KULARTS PRESENTS
AN IMMERSIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION ON PILIPINX HEALTH AND CAREGIVING THROUGH THE LENS OF PILIPINX NURSES’ HISTORY.
Conceived, Choreographed, and Directed by
ALLELUIA PANIS
Composer
JOSHUA ICBAN
Media Artist and Editor
ALVIN ‘CAS’ CASASOLA
Costume Designer
LADISLAO ‘JUNE’ ARELLANO
Lighting Designer
GRISEL ‘GG’ TORRES
Technical Director
DAVE RAGAZA
Dramaturg
JOYCE LU, PHD
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Friday, September 22 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 23 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 24 at 3:00 PM
Alleluia thankfully acknowledges the important choreographic contribution made by the Nursing These Wounds dance artists. Taos pusong salaamat sa inyong lahat!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
— WELCOME —
RITWAL SA LABAS CEREMONY (5 min)
RITWAL SA LOOB (4 min)
Dre ‘Poko’ Devis
Johan Casal
Frances Teves Sedayao
Jonathan M. Mercado
Jess DeFranco
Sydney Rae Leong
Angel Velez
Kao Sebastian Saephanh
Genevie Dela Cruz
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FILIPINO NURSES IN THE U.S.? | AJ+
Video (7 min)
ARMY OF NURSES
Live Performance (5 min)
Dre ‘Poko’ Devis
Frances Teves Sedayao
Jess DeFranco
Sydney Rae Leong
Angel Velez
Kao Sebastian Saephanh
Genevie Dela Cruz
Vocals by Aimee Amparo, Ladislao ‘June’ Arellano, Dre ‘Poko’ Devis
STORIES – ISTORYAHAN
Live Performance (8 min)
Lyrics by Alleluia Panis
Reyna Alfonso
Choreography in collaboration with and performed by Frances Teves Sedayao
Vocals by Nic Feliciano
Rafael Dela Cruz
Choreography in collaboration with and performed by Kao Sebastian Saephanh
Vocals by Jed Parsario
Nicole Kalumpit
Choreography in collaboration with Allegra Bautista
Performed by Jess DeFranco
Vocals by Aura San Miguel
Elena Malabon
Choreographed by Alleluia Panis
Performed by Sydney Rae Leong & Dre ‘Poko’ Devis
Vocals by Aureen Almario
NURSES 1928-2020
Media (3 min)
Media by Alvin ‘CAS’ Casasola
Composition by Joshua Icban
WONDER WOMAN NURSE GIF
Media (1 min)
Media by O.M. Frances Viana
SAYA, SUGAL, SAYAW
Live Performance (13 min)
Dre ‘Poko’ Devis, Karaoke singer/Balikbayan box packer
Genevie Dela Cruz, Mahjong player
Frances Teves Sedayao, Karaoke singer
Jess DeFranco, Karaoke singer/Mahjong player
Sydney Rae Leong, Party Goer
Angel Velez, Mahjong player
Johan Casal, Karaoke singer
Kao Sebastian Saephanh, Mahjong player
INDIGENOUS HEALERS OF THE PRE-COLONIAL PHILIPPINES
Media (3 min)
Media by Alvin ‘CAS’ Casasola
Vocals by Aimee Amparo
Lyrics by Alleluia Panis
SAKIT
Live Performance with Media (22 min)
Sakit explores the challenges of the nursing profession and the complex belief in both the indigenous and the western sacred mysteries unique to people with a colonial past.
Dre ‘Poko’ Devis, Nurse
Jess DeFranco, Nurse
Jonathan M. Mercado, Kadua
Frances Teves Sedayao, Patient
Jess DeFranco, Patient
Sydney Rae Leong, Patient
Angel Velez, Patient
Johan Casal, Patient
Kao Sebastian Saephanh, Patient
REMEMBER THE NURSE
Media (3 min)
Vocals and Lyrics by Mario ‘Nomi’ de Mira
Vocals by Katrina Liwanag
Composition by Joshua Icban
POST SHOW TALK
Friday, September 22, 2023
8:30 - 9:00 PM
Director & Choreographer Alleluia Panis in conversation with
Jason Magabo Perez, PhD, CSU San Marcos
Saturday, September 23, 2023
8:30 - 9:00 PM
Artist Talk with Featured Dance Artists
Sunday, September 24, 2022
4:30 - 5:00 PM
Joyce Lu, PhD, Pomona College — Dramaturg and Moderator
Joshua Icban, Composer
France Teves Sedayao, Featured Dance Artist
Jo ‘love/speak’ Cruz, Love/Speak Productions
THE CAST
Dre ‘Poko’ Devis — Nurse / Karaoke Singer / Balikbayan Box Packer
Jess DeFranco — Nicole Kalumpit / Nurse / Karaoke Singer / Mahjong Player
Frances Teves Sedayao — Reyna Alfonso / Patient / Karaoke Singer
Jonathan M. Mercado — Kadua
Genevie Dela Cruz — Nurse / Patient / Mahjong Player
Sydney Rae Leong — Elena Malabon / Patient / Partygoer
Angel Velez — Nurse / Patient / Mahjong Player
Johan Casal — Nurse / Patient / Karaoke Singer
Kao Sebastian Saephanh — Rafael dela Cruz / Patient / Mahjong Player
ARTISTIC + PRODUCTION TEAM
Alleluia Panis — Director & Choreographer
Joshua Icban — Composer
Alvin ‘CAS’ Casasola — Media Artist
Ladislao ‘June’ Arellano — Costume Designer
Grisel ‘GG’ Torres — Lighting Designer
Dave Ragaza — Tech Director
Frances Teves Sedayao — Reyna Alfonso Solo Choreography Collaborator
Kao Sebastian Saephanh — Rafael Dela Cruz Solo Choreography Collaborator
Allegra Bautista — Nicole Kalumpit Solo Choreography Collaborator
Aimee Amparo — Vocals
Mario ‘Nomi’ de Miro — Vocals & Lyrics
Katrina Liwanag — Vocals
Joyce Lu, PhD — Dramaturg
O.M. France Viana — GIF Media Artist
Nic Feliciano — Vocals
Jed Parsario — Vocals
Aura San Miguel — Vocals
Aureen Almario — Vocals
Hana Sun Lee — Managing Director
Joe Cascasan — Stage Manager
Zaiah Calvin-Luna — Production Assistant
Fenua Ibabao — Production Assistant
Del Medoff — ODC House Technician
Tom J. Bishop — ODC House Technician
ABOUT KULARTS
Founded in 1985, Kulintang Arts, Inc., now known popularly as KULARTS, is the premier presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts in the United States. Through three decades of service, KULARTS has grown into a leading elder arts organization, uniting generations of artists and community activists in a common effort to build a collective space and sense of belonging. KULARTS creates work that makes visible the contributions of Pilipino Americans and creates room for cultural continuity and knowledge.
This production is created with funding from Hewlett Foundation 50 Arts Commission by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission, National Endowments for the Arts, SF Grants for the Arts, California Arts Council.