KULARTS presents the latest project by Alleluia Panis, a work in progress performance for Burden of Proof. 

Alleluia Panis and her collaborators composer Joshua Icban, designer Wilfred Galila, illustrator Raf Salazar and the APTD dance artists, confront the injustice and ever lingering trauma foist upon the Leonora Magabo-Perez’ family in the creation of the fictional Calinao family of Burden of Proof. Set in the near future, BoP is an immersive multimedia performance by ten dance artists with text from Leonora Magabo Perez’ diary and works by  her son, 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate, Jason.  

*Pilipina Nurses, Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, were convicted  in the 1975 unexplained deaths at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were  incarcerated, until a judge ordered their release due to prosecutors’ “overwhelming prejudice” against the nurses.

Interested in having your child learn about Filipino culture through dance and arts? Come join our Agos Spring 2025 Youth Program! Students will learn about Filipino culture, meet new friends, and experience the Agos techniques of Philippine dance. No dance experience required!

KULARTS presents the first annual Agos Holiday Festival 2024, a new cultural event bringing together the Bay Area Pilipinx diasporic community.

December 15, 2024
Oakland Asian Cultural Center

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Musalaya’s Gift graphic companion book The Warriors of Dagad Pass by Bumbakal Saksi available now written by Conrad J. Benedicto and illustrated & designed by Rafael Salazar.

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A response to the current ethical discourse on museums' responsibility to repatriate objects acquired through colonization, war, or theft in an effort to correct history through discussion and community workshop—participants learn about museum practices and share their opinions and emotions around artworks at the Asian Art Museum.

March 25, 2023
Asian Art Museum

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An exploration of the history and impact of Filipino Martial Arts and its evolution disciplined by contemporary practitioners. Through performance, film screening, panel discussion, and demonstration, the event explores the physical, and spiritual discipline of Filipino Martial Arts.

July 15, 2023
Asian Art Museum

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A series of workshops will incorporate three distinct FMA practitioners from various disciplines to instruct in technique, history, and storytelling from their respective lines of experience and knowledge.

July 16, 2023
Legacy Filipino Martial Arts

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