Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Cultural Center of the Philippines or simply the CCP is located in Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, and was opened in 1969 to promote and preserve Filipino arts and culture, and to become a mecca of culture and the arts in Asia. Since its opening, it has showcased the Bolshoi, Kirov, Royal Danish ballets, as well as contemporary American, French, German, and Philippine companies.