Lutgardo L. Labad Doctor of Literature ( Hon. Causa) has been a prominent figure in the arts and culture industry of the Philippines for over 5 decades. Gardy is known for his outstanding achievements and contributions to theater, drama and film
Lutgardo "Gardy" L. Labad was already a renowned figure in Philippine arts and culture in Manila when he decided to return to his hometown roots of Bohol in the early 2000's. From then on, he dedicated his life to the preservation and promotion of his region's cultural heritage, influencing local legislation, promoting local artists in the international arts scene and developing innovative curricula and pedagogies endemic to the region.
Music Director |
Composer
Lutgardo Labad is known as a Music Director, Composer and Music Editor.Highlights of his work include Roads to Koktebel, Daughters of Eve, Magnifico, Weighed But Found Wanting, Smaller and Smaller Circles, Bona, Independencia, and As We Were among others.
Performing Arts
Producer and Director
In my theatre practice:
I seek to Protect and deepen cultural integrity, spirituality, and social cohesion within the community
Reserve, protect, revitalize Boholano cultural heritage and the arts towards their continued production and sustainable usage
Foment continued Creativity, Innovation, and Collaboration in traditional and contemporary art disciplines, genres, creations, and creative services
Cultural Heritage and
Arts Development Specialist
The future of our Creative Industries lies on the continuing dynamism of our artists and cultural workers from all over the land. Local and indigenous wisdom, innovativeness and artistry from the regions is one wellspring of progress which ought to be protected and given opportunities for greater expansion. As a Visayas-based artist and cultural facilitator for the last 25 years, I ardently believe that the cultural wealth of the provinces is instrumental in boosting a vigorous, prosperous, staunch, and value-laden Philippine Creative Economy!
Gardy:
- ✔Cultural Heritage and Arts Development Specialist
- ✔Performing Arts Producer,Director,Composer
- ✔Cultural Institution Developer and Mentor
- ✔Cultural and Arts Education Curriculum Specialist
- ✔Project Head, Regional VII Regional Cultural Hub Master Plan for Bohol
Our Featured Productions
- Where creativity births master works
- From concept to execution
- From intimate plays to grand performances
- Each work crafted with passion and excellence
Bohol’s most beloved hero is also her most magical one. Among his legendary powers was the ability to jump great distances. Kasing Sining Teatro Bol-anon Ensemble, the theater company that brought Dagohoy’s story life in the musical, Dagon sa Hoyohoy
Theater of the future, or Teatro Porvenir finds a new slot in history when the famed Andres Bonifacio stylized biography gets to be staged in Bohol: in a cockpit. Lutgardo Labad, a multi-awarded Boholano theater director and musical scorer as well as National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Theater Committee Director said the Baclayon theater, home to traditional cockfights for over a century will become the theater for the future as it will stage the performance of Teatro Porvenir.
Communities in Bohol have drawn inspiration from their history and cultural heritage to develop creative hubs designed to promote sustainable tourism, create livelihood and help local residents recover from the 2013 earthquake. The towns of Loon, Maribojoc, Antequera and Baclayon were scenes of devastation after a 7.2 intensity quake struck the island province in the morning of Oct. 15 four years ago, destroying roads, bridges and houses, and leaving centuries-old churches in ruin. More than 200 people lost their lives in the disaster.
Bohol's Kasing Sining and Loboc Children's Choir restaged excerpts from Mangayaw: The World of Our Ancestors, a cultural spectacle which involve over 300 performers from allover the Visayas and 200 technical-production and support staff from across the country. It was performed to mark the 500-day countdown to the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines on 14 December 2019 at Lapu-Lapu City. Featured here is a part of "Mangayaw," the theme song of the spectacle.
Highlight Involvement
I’m passionate about performing arts
and have been involved in
both theater productions
and musical ensembles
Since February 2020 : Head, Arts Section, BOHOL ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE COUNCIL
Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council
2020-2021: Principal Writer Researcher: BLUEPRINT FOR THE ACADEMY OF PHILIPPINE THEATER NCCA Committee on Dramatic Arts
NCCA National Committee on Dramatic Arts
Since 2018: Artistic and Curriculum Director, BOHOL INSTITUTE OF LIVING TRADITIONS AND CONTEMPORARY CREATION, NCCA for the Provincial Government of Bohol
BOHOL INSTITUTE OF LIVING TRADITIONS AND CONTEMPORARY CREATION
Since 2014 : Artistic Director, KASING SINING ENSEMBLE - developing theater arts for social transformation
Kasing Sining
Since 2005: Member and Officer, Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council
Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council
Since 1997 : LOBOC CHILDREN’S CHOIR Staging Director and Impresario for Special National and International Touring Projects
Loboc Children's Choir
Awards & Recognition
“The mission of the theatre, after all, is to change, to raise the consciousness of people to their human possibilities.” – Arthur Miller
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Award title
Date
Holy Name University,Bohol
Doctor in Literature Honoris Causa
Sept 2021
CCP Awards
CCP KSLLAP AWARD (Cultural Center of the Philippines) for Arts and Heritage Work in the Visayan Region
Nov 2020
UP College of Mass Communications Alumni
GLORY AWARDS for Outstanding Lifetime Work in Arts and Culture Advocacy
May 2019
PHILSTAGE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for Outstanding Achievements in Theater and Drama
Mar 2021
Ateneo de Cagayan
FRANCISCO DEMETRIO AWARDS
Mar 2021
