The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt has called on the Filipino diaspora in Germany to become an active partner of the Consulate and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in promoting the performing arts industry of the Philippines.
In collaboration with the CCP, the Consulate conducted an online talk entitled “Engaging the Filipino Community in Germany in Promoting the Philippine Performing Arts” over the weekend through Zoom and Facebook platforms “to cultivate appreciation, gather support and engage the Filipino-German community in promoting the Philippine performing arts.”
“Beyond entertainment, the performing arts has a strong educational purpose, provoking our thoughts, critical thinking and social dialogue. There is a need for the Philippine performing arts to be supported and nurtured, especially during situations like the one we are currently experiencing,” the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt said in a statement.
The online event also allowed the CCP to broaden its audience and create a meaningful collaboration with foreign communities.
In his presentation, CCP Vice President Chris Millado enumerated the CCP’s artistic programs and contents on alternative platforms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation and introduced the CCP Arts and Culture Online, which streams videos of the theater, dance, visual arts, film, literary and workshop events from the CCP’s Cultural Content Digital Archives.
Joining the online discussion were 31 participants from the Filipino-German community organizations, social media groups, and vloggers in Germany, as well as the Consulate’s and CCP’s personnel.
According to the Consulate’s estimates, the online event reached about 1,370 people, garnered 655 views, 34 likes, 20 comments, and 18 shares on its initial live streaming.