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Curating the Traditional discipline for the 27th Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture 2020 "Tuloy Po Kayo" is Dulce Capadocia, Philippine-American choreographer and dance storyteller. "Halad" is an offering of love and remembrance; an offering to celebrate, even in darkness, life's magic through our beautiful dances, music and storytelling; an offering of light to bring hope and meaning in today's world crisis; an offering to our ancestors to invoke aid during this unsettling time of covid, political division and moral injustices; an offering to graciously invite people everywhere to connect to one another, to come into the circle of our Philippine-American community and to embrace our humanity together. "Tuloy po kayo."- Dulce Capadocia "Conception, direction, performance ( Diwata ) and final choreography"by Dulce Capadocia. |
Read Dulce Capadocia's full curator statement below. Click to download.
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Los Angeles’ own Malaya Filipino American Dance Arts is an ensemble of performing artists, dancers, and musicians.
In Tagalog, malaya means "to be free". Malaya represents the freedom to choose our identity as Filipino Americans, embracing both our ancestral and present day cultures. Malaya is dedicated to the enrichment and artistic practice of Philippine folk dance with integrity to tradition along with fresh innovation that inspires future generations to continue the legacy of Filipino culture in America. |
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Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble (PKE) performs traditional Philippine gong music from Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Members of the ensemble include ethnomusicologists and dance ethnologists who have conducted intense study with native practitioners from the southern Philippines. Pakaraguian’s mission is to promote the cultural arts of the muslim Philippine societies with artistry, integrity, and respect. PKE was co-founded in 2003 by Dr. Bernard Ellorin, Dr. Mary Talusan Lacanlale, Eleanor Lipat-Chesler, Peter de Guzman, and Nicole Mae Martin.
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Kayamanan Ng Lahi is a folk arts and family-oriented organization that provides opportunities for its members and audiences to learn and experience the richness and diversity of Philippine culture through dance, music, and song.
For over three decades, the group has proudly continued its discovery of cultural heritage--- building bridges between, their lives in America and their ancestral home in the Philippines---with deep appreciation and with the intent to celebrate and honor. Kayamanan's artistic approach begins with anthropological research derived from teachings and experiences shared by the group's cultural lineage and cultural bearers, resulting in a strong and appropriate translation between traditional folk and folkloric Philippine dance and music forms and styles...from the village to the stage.
For over three decades, the group has proudly continued its discovery of cultural heritage--- building bridges between, their lives in America and their ancestral home in the Philippines---with deep appreciation and with the intent to celebrate and honor. Kayamanan's artistic approach begins with anthropological research derived from teachings and experiences shared by the group's cultural lineage and cultural bearers, resulting in a strong and appropriate translation between traditional folk and folkloric Philippine dance and music forms and styles...from the village to the stage.
All behind the scenes photos of our Traditional Arts presentation for the 27th Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture 2020 "Tuloy Po Kayo"
are taken by Janna Molano for FilAm ARTS. No use of photos without prior consent from FilAm Arts.
FILAM ARTS RECOMMENDS:
Our Culture Resounds, Our Future Reveals: A Legacy of Filipino American Performing Arts in California
Eleanor Lipat-Chesler and Mary Talusan, Editors
Maureen Russell, Project Lead Archivist
Our Culture Resounds, Our Future Reveals brings together Filipino American artists and scholars to provide a resource for exploring the multifaceted motivations, perspectives, and experiences of a community that has a long legacy of performance in California. Through intimate interviews, thoughtful essays, and vivid photographs as well as archived videos and sound recordings on California Revealed, this work opens up spaces to discuss, debate, and discover Filipino Americans’ unique contributions to culture and performance.
This interactive PDF with links to online audiovisual archives is a free resource book intended for wide distribution among community networks, students, educators, and the general public.
Download your free PDF from the California Revealed website: https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A209355
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This project is supported by California Revealed and administered in California by the State Librarian. The program is made possible by funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. Additional support for this book was provided by
the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology and the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive.
Front cover art concept by Nicole Mae Martin, designed by Amy Vaughn.
Photo credits: Eleanor Lipat-Chesler, May Vukotich, Kevin Manuel Theodore Soriano, Marlo Campos.
Back cover image by May Vukotich.
the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology and the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive.
Front cover art concept by Nicole Mae Martin, designed by Amy Vaughn.
Photo credits: Eleanor Lipat-Chesler, May Vukotich, Kevin Manuel Theodore Soriano, Marlo Campos.
Back cover image by May Vukotich.
