Congratulations to the Filipino Education Center/Bessie Carmichael!
See the new mural in a time lapse video, below:

Tuloy Po Kayo from Pueblo Nuevo Gallery on Vimeo.

OTHER WORK BY ALLELUIA PANIS

Message from Alleluia:
In May 2012, I travelled to Mexico with the principal artists of New Fire for research and creative exploration. We communed with the ancients... Coatlique, Coyolxauhqui, Ehecatl, Tlaloc, Teotihuacan, Popocatpetl..... a most humbling experience! To my collaborators saludos y gracias!

Commissioned and produced by the San Jose Stage, the World Premiere of  BUFFALO’ED is inspired by the United States Army’s Buffalo Soldiers during the American occupation of  the Philippines in1899. A meditation on politics and the painful personal sacrifices of war, the play’s focal inspiration is David Fagen, a Buffalo Soldier who resisted  American imperialism and defected to fight with the Pilipinos for their  independence. His successful battles made him a most wanted renegade soldier and a major embarrassment to General Funston.

Big salaamat to Raissa Simpson of Push Dance Company and Ibig performers Gregory Manalo and Alexandria Diaz deFato for their participation in the development of choreography. Salaamat to my co-creator Jeannie Barroga and late Quentin  Easter and Stanley Williams, founders of Lorraine Hansberry Theater, for creating this opportunity. This project is supported by grants from the The 2009 Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Playwright Collaboration Initiative.

INCUBATING WORKS
FALL 2012

ASWANG's lead character is the Manananggal, a fierce mythical creature in Malay folklore who severs her upper torso and flies into the night to prey on the hearts and blood of unborn children. Was the story of the Manananggal meant to discredit the powerful and respected female shaman/healers of pre-colonial times? Were the Spanish colonizers successful in thwarting women's authority by demonizing them as pagan heretics and monsters who feed on unborn fetuses? Or did the women continue their practice under the guise of the Pilipino Christian way? What is behind the story of the giant, hairy, cigar-smoking Kapre who lives atop tall trees in the forest? Is this creature the product of clever propaganda to convince the natives to clear the forest, supplying the much needed lumber for the galleon trade?

ASWANG is supported by the San Francisco Foundation and the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Huni Ng Tandikan October/November 2012 by Choreographer Jay Loyola Inspired by the epic Philippine story of “Ibon Ng Adarna,” Huni Ng Tandikan tells the tale of a dying ruler who can only be saved by the song of the mythical adarna bird. He sends his three sons to capture the bird, but only the youngest, most virtuous son can accomplish the mission, overcoming many hardships on the way.  Folkloric choreographer Jay Loyola brings this story of courage and loyalty to life, infusing it with the beauty and power of Palawan’s indigenous healing traditions.

An adopted son of the Tagbanua tribe in Napsan, Palawan, Loyola has extensively researched and documented the rituals and dances of the tribal people of Palawan and the Philippines, on which this work will be based. The goal is to create a theatrical presentation that adapts Tagbanua rituals and dances for the stage, so that audiences experience not only the original dances, but also understand the story and the context in which the rituals, dances, and music traditionally took place. This new staged production will be performed by members of Parangal Dance Company.

Huni Ng Tandikan is supported by the Creative Work Fund.

Last updated: 2012-01-31 14:46:57