By Raymund ‘Rama’ Marcaida A meaningful cultural exposure and immersion in Indonesia 23 years ago left an indelible impression on me. It gave me the impetus to appreciate Asian indigenous dance cultures at the time when I was training mostly on western type of dances. For this gift, I would be forever grateful to the […]
Report: Pangalay at Musika ng Bayan Performances for the International Arts Month 2010
Launched in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) on the occasion of International Arts Month in February 2010, about 4000 young people watched the five separate performances of “Pangalay at Musika ng Bayan” (Pangalay and Music of the People) in Manila and Angeles City. Two Performances at the Emilio Aguinaldo […]
Jamming for the Earth’s Well-being through Pangalay: AlunAlun Dance Circle’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
Gary Buenavista By Nannette Matilac, ADC Managing Director with additional article by Rama Marcaida, ADC member Ten years of learning, dancing, teaching, and spreading pangalay went by like the gentle breeze that cooled the sultry afternoon when we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the AlunAlun Dance Circle (ADC) on 25 April 2010. We did not […]
10th Anniversary Earth Day invitation
The AlunAlun Dance Circle at the 60th Anniversary of Indonesia-Philippine Bilateral Relations
The best way to celebrate friendly relations with a Southeast Asian country is through dance and music. On 24 November 2009, the AlunAlun Dance Circle performed with the Sanggar Budaya Tari at the Heritage Hotel, Manila to commemorate the 60th anniversary of good relations between Indonesia and the Philippines. With less than three weeks of […]
Cultural Mission in Hanoi
By Raymund Marcaida AlunAlun Dance Circle (ADC) arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam last May 28, 2009 with a two-fold mission: first, to present the Pangalay dance form to the Filipino Community based in Hanoi; second, to perform for the reception for the diploatic corps hosted by Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam Laura Quiambao Del Rosario. Both events […]
PANGALAY AND COMMUNITY THEATER IN BOHOL
PANGALAY CHOREOGRAPHY IN “TAWAG SA BANTAYAN” by N. Matilac Lutgardo (Gardy) Labad was the director of a community theater production in Maribojoc, Bohol performed against the backdrop of the historic Punta Cruz watchtower. The production, “Tawag sa Bantayan,” with gala night on 18 December 2008 was a success. The performance was the soft launch of […]
Pangalay dance workshop for the Punta Cruz Cultural Collective
Workshop site: Maribojoc municipality, Bohol Province Schedule: October 10-20, 2008 Performance / showcase: October 21, 2008 Dance teachers: Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa and Nannette Matilac The most challenging phase of conservation is in introducing a vanishing dance tradition anywhere in the Philippines and, typically, in a place like Bohol. There were 20 participants, majority of them young […]
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