Please join us for our next beginning “Kommunity Kultura” workshop on Saturday, September 21st at 2pm!
"Kommunity Kultura" is a traditional Philippine music, movement and cultural education program taking place at San Francisco's International Hotel Manilatown Center once a month on third Saturday afternoons at 2pm. This program emphasizes hands-on instruction on the pre-colonial Philippine cultural traditions. It is a FREE family-friendly program that is accessible to all ages and levels of ability.
This month we will be focusing on the dance Singkil and the kulintang musical accompaniment for this dance. ?2pm: Singkil Music Workshop with Daniel Giray and the I-Hotel’s house kulintang ensemble Kultura Kapwa3pm: Beginning Singkil Dance with Kultura Kapwa’s Marcella Pabros-Clark Singkil originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao in Mindanao. The dance is a re-telling of an episode from the Maranao epic legend Darangen. A kulintang and agung ensemble oftentimes accompanies the dance.
The female lead dancer plays the role of Princess Gandingan of the Darangen epic. In an episode of the Maranao epic, the princess is caught in the middle of a forest during an earthquake caused by the diwatas (or the guardian spirits) of the Kingdom of Bumbaran. The falling trees during the earthquake are represented by bamboo poles arranged in a criss-crossed fashion and clacked together in a unique, syncopated rhythm. During the performance, the female lead dancer graciously steps in and out of the bamboo poles as she manipulates two elaborately designed fans called apir. The dance is intended to represent the princess' ability to maintain grace under pressure. This dance is oftentimes also seen as representative of the strength of all Filipina women and their ability to maintain grace under pressure.
Please join us for this fun community event. And if you register ahead of time via EventBrite for this FREE workshop you will receive a gift! To register for this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kommunity-kultura-presents-singkil-tickets-71191476623
For more information about Kommunity Kultura please email us at [email protected].
This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts,in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.
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"Kommunity Kultura" is a traditional Philippine music, movement and cultural education program taking place at San Francisco's International Hotel Manilatown Center once a month on third Saturday afternoons at 2pm. This program emphasizes hands-on instruction on the pre-colonial Philippine cultural traditions. It is a FREE family-friendly program that is accessible to all ages and levels of ability.
This month we will be focusing on the dance Singkil and the kulintang musical accompaniment for this dance. ?2pm: Singkil Music Workshop with Daniel Giray and the I-Hotel’s house kulintang ensemble Kultura Kapwa3pm: Beginning Singkil Dance with Kultura Kapwa’s Marcella Pabros-Clark Singkil originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao in Mindanao. The dance is a re-telling of an episode from the Maranao epic legend Darangen. A kulintang and agung ensemble oftentimes accompanies the dance.
The female lead dancer plays the role of Princess Gandingan of the Darangen epic. In an episode of the Maranao epic, the princess is caught in the middle of a forest during an earthquake caused by the diwatas (or the guardian spirits) of the Kingdom of Bumbaran. The falling trees during the earthquake are represented by bamboo poles arranged in a criss-crossed fashion and clacked together in a unique, syncopated rhythm. During the performance, the female lead dancer graciously steps in and out of the bamboo poles as she manipulates two elaborately designed fans called apir. The dance is intended to represent the princess' ability to maintain grace under pressure. This dance is oftentimes also seen as representative of the strength of all Filipina women and their ability to maintain grace under pressure.
Please join us for this fun community event. And if you register ahead of time via EventBrite for this FREE workshop you will receive a gift! To register for this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kommunity-kultura-presents-singkil-tickets-71191476623
For more information about Kommunity Kultura please email us at [email protected].
This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts,in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.
Please join us for our next beginning “Kommunity Kultura” workshop on Saturday, September 21st at 2pm!
"Kommunity Kultura" is a traditional Philippine music, movement and cultural education program taking place at San Francisco's International Hotel Manilatown Center once a month on third Saturday afternoons at 2pm. This program emphasizes hands-on instruction on the pre-colonial Philippine cultural traditions. It is a FREE family-friendly program that is accessible to all ages and levels of ability.
This month we will be focusing on the dance Singkil and the kulintang musical accompaniment for this dance. ?2pm: Singkil Music Workshop with Daniel Giray and the I-Hotel’s house kulintang ensemble Kultura Kapwa3pm: Beginning Singkil Dance with Kultura Kapwa’s Marcella Pabros-Clark Singkil originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao in Mindanao. The dance is a re-telling of an episode from the Maranao epic legend Darangen. A kulintang and agung ensemble oftentimes accompanies the dance.
The female lead dancer plays the role of Princess Gandingan of the Darangen epic. In an episode of the Maranao epic, the princess is caught in the middle of a forest during an earthquake caused by the diwatas (or the guardian spirits) of the Kingdom of Bumbaran. The falling trees during the earthquake are represented by bamboo poles arranged in a criss-crossed fashion and clacked together in a unique, syncopated rhythm. During the performance, the female lead dancer graciously steps in and out of the bamboo poles as she manipulates two elaborately designed fans called apir. The dance is intended to represent the princess' ability to maintain grace under pressure. This dance is oftentimes also seen as representative of the strength of all Filipina women and their ability to maintain grace under pressure.
Please join us for this fun community event. And if you register ahead of time via EventBrite for this FREE workshop you will receive a gift! To register for this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kommunity-kultura-presents-singkil-tickets-71191476623
For more information about Kommunity Kultura please email us at [email protected].
This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts,in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.
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"Kommunity Kultura" is a traditional Philippine music, movement and cultural education program taking place at San Francisco's International Hotel Manilatown Center once a month on third Saturday afternoons at 2pm. This program emphasizes hands-on instruction on the pre-colonial Philippine cultural traditions. It is a FREE family-friendly program that is accessible to all ages and levels of ability.
This month we will be focusing on the dance Singkil and the kulintang musical accompaniment for this dance. ?2pm: Singkil Music Workshop with Daniel Giray and the I-Hotel’s house kulintang ensemble Kultura Kapwa3pm: Beginning Singkil Dance with Kultura Kapwa’s Marcella Pabros-Clark Singkil originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao in Mindanao. The dance is a re-telling of an episode from the Maranao epic legend Darangen. A kulintang and agung ensemble oftentimes accompanies the dance.
The female lead dancer plays the role of Princess Gandingan of the Darangen epic. In an episode of the Maranao epic, the princess is caught in the middle of a forest during an earthquake caused by the diwatas (or the guardian spirits) of the Kingdom of Bumbaran. The falling trees during the earthquake are represented by bamboo poles arranged in a criss-crossed fashion and clacked together in a unique, syncopated rhythm. During the performance, the female lead dancer graciously steps in and out of the bamboo poles as she manipulates two elaborately designed fans called apir. The dance is intended to represent the princess' ability to maintain grace under pressure. This dance is oftentimes also seen as representative of the strength of all Filipina women and their ability to maintain grace under pressure.
Please join us for this fun community event. And if you register ahead of time via EventBrite for this FREE workshop you will receive a gift! To register for this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kommunity-kultura-presents-singkil-tickets-71191476623
For more information about Kommunity Kultura please email us at [email protected].
This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts,in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.
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