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.