Creative work, including visual arts, literature, filmmaking, dance, and music, is a manifestation and demonstration of artistry and originality.
On May 24, the first ever Centro Escolar University (CEU) Festival of Creative Works was held. Through the festival, creative work outputs of faculty members and undergraduate members were showcased in hopes of firing up their creative work potential, providing a formal forum for sharing creative work outputs, and encouraging students and faculty to engage in innovative endeavours.
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In CEU, creative works are classified as major, substantial, and minor based on their scope of work. Major creative works are distinguished by having a high degree of complexity and/or sophistication in structure, scope or scale, cultural significance and influence on peers in the field. They introduce novel or highly innovative concepts, methodologies, approaches, repertoire, and interrelationships.
Meanwhile, substantial creative works are those with synthesis or extension of existing concepts, methodologies, approaches, repertoire, and/or artistic or intellectual inter-relationships. It should have a moderate degree of complexity and/or sophistication in structure or scale, cultural significance, and influence on peers in the field.
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Lastly, minor creative works include individual artworks, photo essays, photo books, artist books, prose, catalog essays, short stories, poems, segments of a musical or theatrical productions, and participation in exhibitions or performances. Multidisciplinary collaborations that combine skills and research, such as group performances and group exhibitions, also fall into this category.
Original musical compositions and films were exhibited in the maiden staging of CEU Festival of Creative Works, with a story as to how the authors developed them.
“Diwa ng Escolarian”
Theme song for 2023 CEU Sportsfest
Lyrics: Dr. Sharon Galang
Music: Prof. Ian Gabriel Corpuz
Arrangement: Ralph Joseph Dauz
The theme song was a collaborative effort of the faculty and the students of School of Education, Liberal Arts, Music, and Social Work (SELAMS), who hosted the 2023 CEU Sportsfest. The lyrics were composed by Dr. Sharon Galang and through the leadership of its Dean, Dr. Maria Rita D. Lucas,to celebrate the 100 years of SELAMS. The idea of strong and healthy Escolarians working together to succeed was incorporated in the lyrics. The musical arrangement applied is easy-to-sing and easy-to-remember andwas made by Prof. Ian Gabriel Corpuz, a faculty of the Conservatory of Music. The arrangement for orchestra was created, in turn, by a music production and engineering third year student, Mr. Ralph Joseph Dauz.
“Ama, Patawarin Mo Sila”
Composition by Prof. Lester Delgado
The song composition, “Ama,Patawarin Mo Sila,” is based on the first of the seven last words, as seen in Luke 23:24, which talks about Jesus’ plea to God for mercy. Through the music, we are told a story with affirmation. This was written to give a message of hope during the time of the pandemic.
IBARRA, the Musical
Music by Prof. Joed Balsamo
Based on the novel Noli Me Tangere and adapted into a play by Jomar Fleras, it was originally known as KANSER in 2015, and recalibrated to IBARRA in 2022 with additional materials by Paul Morales to focus the story on the main character, Crisostomo Ibarra. Prof. Balsamo captured the audience with his music through the actor Piolo Pascual as Ibarra. Made for 13 musicians and a theater cast, the production was fully an original Filipino modern musical.
Mandy
CEU Entry to the FILMARE Student Mobile Film
Making Competition during the FILMARE Film
Festival 2024
A product of the collaborative efforts of the AB Communication and Media students from CEU Manila and CEU Malolos, the film won Best Picture, People’s Choice, and Best Actress award for Hannah Canlas, one of the Communication and Media students.
Mandy is an inspiring film that shows the struggles of a 13-year-old slowly losing her childhood and facing adult problems. This is a drama that will leave you with a question, "She's a child, right?”
Organized by Stimula Productions, the Filmare Film Festival 2024 (NCR Leg) is the first of a series of filmmaking contests, utilizing only smartphones as tools in creating inspirational films.
The CEU Festival of Creative Works henceforth, will be an exciting annual event of CEU.