America Suroyan Project

Project Title: AMERICA SUROYAN PROJECT
II. Goals and Objectives:
The goals and objectives of this project is categorized into the following formats:
A. Seminar Workshop

  1. Basic artistic elements of theater – helps the participants to release
    creative energies, to become aware of these basic artistic elements of
    theater, exploration of one’s imagination and stage business.
  2. Ethnic dances and creative movements – train and transfer to the
    participants the basic steps of the tribal dances in Mindanao and skills
    in creative movements.
  3. Ethno and creative music – introduce and teach ethnic songs and train
    songwriting on theater song production.
    B. Play Production
  4. To involve participants in the mounting of theatrical production
    through the use of the kambayoka’s “group improvisational process”.
  5. To introduce and explore the Kambayoka Theater Form to the
    participants.
    C. Institution Building
    Help organize young and struggling artists, organizations and students of
    culture whose purpose is the promotion of Philippine culture in
    establishing the creation of a performing group.
    D. Performance
  6. To introduce and promote the dances, rituals and songs of the different
    tribal groups in Mindanao through theatrical presentation.
  7. To introduce, promote and popularize the Kambayoka Theater Form.
  8. To showcase participants talents and skills to a wider community.
  9. To entertain and educate the Filipinos, Filipino-Americans and the US
    residents of the Philippine Culture through cultural presentations of the
    dances, songs and rituals of the Tribal Filipinos.