Pecha Kucha Night in Manila

Kucha Night is coming to Manila! Hosted by Idea!s Creatives, Inc., a
social enterprise design team for non-profit organizations. PKN Manila
shall showcase different ideas from designers, graphic artists,
writers, and other individuals with interesting images to share, in a
series of four events this year. (Visit http://www.pecha-kucha.org/manila )

Pecha Kucha, pronounced (peh-chak-cha) and meaning "the sound of
conversation" in Japanese, works in a 20x20 format. You take a group of
speakers and give each of them 6 minutes and 40 seconds to present
their topic in 20 slides " that means 20 seconds to discuss each slide!
(Studies have shown that a person's average attention span is 7
minutes, and the 20x20 format makes sure not only that each presenter
is able to say everything they want but also that the audience is able
to absorb everything they need.) Topics can be anything from one's
collection of insects and action figures to paintings of your
4-year-old daughter to the blueprint for an underwater structure.
Anything from about anyone goes, as long as you present it all in 6
minutes and 40 seconds.

The PKN format keeps the audience level up because it avoids the flooding of
ideas or the speaker's monopoly of the microphone, which often results in dry discussions.

Pioneered
by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture (KDa) in
Tokyo 2003, PKN has become a global phenomenon, reaching over 120
locations, including Berlin, New York, Tel Aviv, and Beijing. And now
it is finally here!

The first Pecha Kucha Night in Manila will
be held on 13 June, from 8:20 to 11:00 pm, at the Mag:Net Cafe Fort
Bonifacio High Street. Presenters for this night include painter and
production designer Leo Abaya, sculptor Leeroy New, graphic design duo
Inksurge, graffiti artists from Pilipinas Street Plan, BBDO-GO Head of
Art Joni Caparas, filmmaker Raymond Red, commercial and travel
photographer Nicky Sering, contemporary dancer Donna Miranda, student
and cosplayer Jin Joson, and Cebu-based design team Grafik Salad, among
many other interesting speakers. (Visit http://www.pechakuchamanila.com for the complete line-up.)

Tickets
for the first event are priced at P150.00 each, with a student discount
price of P120.00, inclusive of entrance, one beer, and pika-pika.
Limited seats only!

For inquiries and other concerns, send an e-mail to PKNManila@gmail. com
or call (+632)4368864. For matters regarding partnership, call or send an SMS to +639209470868; for presenters, +639178567753.