Tubong to Living Ancestors

Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre company with former Kulintang Arts Ensemble Members reunite on stage at KULARTS 40th Anniversary Celebration, September 2025. Photo by Alyssa Cortez.

Show Dates: 
8PM Friday, October 9, 2026
8PM Saturday, October 10, 2026 
5PM Sunday, October 11, 2026 

Dance Mission Theatre
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Tubong to Living Ancestors explores the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance homage to diasporic Pilipino and Asian legacy artists and culture bearers. We honor [12] Pilipino and Asian American legacy artists and culture bearers with  new works and restaged works from 1980’s & 1990’s.  The Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre will perform to the music of John Calloway (music director) on percussion and flute,  Francis Wong on sax, Chris Trinidad on bass, and on kulintang ensemble Conrad Benedicto and Jinji Saysa.

*Tubong is traditional celebration ritual, typically performed to honor elders and connect with ancestors.