The Scenius Pro.

29/09/2023

12/09/2023

Presenting “The Project Artists 2023” that will present their seed performance works for Parika Likhaan this coming September 16 & 23, 2023.

About the artist:
Gerald is a BFA Creative Writing - playwriting track graduate from the Ateneo de Manila University. As a theater artist who aims to discover more means to elevate viewing experiences, he wants to tackle projects that go beyond the conventional means of researching, developing, and staging plays.

For the JHE project, he wants to create a play that presents the people of Binangonan and how they deal with the volume of news that directly and indirectly affects their lives.

About the project:
[Sa may Binangonan banda…] is a verbatim theater project that aims to present the locals of Binangonan and their daily lives. Focusing on the accessibility to different news sources today, the project follows a community-driven writing process that requires sending surveys, initiating interviews, and collecting other documentation and data to write the text of the play.

The goal is to allow the audience to find a communal space to share their experiences with the respondents, not as characters on a stage but as neighbors from the same street.

26/08/2023

Framing Performance as Care Practice

Participants confront questions about self care, care for others and communal care. It was a rainy afternoon in Rizal understanding vulnerability and art as tool towards communal care and togetherness.

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The Project Day 3

Rizal Artists from:
📍San Mateo
📍Cainta
📍Angono
📍Cardona
📍Binangonan

Participants gather for “James Harvey Estrada Mentorship Program” on contemporary performance. The program also serve as special project kick off for Parika Arts Festival from August to October.

26/08/2023

The Project Day 1: Art-Rising in Rizal towards Care and Togetherness
Introduction and Orientation.

Rizal Artists from:
📍San Mateo
📍Cainta
📍Angono
📍Cardona
📍Binangonan

Participants gather for “James Harvey Estrada Mentorship Program” on contemporary performance. The program also serve as special project kick off for Parika Arts Festival from August to October.

26/08/2023

The Project 2023 Artists Visit Parika Pantok!

Participating artists under the mentorship of James Harvey Estrada's contemporary performance program are currently researching and developing performance pieces set to be presented at Parika Likhaan this upcoming September.

Exciting days lie ahead for these Rizal artists!

09/08/2023

🤸🏽‍♂️📣The PROJECT 2023 Mentorship Program Announced 📣🤸🏽‍♂️

We are thrilled to unveil the incredible lineup of talented artists who will be taking part in the groundbreaking experience of The Project 2023 Mentorship Program. Prepare to be inspired as artists from various disciplines and levels of experience unite to explore, experiment, and create within the realm of contemporary performance at Parika Likhaan 2023.

These remarkable artists will be part of The Project 2023, a dynamic performing arts laboratory that will explore contemporary performance making within the heart of Rizal. Led by the visionary minds of The Scenius Pro and in collaboration with Parika Kalye Sining, The Project will empower artists to delve into their themes and research related to Rizal and its neighboring communities.

Stay tuned for updates on the artistic explorations, experiments, and collaborations that will emerge from The Project 2023.

28/07/2023

This program is for performers, directors, dramaturg, writers, art researchers, production designers, sound designer, composers or anyone interested in contemporary performance. Take your chance to develop and experiment with us!

LAST 3 DAYS OF OUR OPEN CALL 📣

Mentorship opportunity for Rizal-based artist that would want to explore contemporary performance making. Must be 18 years old and above during the application period.

https://bit.ly/TheProjectApplicationForm
Deadline of Application July 31, 2023 5pm
Announcement of Participants : August 4, 2023

THE PROJECT 2023
“Art-Rising towards Communal Care and Togetherness”
A James Harvey Estrada Mentorship Program

The Project or Jhe Project 2023 is a performing arts laboratory that will explore the possibility of contemporary performance making in Rizal. The goal is to provide artists and future artists the platform to explore their themes and research around Rizal and it’s nearby communities. This year, The Project is co-created with the help of contemporary performance group The Scenius Pro. and Parika Kalye Sining.

The Project or Jhe Project is a short term for “James Harvey Estrada Project on Performance Experiments” an artist-led art laboratory that explores on enriching the participating artists’ interest in their respective local community and the community’s issues and complex sustainable system in the framework of “care” and “togetherness” practice. Understanding that community is not limited to the geographical location but also to group of people that share interests, struggles and advocacies.

02/07/2023

OPEN CALL 📣

Mentorship opportunity for Rizal-based artist that would want to explore contemporary performance making. Must be 18 years old and above during the application period.

https://bit.ly/TheProjectApplicationForm

Deadline of Application July 30, 2023 5pm
Announcement of Participants : August 4, 2023

The Project 2023
“Art-Rising towards Communal Care and Togetherness”
A James Harvey Estrada Mentorship Program

The Project or Jhe Project 2023 is a performing arts laboratory that will explore the possibility of contemporary performance making in Rizal. The goal is to provide artists and future artists the platform to explore their themes and research around Rizal and it’s nearby communities. This year, The Project is co-created with the help of contemporary performance group The Scenius Pro. and Parika Kalye Sining.

The Project or Jhe Project is a short term for “James Harvey Estrada Project on Performance Experiments” an artist-led art laboratory that explores on enriching the participating artists’ interest in their respective local community and the community’s issues and complex sustainable system in the framework of “care” and “togetherness” practice. Understanding that community is not limited to the geographical location but also to group of people that share interests, struggles and advocacies.

The performance laboratory will be under the mentorship of performance-maker , theater-maker, filmmaker, writer and educator James Harvey Estrada. JHE has been active in Asia making contemporary performances particularly in Malaysia, South Korea and Japan understanding transnationality, interdisciplinary collaboration and international togetherness. A thinker towards the future of global performing arts through decolonizing performance practice and building friendships as an impetus to create new performance works. JHE was also an Asian Performing Arts Camp 2018 participant in Tokyo and Yogyakarta and Theatertreffen International Forum 2023 participant in Berlin.