Aliwan Fiesta 2011 Schedule
Posted by on February 8, 2011
Brace yourself. the biggest spectacle this summer season is set to unfold! The Aliwan Fiesta 2011 is an annual gathering of the biggest loudest and the most colorful festivals of the Philippines in Metro Manila. this annual event is organized by the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC)
Dinagyang Festival 2011
This years Aliwan Festival is scheduled April 14-16. A bit early compared to the previous editions probably due to the holy Week schedule. The highlight of the Aliwan Fiesta is the Grand Streetdance competition from Quirino Grandstand to Aliw Theater. [sourcce]
Here’s the comeplete schedule of Aliwan Fiesta 2011:
March 31 – April 2
Photo Exhibit, 3/f The Block, SM North Edsa
April 7 – 10
Photo Exhibit, The Atrium, SM Mall of Asia
April 13 – 20
Costume Exhibit, CCP Little Theater Lobby
April 14 – 17
Photo Exhibit, 2/f Showcase Area, SM Megamall
April 14 – 16
Shoppers Bazaar, Sotto Street, CCP Complex
April 14
Pasakalye Concert, Sotto Street, CCP Complex
April 15
Search For Festival Queen Pageant Night, Sotto Street, CCP Complex
April 16
Grand Parade and Awarding Ceremonies, Quirino Grandstand to Aliw Theater, CCP Complex
This year, the Dinagyang Festival is expected to defend its crown as the Aliwan Fiesta Champion. Also expected to compete for the first time is the Pantat Festival of Zarraga Iloilo. Pantat Festival emerged as the Champion in the recently concluded Kasadyahan Festival last January 22.
The Dinagyang Festival on the other hand will represented by Tribu Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School. I hope more festivals will join in this years competition. When I was in Pintados Kasadyaan festival in Tacloban several MBC officials were also present to formally invite the winner of the festival. Pintados Kasadyaan 2010 winner is the Buyogan Festival of Abuyog Leyte.
Kasag Festival, Banate Iloilo
The Aliwan fiesta 2011 date was revealed during the awarding ceremonies of the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo city.
As a quick recap, here are the winners of the Aliwan fiesta 2010:
FLOAT:
Runners-up:
Boling Boling Festival, Catanauan Quezon
Sinulog Festival Cebu City
Ipat Float, Cotabato City
Malapatan, Sarangani
Buklod Festival Parang Mauindanao
Halamanan Festival, Bulacan
Panagbenga, Festival, Baguio City
Zamboanga Hermosa, Zamboanga City
3rd Place: Shariff Aguak Maguindanao
2nd Place: Bahandi han Dagat, Pasaka Festival Tanauan Leyte
CHAMPION: Cotabato City
Pasaka Festival, Tanauan Leyte
Streetdance:
Runners Up:
Padang Padang Festival, Parang Maguindanao
Buklod Festival, Parang Mauindanao
Pakalog Festival, Pasig City
Halamang Dilaw, Marilao Bulacan
Lapay Bantigue, Masbate City
Pasaka Festival, Tanauan Leyte
Paraw Regatta, Iloilo City
Luyang Dilaw Festival, Marilao Bulacan
3rd Place: Kasag Festival Banate, Iloilo
2nd Place: Zamboanga Hermosa, Zamboanga City
CHAMPION: Dinagyang Festival Iloilo City
Kasag Festival, Banate Iloilo
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great site! i found the answer here. my friend from iloilo kept on asking me about the sched of aliwan 2011. he can’t wait to witness this event since 2 competing teams that emerged champions in iloilo’s grand festivals will showcase their best.
go for gold, Iloilo!
i hope Masskara festival will be enjoyed by spectators. i’m from bacolod by the way.
A Cebuano contingent is coming back. And surely, we will put up a good competition. Another thing, LUmad Basakanon will not be representing Cebu this year. So, watch out! Cebu is back on the track again.
(I’m sure the aforementioned contingent will land on the top3. No rumors yet as to which festival Cebu Province’s delegation will be. But Sinulog is coming back with a new representative. And they’re damn good.)
^^ i know sino ipapapdala ng Cebu Sinulog, as mentioned by MBC. but i dont think I can reveal it today. im still waiting for them to give me the go signal to publish the list of contingents.
Truly a festival! The Filipinos are truly creative and we have such a rich culture to preserve. Thank you for sharing these pictures
Ang Dapat nyong eh, watch out ang Dinagyang Festival ng Iloilo ,kahit hindi pa ang lumad yong paulit ulit na performances na naging champion for 3 times na lahat inulit for 3 years pati costumes. HHmmmp? But for us we are not ilonggo but we believed sa mga talents ng ilonggo’s. Go Go Go Dinagyang Festival pa rin kami Dinagyang festival is always and real worth to become a champion and the Best Festival of the Philippines, very skillfull, difficult dance steps, unique, pati music imbento talaga at bago, innovations at excellent ang choreo totoong World-Class at taon taon garantisadong bago ang Caliber ng performances
Sana ang aliwan hindi lang labanan or competitions ng props at pakintaban lang ng mga kulay ang pinakamaganda sana ang dance street na mas skillful at difficulties ng enterpretations at content ng concept at relevance sa festivals na pinangalingan nila at tingnan kong ito ba ay Unique at bago sa paningin ng lahat. Ang mga paulit ulit na idea na the same parin which includes the costumes at sayaw pati music at ang wave wave ang tagal na na idea yan wala na bang iba? Dapat eliminated or hindi na mananalo kaagad kasi hindi na mi meet ang expected standard ng competition, ang bago or mga new trends ng innovations kasi ang dating para bang traditional feild demonstrations lang hindi street dancing kailangan doon ang Notions ng: Igalaw, Isayaw at Iindak mo ng superb may liksi at tuwa na mapa WOW ang nanonood talaga sa ganda ng performance…at something new at unique talaga, at iba sa lahat hindi feild demonstrations ang dating kaya nga !!!!Street Dance!!!!!!interpretations diba?
Tama ka diyan sa napuna mo Niel kasi malaking percentage ng sumasali sa aliwan at nanalo pa! kahit hindi naman talaga maganda dahil ang aliwan para bang labanan lang ng props o pakintaban ng kulay ng bawat contingents. Pagkinuha mo ang costumes nila at Props obserbahan mo wala ka talagang mapuna o makitang maganda sa kanilang mga performances kasi lahat takbo dito takbo roon lang, pa wave wave lang at tipon dito tipon doon lang. Walang skills or difficulties ng performances man lang basta makulay lang ang props at costumes ha ha ha ha pero try mo kunin lahat yan sa kanila wala talaga para bang field demonstrations lang talaga na wala. Yan ang gusto ko sa criteria ng aliwan ha ha ha kailangan unique at mapa WOW ka na may skills at naiiba hindi madaling gayahin at pinaghirapan talaga at mahusay ang pagkagawa hindi puro props at parang field demonstrations lang kaya nga totoo street dance diba. Mayroon din inulit ulit lang ang performnce pati na ang costume for 3 years champion pa at naging Hall of Fame pa nila ha ha ha. Meron naman talaga mga super at magaling na pinaghirapan talaga…Sana nga…mananalo ang worth na manalo.
To those who always insist that fast choreography and perfect execution is all that is to a so-called “WONDERFUL” performance, I say “HELL NO!!”
Total production means exquisite costumes and very good props. Choreography is not all that is to a good dance production. Sorry to those who cannot catch up to the upgrading of the times, but I say that you must upgrade too.
“Pag-competition, hindi lang yan dance… Ang PRODUCTION DESIGN, COSTUMES, PROPS, and SURPISES help a lot in the TOTAL PACKAGE of the presentation.”
-quoted from Victor Cuenco, award-winning choreographer
source:
http://leytesamardaily.net/2010/06/buyugan-now-ready-for-nat%E2%80%99l-competition/
@ Critic, Alam ko rin na included ang props and costumes sa total production pero hindi siya main na basihan kagaya ng more of props nalang talaga at ang mga steping at sayaw ay wala at very limited puro lang takbohan ang street dancing ng productions, mangingibabaw parin ang magandang choreo at skillful performances as a whole basis. All of the props ang costumes and surpises are all enhancement to the presentation and it will not render a high percentage to the total creteria kahit saan ka pumunta sa buong mundo ang laman at ang skillfull performance always garnered the eyes and a huge percentage for the whole production.
Hi Byahilo,
1 quick question pls, as u r d event expert. If planning to shoot, do we need to secure ID? I heard me designated area Lang daw mga photographers? If ever kc, this is my 1st time. I’m just a hobbyist
Ty
Jenny
hi jenny,
no need to get ID. just go to the event with ur camera
@critic, napaka obvious naman siguro talaga na puro lang props ang iba na sumasali diyan sa aliwan na hindi mo nga makita ang totoong street dancing, at pagkinuha mo ang lahat ng props at costumes nila wala ka naman talagang makita na maganda sa performances nila kasi takbo dito at takbo doon lang naman kahit tingnan mo ang performances ng mga nanalo except lang sa worth ha… na nanalo. Inulit ulit lang naman talaga ang mga performances nila lahat lahat costumes, performance at music nila halos taon taon nila na ginagawa almost repeatitions lang naman talaga. Ang point doon nawawala ang expectations at nagiging barat na ang competition ng aliwan kasi history and previous performances ng winners speaks itself at nanalo pa ha ha ha ha. Kailangan bago,unique,skillfull at maganda ang delivery na hindi madali gayahin at madaling mabilang ang mga steppings lang nila na inulit ulit, pakingan mo ang tunug palang ng music nila ganun parin, music na na taon taon ganyan wala na bang iba na something new naman. Hindi naman masabi na ang iba hindi maganda ang mga costumes at props lahat bongga, kasi ang iba parang halata nabinabawi nalang sa props ang kakulangan at laman ng performance enterpretations nila sa street dancing ha hindi feild demo he he he ang concept. Napupuna na yan din ng lahat kahit plain “watchers” or observer lang kami ng aliwan nakakaintindi rin kami siguro hindi kailangan gamitin ang pangalan ng kahit sinong choreographer diyan para as if na naiintindihan mo kong ano talaga ang nangyayari sa aliwan subaybay namin ang aliwan simula din ng umpisa kaya alam namin kong ano rin ang nararapat.
What time should we expect the parade on Saturday?
I HOPE NA WALA NG RECYCLE OR MGA REPEAT PERFORMANCES NA NAPAKITA OR NA PERFORM NA NILA LAST YEARS ANG MAULIT ULIT SA ALIWAN . kAGAYA NG GINAWA NG LUMAD BASAKANON NG SINULOG TAPOS CHAMPION DIN EVERY YEAR TAPOS NAGING HALL OF FAME HA HA HA HA RAW. HAY NAKAKATAWA KASI PAG NAULIT ANG MGA GANITO BARAT NA BARAT NA TALAGA ANG ALIWAN COMPETITION AT WALA NG STANDARD TALAGA. AT KAGAYA DIN NANALO SILA NGAYON TAPOS NAGPAHINGA SILA TAPOS SUMALI ULIT PARA HINDI MAHALAT NA INULIT LANG NILA ANG TOTAL PERFORMANCES NILA LAST YEARS KAILANGAN DIS-QUALIFIED KAAGAD SILA AT TALO NA AT MAGALING PA SILA O HINDI MAGALING NASTA ANG CRITERIA BAGO ANG PERFORMANCES.