Little Manila Dance Collective

Line up for VOICES FROM THE FIELD: INDIGENOUS SYMBOLISM AND PLURALITY IN CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE. See you on Friday 9am (PH)/ Thursday 6pm (US EST)! National C...ommission for Culture and the Arts HABI The Philippine Textile Council House of Gongs Museo ng Muntinlupa Kularts INDIGENOUS SYMBOLISM AND PLURALITY IN CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE Dialogue on sensibilities, sensitivities, and presenting "Filipino". How do performance companies portray the plurality of Philippine Culture? How are indigenous symbols portrayed? How do groups tie in research and the creative process? We discuss with performance artists from both the Philippines and the Diaspora. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: 1. Faisal Monal- Creative Director, Salamindanao Dance Company, Cotabato, Mindanao 2. Bayanihan - The Philippines' National Folk Dance Company through Republic Act No. 8626. 3. Samahan The Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts and education center, Inc. 4. Pasacat Philippine performing arts group from San Diego, California. 5. Steven P.C. Fernandez-Founding Director, MSU-IIT Integrated Performing Guild (IPAG) 6. Kulintronica A San Francisco Bay Area artist known for fusing the kulintang with electronic dance music. 7. Parangal Parangal Dance Company is a Filipino Folk Dance Group based in the San Francisco Bay Area. 8. Pantayo- Canadian Kulintang Group 9. Mary Jane Noh- Incheon Bilingual Theater Festival Korea 10. Sakinurain Delasas- Tambuli Dance Troupe 11. Sydney Loyola- Haraya Project, USA 12. Rodel FrondaImmediate Past President, Philippine Folk Dance Society 13. Discussants- Migz Anzures, Alleluia Panis, Chinggay Bernardo CCP , Carlo Ebeo Register here: https://www.houseofgongs.com/voicesfromthefield

Want to Dance? This evening we will be going live at 5pm PST with our directors. We will be showcasing Ta’u Sug inspired Pangalay and discussing how we use expression to foster an environment for change.