City govt to hold Christmas Cheers at Balyuan Amphitheater on December 4-20
TACLOBAN CITY — To celebrate Christmas and to entertain Taclobanons, the Tacloban Sangyaw Foundation, in cooperation with the City Government of Tacloban headed by City Mayor Alfred Romualdez, will hold a socio-cultural festival entitled “Christmas Cheers” at the Balyuan Amphitheater, this city, from December 4-20.
Jess de Paz, cultural consultant of the Tacloban Sangyaw Foundation, disclosed that the festival would feature nightly shows at the amphitheater to be conducted by different cultural groups and contingents from this city.
The festival will open on Dec. 4 with the first segment of the “Search for a Star.” Cultural groups from the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) will follow with a cultural presentation on the evening of Dec. 5.
The following evening, the First Elimination: “Waray” Talent will be held, to be followed by the second segment of the “Search for a Star” on Dec. 11.
On December 12, selected schools from this city will stage their own cultural show, to be followed by the Second Elimination: “Waray” Talent on the 13th.
A Dance Drama competition will be held on the 16th, and it will be followed by the Pastores/Cantata Presentation on Dec. 17.
The next evening, the amphitheater will be the venue of the third segment of the “Search for a Star,” and on the 19th, the Final Presentation: “Waray” Talent and Disco Night will be staged.
The Children’s Christmas Fun and Games will conclude the festival on Dec. 20.
“Aside from being a part of the Christmas celebration, the festival is also meant to awaken the spirit and meaning of Christmas through cultural performances and competitions,” de Paz stressed. .
“The shows are for free and we are inviting everyone to watch and appreciate the cultural presentations that will be showcased,” he added. (CIO-JOSE RODRIGUEZ T. SEÑASE)
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