Arts, Culture, and Theater

Meet the Heartbeat: CIRCA Pintig Announces Inaugural Acting Ensemble

  • As CIRCA Pintig celebrates its landmark 35th season, the organization is taking a historic step forward by establishing its first-ever official acting ensemble. This troupe of talented Filipino working actors and performers serves as the creative pintig—the heartbeat—of the organization, dedicated to sharing Filipino stories across Chicago’s theatrical landscape.

Champions of Culture: PSA Barkada Takes 1st at Battle of the Bamboo 2026

  • The spirit of Bayanihan was vibrant at the Copernicus Center on February 21st during the 2026 Battle of the Bamboo. We are overjoyed to announce that PSA Barkada from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took home the 1st Place trophy!

REVIEW OF THE ART OF BELONGING

  • In recent weeks, the Rizal Center has become a home for The Art of Belonging, a multidisciplinary theater experience blending literature, archival film, and live performance into a communal act of remembering and imagining. The production offered more than a show. It created a space to ask: Where do we belong, and how do we carry our stories forward?