Founded 2008, specializes in contemporary/neo-ethnic dance. Planning 2028 grand 20th anniversary celebration. ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐พ๐ผ | ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ, a multi-awarded, critically-acclaimed, and university-based theater and dance company in the Philippines, is making a great comeback in June 2025. After years of silence, the UNEP CCA theater will open, the curtains will rise, and the stage will be lit, as the legacy of this world-class organization will be reborn. Their artistic excellence, which once captivated Bicol and beyond, is now set to shine brighter than ever. As William Shakespeare said, โAll the worldโs a stage,โ UNEP CCA will return to the worldโs stage, ready once again to play its part in the grand narrative of human expression.
๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ: ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐
Established in 2008, the UNEP Circle of Consummate Artists is not just a theater and dance companyโit is a channel of motion and emotion, a conduit of expression and imagination. With a repertoire of dances grounded in contemporary, lyrical, neo-ethnic, and neo-ballet forms, CCA dances are not mere performances; they are poetic embodiments of stories untold and truths unspoken.
๐พ๐พ๐ผ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ.
๐พ๐พ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐จ.
๐พ๐พ๐ผ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ.
๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐จ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ. Through every sway of their hands and every thump of their feet, CCA dancers transform personal and communal narratives into a rich, visual tapestry of human experience. Their language is motion; their message, universal. As the company prepares for its return, they will not just danceโthey will dance with passion, purpose, and power.
๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ: ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ
In 2008, the UNEP CCA was founded as a testament to the vision of the UNEP Vice President for Finance and Executive Director of the UNEP Centre for Culture and the Arts, ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ฟ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐ผ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ง-๐๐๐๐. The CCA flourished into one of the most respected and sought-after university performing arts groups in the region, thanks to the steadfast support of UNEP President ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐. ๐ผ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ง-๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐, and the excellent mentorship of ๐๐ค๐ฃ. ๐๐ช๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ค, Artistic Director of the UNEP Circle of Consummate Artists. Pesimoโs 25 years as a professor of computer animation, visual effects, and Japanese anime, and 35 years as an award-winning director, choreographer, and artist, infused CCA with a unique blend of tradition and innovation. Now serving as Punong Barangay of Bรขgong Santa Clara, Buhi, he returns with a renewed vision, bridging community leadership and cultural development through the arts.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ : ๐
๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐
UNEP CCAโs return is not just an event; it is a renaissance of movement that speaks, sings, and soars. This revival marks a turning point for the CCA. After a creative hiatus, they return with new members, new stories, and new energy. The CCA comeback includes:
โข ๐พycle of auditions, workshops, and masterclasses to recruit new talent and empower young artists to study with scholarships.
โข ๐พollaboration with schools, LGUs, NGOs, and cultural institutions to promote dance as transformative educational & developmental tool.
โข ๐ผrtistic stamp of shows and media rollout, including a digital storytelling series that highlights CCA alumni and milestones.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐พ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฎ
In an age where visual culture dominates and instant gratification prevails, the CCA offers something deeper: a meditation on meaning and an invitation to reconnect with our identity through body and spirit. CCAโs return is a cultural reawakening: a reminder that amidst change and challenge, art remains a resilient and radiant force.
๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐
As 2028 approaches, UNEP CCA envisions a ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ through a major production entitled โ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ,โ a retrospective of the Top 20 Most Celebrated CCA Dances from 2008 to 2028. Among these dances are:
โข ๐ผ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐. Grand Prize, Regional Marian Dance Competition. Tercentenary of the Peรฑafrancia Devotion. Naga City in 2010
โข ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐. Official Bikolano Delegation selected by the NCCA for Dayaw National Festival. Malolos City in 2012
โข ๐๐๐จ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐. Special Performances for the Annual Marian Youth Congress. Robredo Coliseum. Naga City from 2010-2017
โข ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ. Special Performance for the 9th EdukCircle Awards. AFP Theater. Quezon City in 2019
โข ๐ผ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐ข๐จ. Special Performance at Enchanted Kingdom. Santa Rosa City in 2019
๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐๐๐
To every student, alumnus, teacher, parent, artist, and patron:
This is your moment to be wooed and wowed again. Watch the revival. Witness the rebirth. The Great Comeback begins.
๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐พ๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐พ๐!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐!
