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JOSEPH “Sonny” Jose-CRISTOBAL Community theater organizer, Artist, Educator, Arts & Culture Administrator

Sonny is the Senior Culture and Arts Officer of the CCP Outreach who is overall in charge of the Touring Programs. Sonny earned his degree in B.S. Education, major in Filipino. In 2003; he completed the Managing the Arts course at the Asian Institute of Management. He is presently completing his Masters in Language and Literature at the De La Salle University. He teaches Language and Literature at the DLSU College of Saint Benilde and at Lyceum of the Philippines. In 2000, he was awarded Outstanding Alumnus of Meycauayan College in Bulacan. He has directed several outreach performances of prestigious artistic groups such as the Philippine Madrigal Singers, A’ Cappella Manila, Chorus Paulinus, U.P. Los Baños Chorale, 3 of a kind, BKFI and Teatro Historico Filipino. Since 1990, he coordinated the regional performance tours of Leyte Kalipayan, Ballet Philippines, PPO, Dagyaw, Philippine Madrigal Singers, Bayanihan, Anino:Makiling Shadow Play, A Cappella Manila, UE Choral, College of Immaculate Conception Choral Pangasinan and many other groups. He also joined and coordinated several major international tours of various Philippine arts groups all over Europe, U.S.A. and Asia like “Pahitas sa Mundo” held in Smithsonian Washington with 100-representatives from different indigenous communities in the Philippines, Japan Tour of Hinilawod, Thailand Tour of A Cappella Manila, Asean Tour of Philippine Madrigal Singers, Europe Tour of A Cappella Manila, USA Tour of Florante at Laura, USA Tour of Ibong Adarna, USA Tour of Paraisong Pilipinas, and Europe Tour of Philippine Madrigal Singers and participation to the 19th European Grand Prix for Choral Singing at Arezzo, Italy. In 1995 Sonny was instrumental in conceptualizing and launching the Philippine Madrigal Singers’ Regional Choral Cliniquing Workshops and performances, the brainchild of which was National Artist for Music, Prof. Andrea O. Veneracion. As a writer, he wrote “M.H. Del Pilar: Pasyong Dapat Ipag-Alab”, “REPUBLIKA”, “Awit ni Francis B.” in compliance with his Master of Arts in Language and Literature at the De La Salle University. Said plays have been mounted by the Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation Inc.,(BKFI) a community theater group based in Malolos, Bulacan. Other full-length plays he penned include “Serana”, “Manong Gerry”, “Bato sa Buhangin”, “Dangal ng Lahing Pilipino” Series 1, 2 & 3, “Florante at Laura”, “Ibong Adarna, “Awit ng Ina Sa Bayan”, “Nang Mabasag ang Banga”, “Bato sa Buhangin”, “JOYA: Guhit, Hugis at Kulay”, “Paraisong Pilipinas”, “Prinsesa ng Kumintang” and “Sa Kislap ng mga Tala”. Sonny wrote scripts for National Flag day Celebration and National Independence celebrations from 1998 to 2007. Besides his work at the CCP Outreach, Sonny also regularly provides consultancy assistance to various arts groups. In his own province of Bulacan, he serves as Secretary General of the Bulacan Tourism Council; Board Member and Executive Director of Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Artistic Director of Teatro Historico Filipino Foundation, Inc., Artistic Board of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Board Member of Andrea O. Veneracion’s Sing Philippines foundation, Inc., Board Member of Pamanang Bulacan Foundation, Board Member & Vice-President of CCP Cooperative for 10 years, Partner of ConcertNet Philippines and Vice-President of Bulacan Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bulacan Artists Cooperative, Inc. Recently, he organized and founded the first ever BULACAN ARTS CULTURE AND HISTORY INSTITUTE (BACH Institute) is offering innovative College Degree in AB in Communication Major in Performing Arts and Masters Degree in Education Major in Arts Management.


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