun Latonio, Yogee “Gaya” De Jesus, Emmanuel “Jem” Florendo, and Melvin Tiangco) on February 3, Becky Abraham, Lester Demewtillo, Lorie Paredes and Mario Andres on February 10, Heber Bartlome on February 17, and Mike Hanopol on February 24. Himigsikan takes place Sundays of February, 5 p.m. at the Beta Theatrum of the Lagoon.

Exhibit: Traces of Sadness and Sentimientos Filipinos: A Selection

7 February-31 March
Atelyer, Gonzalez Hall

Opening: 7 February (Thursday) | 6PM

The “Traces of Sadness and Sentimientos Filipinos: A Selection” features the work of His Excellency, Ambassador Tomas Calvillo Unna of Mexico.  The Selection features paintings and poems by the honorable Ambassador, seasoned diplomat and an accomplished poet-writer and artist in his own right, completed during his three-year stay in the Philippines.  Calvillo Unna is also donating one of his works “Homenaje a Arturo Luz” to the University. 

Exhibit: New Acquisitions

7 February-31 March
Bulwagan ng Dangal Main Hall

Opening: 7 February (Thursday) at 6PM

The “New Acquisitions” Exhibit features the richly articulated collection of art works most recently endowed to the permanent University Art Collection. These include paintings and sculptural pieces by renowned artists, National artists, alumni and friends of the University of the Philippines. Among these is a bust of Fyodor Dostoevsky, recently donated through the initiatives of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Embassy of Russia.

Linggo ng Parangal 2013

20 February | 4PM
UP Theater

Kicking off the week-long celebration of excellence in the University on February 18 is the Scouts Parade at 7:30 a.m., followed by a Concert at the Amphitheater at 6 p.m. On February 19 at 1 p.m., the Parangal sa Mag-aaral will be held at the UP Film Center. The Parangal sa mga Retirado at Gawad Paglilingkod will be held at the STTC Auditorium, NISMED on February 21 at 1 p.m., and finally, on February 22 at Malcolm Hall, will be the Gawad Tsanselor. 

UP Diliman Convocation 2013

20 February | 4PM
UP Theater

The Office of the Chancellor will inform the faculty, non-academic personnel, students, alumni and partners of the present state of UP Diliman and the programs that have been started and planned to build a more nurturing and enabling campus at the 2013 UP Diliman Convocation on Wednesday, February 20, 4 p.m. at the UP Theater.