The Performance Laboratory, Inc.

22/06/2026

12/06/2026

In 2016, The Performance Laboratory, Inc. staged LUPAD, an adaptation of Independence by acclaimed American playwright Lee Blessing.

Through this production, PerfLab explored themes of freedom, identity, family, and finding the courage to choose your own path.

This Philippine Independence Day, we celebrate not only our nation’s freedom but also the freedom to grow, dream, and become who we are.

Through theatre, stories take flight. Through freedom, people do too.

Padayon. Teatro.

03/06/2026

A glimpse into Games People Play by The Performance Laboratory, Inc., presented during the 12th Kuris International Theatre Festival and Workshops.

Written by Glenn Sevilla Mas
Directed by Tanya P. Lopez

Through moments of tension, humor, vulnerability, and revelation, the performance invited audiences to examine the roles we assume, the choices we make, and the invisible games that shape human relationships.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating theatre, creativity, and meaningful dialogue through performance.

22/05/2026

Snippets from the performance of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY during the 12th Kuris International Theatre Festival and Workshops. May 13, 2026 at the Negros Museum.

Directed by: Tanya P. Lopez
Written by: Glenn Sevilla Mas
Featuring: Noel Pahayupan, Crystal Puying, Lenox Hablado

Sound Design: Richard Tolosa
Stage Manager: Alejandro M. Batiancila Jr.
Costume and Props: Sophia Beatrice Juson
Technical Team: John Mark Mahilum Acebuche, Dave Lawrence Ilalto Joseph Francis Alota

KURIS International Theater Festival & Workshops is produced by the Performance Laboratory, Inc. in collaboration with the The Negros Museum, USLS Maskara Theatre Ensemble and the USLS Artists' Hub through the support of Roy's Hotel and Convention Center, Negros Occidental Provincial Government, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Special thanks to: Teatrokon: West Visayas Theater Network and Iloilo Theater Festival - ILOTF





Photo Credits: Mark Lopez
Poster Credit: Cleo Patricio

22/05/2026

Snippets from the performance of The Minds and the Monks during the 12th Kuris International Theatre Festival and Workshops. May 12, 2026 at the Negros Museum.

Performed by:
Dr. Janardan Ghosh and Gopa Ghosh

Facilitated by: Kirkizziah Hulleza

KURIS International Theater Festival & Workshops is produced by the Performance Laboratory, Inc. in collaboration with the The Negros Museum, USLS Maskara Theatre Ensemble and the USLS Artists' Hub through the support of Roy's Hotel and Convention Center, Negros Occidental Provincial Government, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Special thanks to: Teatrokon: West Visayas Theater Network and Iloilo Theater Festival - ILOTF





Photo Credits: Mark Lopez
Poster Credit: Cleo Patricio

22/05/2026

Snippets from the performance of Saglit lang during the 12th Kuris International Theatre Festival and Workshops. May 11, 2026 at the Negros Museum.

Directed by: Dr. Anton Juan
Written by: BJ Crisostomo

Featuring: Ron Capinding and Bj Crisostomo
Sound Design: Kyle Confesor
Lighting Design: Irene Joyce Romero
Stage Management: Rena Lazaro

with the support of USLS Maskara Theatre Ensemble

KURIS International Theater Festival & Workshops is produced by the Performance Laboratory, Inc. in collaboration with the The Negros Museum and the USLS Artists' Hub through the support of Roy's Hotel and Convention Center, Negros Occidental Provincial Government, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Special thanks to: Teatrokon: West Visayas Theater Network and
Iloilo Theater Festival - ILOTF





Photo Credits: Mark Lopez
Poster Credit: Cleo Patricio

18/05/2026

And just like that, the curtains closed on the 12th KURIS International Theater Festival & Workshops.

In this photo are stories that will live beyond the festival — bustling preparations, shared meals, sleepless nights, challenging homeworks, back stage faux pax, difficult conversations, new friendships, lessons learned, and moments that changed us in ways we may only understand much later.

Some are smiling with full hearts.
Some are emotional because goodbyes are never easy.
Some are still thinking about the next production, the next idea, the next story to tell.
But all of us carry home the same thing: gratitude.

For a few days, we became one community bound by theatre, learning, and the passion to create together. And perhaps that is what Kuris has always been about — not only performances and workshops, but people finding each other through art.

From The Performance Laboratory, Inc., thank you to all our resource persons, panelists, participants, facilitators, and partners — the USLS Artists Hub, the University of Saint La Salle, The Negros Museum, USLS Maskara Theatre Ensemble, Roy’s Hotel, Teatrokon: West Visayas Theatre Network, and the Negros Occidental Provincial Government.

Madamo gid nga salamat.
Thank you for the conversations, the memories, and the theatre.

Until we meet again under another set of lights.

Follow The PerfLab Page for more behind the scenes photos of the Festival.

14/05/2026

The Marathon of Plays gathers emerging voices, community theatre groups, students, and artists from across the region for an afternoon of performances that speak of identity, memory, struggle, faith, humor, and humanity.

🎭 MARATHON OF PLAYS
📅 May 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM
📍 USLS, Gallaga Theatre

As part of the 12th Kuris International Theatre Festival and Workshops.

See you at the theatre.