Connect to Self and community through sound, stillness, and movement based practices shared facilitated by TribuTur alumni, Trish Ong (TTUR 2011 & 2025), and Rachel Lastimosa (TTUR 2024), and KULARTS Board President, Vicool Patel (TTUR 2023 & 2025). Bring your energy and curiosity to gather at KULARTS’ new space and help plant the seeds that enable us all to thrive.
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.
Learn traditional Singkil music from scratch in five hands-on lessons! No experience needed to go from basic rhythms to full ensemble play.
KULARTS is thrilled to host T’boli Master Artist Yebong Lyn Amfan Buti for an exclusive workshop where you can learn authentic T’boli dance techniques and indigenous traditions!
Affectionately known as “Yebong” a T’boli term meaning “big aunt” or respected elder Lyn is a proud indigenous T’boli from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, and is widely recognized as a cultural bearer and tradition keeper.
