Badong Bernal exhibit at Sison Auditorium
LINGAYEN—”Badong was designing our own soul, our own sensitivity, our own aesthetics as Filipinos.”
This is how Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Vice President and Art Director Chris Millado describes the work of the late Salvador ‘Badong’ Bernal, a Pangasinense who became known as the “Father of Theater Design in the Philippines”.
Some of the more than 300 artworks of Bernal — including various stage designs, costumes, and projects in theater, ballet, opera, and film – are now on display at the Sison Auditorium until May 3, 2014.
Born in 1945 in Salisay, Dagupan City, Bernal promoted indigenous materials such as bamboo, rattan, and sako in his designs, earning him the distinction as the first Filipino in the field of theater design to receive the National Artist Award.
Badong died in October 2011, just six months after receiving his ASNA Award (Most Outstanding Pangasinense) from the provincial government.
“He remains with us forever through his works and legacy as a national artist, and we are proud that he is a native of Pangasinan,” said Provincial Administrator Rafael Howard Baraan, representing Governor Amado Espino Jr., during the February 26 opening of the exhibit.
Millado disclosed that the Badong exhibit is one of the major and longest-running exhibits at the CCP and they aim to bring it to at least 15 locations in the country.
CCP recognizes Pangasinan as the home of four other National Artists — F. Sionil Jose (Literature), Victorio Edades (Visual Arts), Salvador Bernal (Theater Design) and Fernando Poe Jr. – FPJ (Film).
Provincial Tourism Officer Malu Elduayan said the exhibit entrance fee for students is P30 and P50 for adults. –Johanne R. Macob with report from PIO
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