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The Institute’s Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), recognized as the country’s most travelled repertory company, launched its 40th Season with a concert dubbed IPAG Jamming.

IPAG was established in August 1978 by Steven P.C. Fernandez and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa. Under the helm of Vice President Manaros Boransing, the MSU-IIT provided the opportunities for its surge as a major university. The programs included the development of a robust arts and culture presence, an environment that consequently nurtured what was to grow into the IIT’s dominating presence in Philippine Letters today. Programs were under the jurisdiction of the Cultural Development Office, then a section of the Department of Student Affairs.
Ushering in the Ruby Anniversary of Southern Philippines most notable performing company, the concert featured musical numbers from IPAG productions. Featured too were the Octava Choral Society (Director: Ernesto Zaldua), the Institute’s resident choral group, and Echoes Band (lead: Wawa Maglinte).
Its pioneering organizers include Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen (Associate Artistic Director), Juliet F. Malit (Resident Choreographer), Rafael Mijares (Production Manager), Nenita Cristobal-Eya, Denis Orellana, Santos Perocho, Jr., James Tevar, and Zayda O. Macarambon who headed the cultural office.
A line-up of productions, road shows, and workshops highlight the 40th Season.
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