Erehwon Center for the Arts Hosts International Dance Performances
EREHWON Center for the Arts has collaborated anew with the Bayanihan National Dance Company to feature, for Philippine audiences, the talented dancers of the Ryu Dance Company of the Republic of Korea and the Folk Group Zbojnicek of Poland, under the ambit of the 17th Fiesta Folkloriada. This event inaugurated the newly transformed outdoor performance stage of the Center.
This is the second time that Ryu dancers have performed at Erehwon. The first time was in 2019. The event also featured a rare look at Polish dancers, which attracted no less than Polish charge d’affairs Anna Krzak and Consul Monika Koncyzk, as well as members of the religious organizations from Poland and members of its community.
Theater performers Greg de Leon and Emlyn Olfindo-santos hosted the event and entertained with song numbers.
The event ended with an exchange of gifts between Erehwon Art Foundation president Jesus Varela and Bayanihan Executive Director Marielle Benitez-javellana, and with representatives of the two dance companies.
Relatedly, with a blessing from Father Rowen Z. Carlos of the Congregation of the Mission (CM), Erehwon Center of the Arts opened its extensively renovated, grand, outdoor performance stage, with its design and facilities upgrade guided by highly regarded stage designer Ohm David who is known for creating spaces and environments for productions, museums, and installation art both here and abroad.
The new facility boasts of an expanded roof design to cover part of the audience, while maintaining an open-air concept for good ventilation. New stage lights, sound system, and flooring is Erehwon’s big welcome to more live performances in the years to come.
Just six months before, in June 2023, Erehwon Center opened its black box theater at the third floor of its main building, further expanding its facilities for the staging of more affordable performance events.
Erehwon is now extending its welcome to investors who would like to build a legacy for an individual or expand the visibility of their organization by offering naming rights for the black box theater and the outdoor performance stage.