๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ of Iligan City will be delivering the Keynote Speech for this yearโs Mindanao Art Gala!
Recipient of the Gador and the Gawad Para sa Sining Awards of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Dr Fernandez is one of Asiaโs leading intellectuals and cultural theorists.
He was named Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas by the Union ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas (UMPIL) in 2014, and has won the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Drama among other literary and theatrical awards.
He is best known as the founding director of the internationally acclaimed theatre group Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), and for helping establish the Cultural Studies Program of the Mindanao State University โ Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT).
Dr Fernandez is currently in active collaboration with the local leadership of Iligan City, which is bidding to become a UNESCO Creative City
Hear from Dr Fernandez and the many creatives taking part in this yearโs fair this 21 September, 6pm at SM Lanang in Davao City!