Baguio Artists Community Update:
Baguio is said to be the melting
pot of ideas of the North, and Baguio artists alongside with international
artists who visit the place yearly help make this statement convincing. However
the local government has yet to notice the impact that Baguio artists provide.
It was said once that the
originality and creativity of the Baguio artists would be able to save the
tourism industry of the city.
The art community has spread and
a new generation of Baguio artists has risen, the local media is not able to
give ample focus on this event but it does not mean to say that they are not
worth noticing.
A lot of people are still unaware
of the latest news about what is happening in the circle of Baguio artists and
this article will serve as a guide for people who want to understand the art
community of Baguio deeper.
A group of travelers has come to Baguio;
this group is composed of artists coming from Japan, Turkey, Belgium and various
parts of the Philippines.
The group has travelled around
the Cordillera region to share the Mikusano Mitakara or what they call as the
message of “The Three Joyful Treasures of Living”.
They first started their journey
together with Baguio artists Rey Angelo Aurelio, Dumay Solinggay and Hector
Kawig at the University of Baguio.
On the 24th of
November they proceeded to the Ifugao State University in Lamut, Ifugao and
stayed there for 3 days to share the art of joyful living to university
students and anyone who was willing to listen.
Shigemi Iida, is considered to be
the leader of the group, he comes from Sua, a town found in the mountainous
regions of Nagano, Japan, about 6 to 7 hours northeast of Tokyo. He has
travelled around the world to share this precious knowledge for ordinary
people, along with the aim of rediscovering ancient traditions of the
communities that he has visited.
Shigemi Iida has trained several Bangui
artists including Del Devendra the art of healing through the hands. This art
of healing is called “ Tanagokoro” which literally means “ heart palm”. They
believe that our hand is rooted from the chest, where the heart is found. In
order to be able to heal and share energy with one another there is a need to
touch each other through massage.
Apart from the healing methods that
they have shared with Baguio artists, they have also included several poetry concepts
that will greatly benefit the poetry slam artists of Baguio.
This group of travelers who have
visited Baguio believe that “Poetry is God, according to Iida Sun as noted by
Dumay Solinggay ( Florenda Pedro), “ A poet can make words dance, thus he acts
through words.”
Baguio artists and international
traveling artists from various parts of the world were able to bond for 21 days
and share their knowledge and culture with one another. During the 21 days they
were also able to perform a prayer ritual at the Igorot Park for the Yolanda
victims.
They have invited people to light
a candle and send positive wishes for the people who have been affected by the
super typhoon.
The Art of Joyful living contains
how to live a life of passion without the need for negativity. It encourages
people to say thanks and feel gratitude even for the simple things in
life. It is living in the present moment
and focusing on a giving and open environment.
It discourages negative words; it
focuses on teaching people to free their minds of worry.
The lesson that these travelers
have left behind will be passed on by Baguio artists to the community of
Baguio.
An inspired oriental way of living has been passed on; the energy of
life as they call it or Chi is the focus of this learning.
After 21 days of learning with
the traveling artists, our very own Baguio art community is set to spread this
positive energy in various activities and events all over the city of Baguio
and beyond.
The three treasures of joyful
living, the MikusanoMitakara, are tense, Mashinai and Chinomichi. They are
essential knowledge that exists almost in all ancient traditions in the world.
“This world is a crazy world. But I have a crazy hope.
We all have crazy hopes”, Iida-son
feels that if thirty percent of the world’s population knows about
MikusanoMitakara and would recover their ancient traditions, a change will
occur in our consumerist global society.
They had their last culminating activity
at John Hay Bell-Amphitheater; they provided free healing massage and performed
together with Baguio artists a moving theatrical piece.
People from different
walks of life were able to take part in this activity and will take the
inspiring lessons anywhere they will go.
The traveling artists are set to
come back next year for an even more extensive sharing and learning process
with the Baguio community.
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