KULARTS is in the beginning stages of planning Nursing These Wounds and we would love your help! If you are a nurse, whatever the stories, we would love to hear them!

We welcome you to share as much or as little information as you are comfortable with in a 90-minute virtual story circle facilitated by Edward Dantis and Joyce Lu, PhD. Edward is a Listening Hour guide and also a trainer of guides and will be using this format to lead the session. Your sharing will provide the Kularts artistic team with the inspiration to tell a fictional story of Pilipinx health and healthcare workers. Each story circle will have up to six participants and be recorded for research purposes. Portions of the recordings may also be used in the final performances. Each participant will receive an honorarium of $50 USD.

Nursing These Wounds will premiere as an outdoor site-specific piece in Fall of 2022 and will be developed further into an indoor staged performance that will be presented in the Fall of 2023 also in San Francisco.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Friday, October 15, 2021
9:00-10:30pm PHT (Philippine Time)
6:00-7:30am PST (Pacific Standard Time)
9:00-10:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Thursday, November 4, 2021
6:30-8:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
9:30-11:00pm EST (Eastern Standard Time)
US and Canada only

Friday, November 12, 2021
9:00-10:30pm PHT (Philippine Time)
5:00-6:30am PST (Pacific Standard Time)
8:00-9:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Thursday, December 2, 2021
5:00-6:30pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
8:00-9:30pm EST (Eastern Standard Time)
US and Canada only

Thursday, December 9, 2021
5:00-6:30pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
8:00-9:30pm EST (Eastern Standard Time)
US and Canada only

Friday, December 10, 2021
9:00-10:30pm PHT (Philippine Time)
5:00-6:30am PST (Pacific Standard Time)
8:00-9:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time)

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

CREATIVE + PRODUCTION TEAM

ALLELUIA PANIS

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Alleluia Panis, Artistic & Executive Director, is the driving force behind KULARTS and respected elder artist in the US and the Philippines. She has created 20 full-length dance theater works since 1985. She was awarded the prestigious 2017 SFAC Artist Legacy, 2019-20 Gerbode Special Artist Award, 2019-2020 Dance USA Artist Fellow, and 2020 Hewlett 50 Arts Commission.

LADISLAO ‘JUNE’ ARELLANO

COSTUME DESIGNER
Ladislao ‘June’ Arellano was born in Bataan, Philippines. He trained at the Philippine Women’s University and New York’s Broadway Dance School. He is a lead dancer in Parangal Dance Company since 2008 and performed in works by Alleluia Panis and Sydney Loyola.

ALVIN ‘CAS’ CASASOLA

MEDIA ARTIST
Alvin ‘Cas’ Casasola has been a tattooist since 2010 and specializes in American Traditional, Asian, Geometric and custom work. He operates out of a private studio located in the SF Mission District. Cas also has a background in graphic design, animation, videography and digital art.

MARIO ‘NOMI’ DE MIRA

VOCALIST & SONGWRITER
Mario ‘Nomi’ de Mira is a hip hop artist, cultural worker and community advocate. He is the lead vocalist/MC of Power Struggle and operations manager at SOMA Pilipinas, San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District.

AIMEE AMPARO

VOCALIST
Aimee Amparo has been combining music, spiritual work & healing arts, and travel for 9 years. Each song is a connection to the other, revealing a shared human experience. She uses music to tell the stories that have been passed down to her and to create intention for the future.

JOSHUA ICBAN

COMPOSER
Joshua Icban is a musician, sound designer, and composer based in Vallejo, CA, and worked with prestigious talents and organizations such as Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito, KULARTS under the direction of Alleluia Panis, Oakland Hip Hop Collective Grand Nationxl and The SF Symphony orchestra with Michael Tilson Thomas.

O.M. FRANCE VIANA

INSTALLATION ARTIST
O.M. France Viana is a multimedia artist, working in photography, painting, collage, video, performance and installation. Her artworks interrogate the semiotics of color, spirituality and consciousness, and Filipino American and Venezuelan identity.

GRISEL TORRES / gg

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Grisel Torres / gg (they/them) is a lighting and sound designer, dj, energy and body work practitioner based in Ohlone Chochenyo Territory. They studied Light Design, Stage Management, and Props Design at SFSU’s School of Theatre and Dance and has been a staff lighting designer, carpenter, production manager and venue manager for various theatre companies in the SF Bay Area since 2013.

JOYCE LU, PhD

DRAMATURG
Joyce Lu, PhD teaches contemporary drama and performance. She specializes in applied theatre, movement, Asian and Asian American performance, with expertise in guiding people to devise autobiographical, self-revelatory work. She is a certified Feldenkrais Method practitioner and the founder and director of LA Playback Theatre Company.

HANA SUN LEE

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Hana Sun Lee is an arts organizer and administrator based in San Francisco/Bay Area. She is currently serving as the Managing Director at KULARTS. She has over 8 years of experience in multidisciplinary arts programming, administration, and project management. Prior to KULARTS, she was at the de Young Museum/Legion of Honor and Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco.

DANCE ARTISTS

DRE ‘POKO’ DEVIS

Dre ‘Poko’ Devis is a born-and-raised San Francisco Pinay, emerging from matriarchal roots. Poko moves with a foundation of competitive gymnastics, martial arts, aerial dance, and hard-hitting animalistic synergy.

FRANCES TEVES SEDAYAO

Frances Teves Sedayao is a multi-disciplinary artist who has performed both in the US and abroad for 25 years. She’s an alumna of Alvin Ailey in NY & CSUEB where she now teaches. Frances is a SF Apature Featured Artist, Art resident of NY OMI International, & a Jefferson Awards recipient. She is currently in collaboration with Dance Brigade, Sarah Bush, Yiddish Theater Ensemble, Joe Goode Performance Project & Nina Haft Company. This is Frances’ 7th season with KULARTS and dedicates ‘Nursing these Wounds’ to her ancestors and loves, Gloria and Mike.

KAO SEBASTIAN SAEPHANH

Kao Sebastian Saephanh winner of a 2014 sjDANCEco ChoreoProject Award for Best Choreography, is based in San Francisco, CA. He is currently the co-artistic director of LV Dance Collective, and dancer for PUSH Dance Company and KULARTS.

SYDNEY RAE LEONG

Sydney Leong is a performing/teaching artist and Pilates instructor based on Ramatush/Ohlone land in San Francisco. She attended CA State Summer School for the Arts, Ailey School Summer Intensive, LINES Ballet Winter Intensive, and State Street Ballet. She currently dances with Parangal Dance Company.

JESS DEFRANCO

Jess DeFranco grew up in the Bay Area and is a San Francisco based dancer and teacher. Jess received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University. She’s performed for Garrett + Moulton Productions, Robert Moses Kin, Kristin Damrow and Co., Alyssa Mitchel, and Tim Rubel’s Human Shakes.

JOHAN CASAL

Johan Casal is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Bay Area producing work in film, music, theater, and dance. He performed as a lead dancer in Netflix’s production of “The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Live Experience,” and directed and produced an original feature film, “Manalo: The Movie Musical,” highlighting the shared struggles of Filipinx-Americans and the diverse cultures of the Philippines.

JONATHAN M. MERCADO

Jonathan Michael Mercado is an interdisciplinary Filipino-American artist in the Bay Area. His movement is inspired through his experiences of hip-hop/urban choreography and Filipino folk dancing. He currently dances with KULARTS under director Alleluia Panis and Parangal Dance Company under director Eric Solano.

ANGEL VELEZ

Angel Velez (they/them) is a dance artist who has performed works by Parangal, eMotion Arts, LV Dance Collective, Embodiment Project, and notable others in the Bay Area. Trained in multiple dance lineages from a young age, Angel draws from Laban/Bartenieff fundamentals and is informed by internal sensations, emotions, and visualizations.

GENEVIE DELA CRUZ

Genevie Dela Cruz (she/her) is a San Diego-born dancer and choreographer. She began dancing at San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts and is currently pursuing degrees in Dance and Kinesiology at San Francisco State University. Genevie blends contemporary dance with cultural dances from the Philippines to promote her rich cultural background.

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NURSING THESE WOUNDS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Please reach out to program@kularts-sf.org if your question is not answered here. Thank you!

WHERE CAN I PURCHASE TICKETS?

Tickets will be available soon and registration is required to attend the performance. For more information, please visit Nursing These Wounds webpage.

ATTENDEE GUIDELINES

Doors will open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
The show will begin promptly at the time above—seats are on a first come, first serve basis—we encourage folks to come 15-30 minutes prior to showtime to find your seat.
The performance will be about 75 minutes long with no intermission.
At the start of the show you will be standing and briefly guided around outside and through the space. The rest of the show will be seated indoors.
Face masks/covering is required. The show will be at full capacity and performers will be unmasked during the performance. We are not requiring proof of vaccination.
Please have your digital ticket with QR code ready at the door, Brava Cabaret.

MOBILITY & WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

Brava Cabaret is accessible to people using wheeled devices and wheelchairs. Areas for audience members who use wheelchairs can be reserved and will be clearly marked. Please reach out to program@kularts-sf.org for additional assistance and information.

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY?

We can refund tickets price minus handling fees 24 hours in advance of showtime for outstanding/medical emergencies and COVID related concerns; for all other circumstances, we can turn them into a KULARTS donation. Ticket exchanges are possible if ticket availability allows, for a $5.00 fee per ticket. Please email program@kularts-sf.org for assistance.

HOW DO I GET THERE?

LOCATION

Brava Theater Center Cabaret
2773 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

PARKING

You'll find metered parking along 24th Street. Meters are checked from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday.

Garage parking is available in the San Francisco General Hospital parking garage.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

BART — The theater is a seven minute walk from the 24th Street BART Station. Exit the station and walk eight blocks east on 24th Street. Arrive at 2781 24th Street at York Street

MUNI — Bus lines 27 Bryant, 12 Folsom, 67 Bernal, and 9 San Bruno all pass within 1-2 blocks of the theater. The 48 Quintara runs right in front of the theater.

Check 511.org for other public transport options.

RESTROOMS

ADA compliant restrooms will be available in the Brava Cabaret. We encourage attendees to use the restroom prior to showtime.

NURSING THESE WOUNDS: PANEL DISCUSSIONS

NURSE NARRATIVES IN THE ARTS PANEL
An online panel of interdisciplinary Pilipinx American artists
engaged in the poetics and politics of care and migration

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
5:00–6:30 PM (PST) • 8:00–9:30 PM (EST)

MODERATOR:
Joyce Lu, PhD
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance, Chair of Theatre and Dance, Pomona College
Contributor to California Dreaming: Movement and Place in Asian American Imaginary

PANELISTS:
Jason Magabo Perez, PhD
Writer, Educator

Alleluia Panis
Choreographer, Kularts Executive & Artistic Director

Jenifer K. Wofford
Visual Artist, Educator

NURSES IN THE DIASPORA
An online panel on Pilipinx nurses as laborers of the healthcare industry.
A discussion on its history, labor organizing, pandemic realities,
nursing education, colonialism, racism, and health care inequities.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
5:00–7:00 PM (PST) • 8:00–10:00 PM (EST)

MODERATOR:
Jason Magabo Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, CSU San Marcos
Community Arts Fellow, Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies

PANELISTS:
Catherine Ceniza Choy, PhD
Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley
Associate Dean, College of Letters & Science Undergraduate Studies Division, UC Berkeley

Claire Valderama-Wallace, PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, CSU East Bay
Chairperson of GABRIELA Oakland

David Monkawa
Labor Organizer
Former Assistant National Organizing Director, California Nurse Association/NNU, AFL-CIO

Haniely 'Han Han' Pableo, RN
Toronto General Hospital Surgery Nurse
Emergency Response Intubation Team (ERIT)
Rapper & Musician

Ritchel Gazo, RN, MS
Bay Area Kaiser Pediatric Nurse
Executive Director, Parangal Dance Company

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