Be a part of a unique 100-person performance at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts!
On November 19, 2017, Andrea Mapili and Byron Abalos, along with Soulpepper Theatre Company and the UP Center for Ethnomusicology will present the Canadian premiere of Cassettes 100 by José Maceda’s in the lobby of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts (50 Tank House Lane, Toronto, Canada.)
Cassettes 100 is a 30-minute Philippine music/movement piece where one hundred ‘musicians’ weave their way through and around an ‘audience,’ each carrying an MP3 player playing one of the hundred pre-recorded tracks of various Philippine instruments, voices and natural sounds.
Join us for this re-staging and Canadian examination of the piece and help launch Soulpepper’s Shen Festival, celebrating Asian Canadian artists, on November 19, 2017 at 1pm.
Be one of the 100 volunteers to perform in the Canadian premiere of Cassettes 100!
People of all backgrounds and abilities are welcome to participate. We recommend that participants be at least 12 years old.
Volunteers will be required for four hours on Sunday, November 19 from 10AM-2PM and will be provided with a light lunch.
If you are interested in being a part of the Canadian premiere of Cassettes 100, please REGISTER HERE.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
In 1971, an immersive inter-arts piece called Cassettes 100 created by National Artist of the Philippines, José Maceda, was performed in the lobby of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Visit the Cassettes 100 webpage for more information.
This project is supported by the Ontario Arts Council and is a part of Maceda 100, a year-long international celebration of the life, work and legacy of National Artist of the Philippines, José Maceda.