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4 • 9 • 2021___________________________________ Lakbai Diwa: May 1-2, 2021
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Lakbai Diwa, Diasporic Spirit Cultural Ceremony
May 1 and 2, 2021
Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square, San Francisco A public project that applies creative tactics for collective cultural survival, healing, and decolonization. Saturday, May 1, 2021: An immersive event focused on the illuminating and healing element of fire/light with DJ and live music and a living dance prayer performance with spirit boats against a backdrop of video projections.
Live Diwata Mural Painting, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
at Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square
Ceremony, sundown at Jessie Square
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Sunday, May 2, 2021: A ceremonial performance of a living dance prayer and meditation for the world with spirit boats offerings of food, flowers, herbs and power objects, festooned with prayer flags.
Live Diwata Mural Painting, 11:00 AM at Yerba Buena Gardens
Ceremony, 3:00 PM at Yerba Buena Gardens Directed and Choreographed by Alleluia Panis
Music by Rachel Lastimosa
Media Art by Wilfred Galila Dance Artists:
Dre ‘Poko’ Devis, Claudine Del Rosario, Frances Sedayao, Isa Musni, Johnny Nguyen, Jonathan Mercado, jose e. abad, Ladislao ‘June’ Arellano, Malia Byrne, Sebastian Kao Saephanh, Stephanie Herrera Muralists:
Mariela G. Montero, Nikila Badua, Paolo Salazar Live Music:
Kultura Kapwa
Audiopharmacy
Joshua Icban
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Online Panel: April 28, 2021
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“Wedged Nurse” from “Nurse” series (2006-07) (right) by Jenifer K Wofford (left). Nurses Narratives in the Arts
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
5:00 – 7:00 PM PST / 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET An online panel of interdisciplinary Pilpinx American artists engaged in the poetics and politics of care and migration. Panelists:
Jason Magabo Perez, PhD
Writer; Educator Alleluia Panis
Choreographer, Kularts Executive & Artistic Director Jenifer K Wofford
Visual Artist Moderator:
Joyce Lu, PhD
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance, Chair of Theatre and Dance,
Pomona College; Contributor to California Dreaming: Movement and Place in Asian American Imaginary |
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“Thank you to all the Panelists and the organizers!! We have such a rich and empowering hxstory. Thank you for the Love that moves through all of your work as nurses and as artists !!!”
— Jana Templanza
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__________________ Nursing These Wounds Project Survey Maybe you’re a nurse, your tita or tito is a nurse, or your lola immigrated to the US to work as a nurse, or you might not be a nurse, but you have nurses in your family. Whatever the stories, we would love to hear them.
We welcome you to share as much or as little information as you are comfortable with. All of your responses will provide us the inspiration to tell a fictional story of healthcare workers in the US.
Please note that this survey may take about 10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at program@kularts-sf.org. Thank you for your support and we can’t wait to hear about your stories!
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“Musalaya's Gift” may fall under the genre of fantasy novel but it's more than this. I would file this under "indigenous futurism" because it returns the reader to the Filipino indigenous mythic world that is being reclaimed in this novel by Conrad Benedicto. The sound of the Kulintang gongs in the hands of a young warrior, Alad, and in the context of a communal ceremony, becomes the Medicine that exorcises the evil that has descended upon the Lukat and restores the people to their Wholeness. — Lenny Mendoza Strobel, PhD
Professor Emeritus in American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University, author, and founding member of the Center for Babaylan Studies |
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We need only $1,045 towards our $7,000 goal!Help us reach our goal and bring this fantastic story to the world by giving your tax-deductible donations that will go towards the publication of Musalaya’s Gift.
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For donations of $1,000 please enter in “Other Amount” Thank You to Musalaya’s Gift Donors:
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About the Author: Conrad Benedicto is a teacher, author, and kulintang musician who studied with Master Danongan Kalanduyan from 1997 to 2016. He was Master Kalanduyan’s apprentice within the Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ Apprenticeship Program in 2007 and again in 2013. He teaches social studies, environmental education, and kulintang music at Balboa High School in San Francisco. In 2018, Conrad received an individual artist grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission to compose original kulintang music for his project called, “Kulintang Dialect.” “Musalaya’s Gift” is his first fantasy novel.
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Postponed
New Philippine Folk Genre Dance Workshops
with Master Choreographer Sydney Loyola This workshop has been postponed. Stay tuned for new dates and times. ___________________________________
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Lm'Ehek at the Heart of the Sharpening Stone and Cycles,
Timeless Ritual to Ancient Icons
Directed and Choreographed by Alleluia Panis
Performed by Kulintang Arts Ensemble
May 1993, Laney College Theater, Oakland It was over 6 years ago when then Kularts Program Manager, Claire Meyler, dropped off at the SF Public Library, Main Branch, boxes of posters, reviews, programs, music recordings, and obsolete formats of video tapes, from VHS to high-8s to mini DVs, with often hard to read labels. Last week, I was surprised to find several online videos of my work with the Kulintang Arts Ensemble (KAE) on the California Revealed website. Thank you Susan Goldstein of SF Public Library, Main Branch, for taking Kularts’ archives and making it available for public viewing. This tape is of Lm'Ehek at the Heart of the Sharpening Stone and Cycles, Timeless Ritual to Ancient Icons performed at Laney College in May 1993. — Alleluia Panis
Dance Artists:
Anna Sun Foo, Joshua Francisco, Ric Serrano, Sharon Sato, and Alleluia Panis
Musicians:
Dana Nunez Tonge, Frank Holder, John Calloway James Norton, and Robert L. Henry Lighting Designer:
Jose Maria Francos |
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Photo by Hana Sun Lee WE STRONGLY CONDEMN THE RECENT ATTACKS
AND MURDERS OF MEMBERS OF OUR
ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
ACROSS THE NATIONWe grieve the victims of the shooting in Atlanta on March 16, 2021: Daoyou Feng, 44
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33
Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, 30
Hyun Jung Grant, 51
Paul Andre Michels, 54
Soon Chung Park, 74
Suncha Kim, 69
Xiaojie Tan, 49
Yong Ae Yue, 63 We denounce the ongoing violence against our Asian American elders. We stand with the community against anti-Asian bias related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing racism and violence against Asians. More info, ways to support, and engage here. ___________________________________ |
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Sign up at myturn.ca.gov or call (833) 422-4255 to find out if it’s your turn. If you’re eligible, you can schedule an appointment, or register to be notified when one is available. Sign up for the COVID-19 Vaccine __________________ Kapwa Gardens: COVID Test and Stretch Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Registration at Kapwa Gardens every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 10 AM - 4 PM. Walk-ins are welcomed. No appointments or ID needed. Testing is available for all ages. Free yoga every hour. ___________________________________ |
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Guaranteed 6-month Income Pilot for SF based Artists! San Francisco rolls out guaranteed income program giving artists $1,000 a month. Apply here. __________________
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