Preserving the Philippines' (hi)story through theatre: PETA

Through its theatre performances the Philippine Educational Theatre Association (PETA) aims to showcase the Filipino talent as well as connect Filipinos to their history and be inspired to create their future as a people.

Actors Paolo Calilong and Pat Liwanag of Philippine Educational Theater Association narrates the history of the Philippines in a contemporary setting. Source: SBS Filipino

Sentro Rizal - a Philippine government-sponsored organization whose main objective is the global promotion of Filipino art, culture and language - was recently launched in Sydney at the Philippine Consulate Sydney.

Through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Philippine's Department of Foreign Affairs, Sentro Rizal brought artists from PETA to perform in a small play narrating the Philippine History.

"Theatre is a collaborative art so it takes a community to create this whole piece (lecture-performance of the history of the Philippines)," says PETA artist and teacher Norbs Portales.

PETA artists Norbs Portales, Pat Liwanag and Paolo Calilong (L-R) (SBS Filipino) Source: SBS Filipino