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Toym Imao is an excellent artist. He is also the son of National Artist for Visual Arts Abdulmari Imao. He has
worked with CCP in various productions.
8. You work with contemporary dancers, experimental theater, new music and multimedia
exploration where you have called it “Outside the Box.” How does CCP see it when it comes
to “outside the box” and why is it important in today’s Philippine culture? And what does the
Chairwoman do to think outside the box?
ANSWER: Outside the box just means an idea or something that is unconventional. It can also be viewed as
bold, adventurous, daring because it does something that is unusual. Creating something that is out of the
box can also be seen as brave because it is risky to do something that has not been done. Creativity usually
involves a lot of out of the box thinking. Out of the box thinking can be seen in many of the CCP’s products.
Look at Cinemalaya and Virgin Labfest and Koryolab, for instance.
9. As part of the 50 years of the Cultural Centre of the Philippines - you are bringing in
international performers. Firstly, who are they? Why is it important to collaborate with the
performers and companies outside the country?