Wander through a whimsical world where creativity meets technology at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Children’s Biennale 2024: Let’s Play!. Through colorful exhibits, interactive workshops, animated film screenings and live performances, young artists will inspire joy from 9 to 10 November at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater of Circuit Makati in Makati City.

While children are born with boundless curiosity and imagination, it is essential to nurture their innate appreciation for the arts and culture. Children’s Biennale: Let’s Play! invites kids of all ages, their nurturers and the young at heart to embark on a delightful adventure.

Offering an enriching experience by building interactive spaces, the CCP Children’s Biennale: Let’s Play! encourages hands-on participation for children to develop artistic expression. It aims to nurture young children through exposure to diverse Philippine arts and indigenous cultures.

For this year’s biennale, children can watch the animated film Before Brabant and a special performance of Mga Kuwento ni Juan Tamad, featuring the Alice Reyes Dance Philippines (ARDP).

‘Before Brabant’

Before Brabant is an animated film directed by Alberto “Chino” Rodriguez about young Helyas who searches for his true family amid his tragic destiny. The screening will be enhanced by a captivating live soundtrack by the music of composer Jeffrey Ching to be performed by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Grzegorz Nowak, featuring tenor Ervin Lumauag, soprano Stefanie Quintin, baritone Byeong-In Park, and acclaimed soprano Andion Fernandez. The screening is made possible by Milagros Ong How, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Morph Animation Inc. The animated film will be shown on 9 November with screenings at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.