PDGW 2010

The Philippine Dance Gathering & Workshops (PDGW) 2010 will be held August 25-29, 2010 in San Diego, California to bring Philippine cultural artists and educators worldwide together to celebrate, continue our education, and strengthen the Filipino Cultural Identity.

PDGW is a unique, groundbreaking folk and traditional arts project. Assembling a team of accomplished and recognized specialists and artists in the field of Philippine dance and music, the PDGW will provide an opportunity to learn a repertoire of regional dances and music and facilitates a forum for cultural discussion and networking.

PDGW Objectives

• Assess the current state of Philippine dance groups, programs and activities in North America.
• Discuss and develop options to address the major cultural artistic and administrative issues self-identified by dance practitioners.
• Develop a nationwide inventory of Philippine dance groups, programs, projects and activities.
• Provide group specific technical assistance and consultation.
• Provide hands-on, practical experience of learning selected Philippine dances.
• Provide a theoretical approach and model curriculum for Philippine dance education and instruction.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (as of August 17, 2010)**
**subject to changes

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Registration & Welcome Dinner Hosted By PASACAT
PASACAT Center

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Thursday, August 26, 2010
8:00am - 10:00pm
Lectures/Discussions:
Lecture/Presentations and Q&A Sessions with Prof. Trimillos
Cultural Framework - Philippine culture in school
Artistic Direction - Artistic discussion in our community

Dance:
Dinuya (Ifugao)
Celebration of the ascension of members of the villiage to the
highest social rank in Ifugao society, that of the Kadangyan.

Silat (Tausug)
Compared to other martial versions, this Tausug dance showing
male and female variation is more fluid and less combative in intent.

Talijok (Kalinga)
A festival dance performed in Lubuagan to celebrate peaceful
relations with surrounding communities.

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Friday, August, 27, 2010
8:00am - 10:00pm
Lectures/Discussions:
The Philippine Rondalla Overview and Development
Lecture/Presentations and Q&A Sessions with Prof. Trimillos
Artistic Direction - Artistic discussion in our community

Music:
Rondalla Music Instruction
Kulintang Ensemble Instruction

Dance:
Mano Suyaw (T'boli)
T'boli males enact their roles as warriors and village protectors
in a dance that features skillful use of sword and sheild.

Jota Quirino (Quezon)

Pangalay sa Agong (Samal)
Two males and female relate segments of stories well-known
in Samal culture through languid movements and music.

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Saturday, August 28, 2010
8:00am - 10:00pm
Lectures/Discussions:
Lecture/Presentations and Q&A Sessions with Prof. Trimillos
Artistic Direction - Artistic discussion in our community

Music:
Kalinga and Ifugao Music Instruction
Tausug/Sama Music Instruction

Dance:
Daling-daling (Tausug)
Womenfolk from the Sulu region display soft graceful movements
to vocal accompaniment and the bamboo xylophone (gabbang)

Virgoere (Palawan)
A social dance of the western-influenced genre containing the lines,
movements and gestures of the social-conscious Rigodon.

Subli (Batangas)
Subli has different interpretations from town to town. At the core is
intent and declaration of faith and reaffirmation of religious devotion.

Presentation:
Pistahan and Participant Showcase

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Sunday, August 29, 2010
9:00am - 12:00pm
Breakfast
Planning Committee Debrief & Planning for PDGW 2012
PASACAT Center

Confirmed Artists & Presenters

Raul Nepumoceno & Cherry Ylanan, Ramon Obusan Foundation and Dance Directors, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group (ROFG)
The Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group (ROFG), founded in 1971, started as a fledging folk dance company, composed of not more than 30 performers. Leaning on the vast amount of data and artifacts that he had accumulated while he was doing researches, Ramon A. Obusan thought of starting a dance company that will mirror the traditional culture of the Filipinos through dance and music. For almost 4 decades, ROFG has documented and performed the rituals of more than 50 cultural communities and has produced about 15 outstanding full-length dance works from the Cordillera, Bagobo, T’boli, Tausug, Maranao, Aeta and Talaandig. The ROFG has served to highlight the authenticity of the movements and costumes of these people.

Dr. Ricardo Trimillos, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Dr. Ricardo Trimillos, ethnomusicologist, is currently the chair of Asian Studies in the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Dr. Trimillos has served as consultant to numerous national and international agencies and governments including the Smithsonian Institution, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Soviet Union, Malaysia and Hong Kong in the area of art and public policy. His theoretical emphasis encompasses music and ethnic identity, improvisation and innovation in the performing arts, and the interaction of traditional arts and language.

Jay Loyola, Artistic Director & Co-Founder, American Center of Philippine Arts (ACPA)
Jay Loyola is a dance practitioner, artist and educator. He trained under Hazel Sabas, Kristin Jackson, Miki Sato, Hans Christian Wagner, Tim Feldman, Agnes Locsin, Dr. Stephanie Burridge, and the Philippine National Artist for Dance: Lucrecia Reyes- Urtula. Loyola served as Junior Assistant Dance Director of the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, and is the Founder Emeritus of Palawan Dance Theater (PDT) - the premier dance company of Palawan in the Philippines. He is currently the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of American Center of Philippine Arts based in Oakland, CA.

Master Danongan "Danny" Kalanduyan, Kulintang Master and Artistic Director of Palabuniyan Kulintang Ensemble
Danongan Kalanduyan is a master of all aspects of the Maguindanao tribal style of kulintang music and has been a central artistic figure in virtually all major Filipino-American communities for nearly two decades. He has won island-wide competitions and became widely recognized as a master musician. Prior to residing in the United States, he toured with the Darangan Cultural Troupe. He has been a featured artist in performances in major venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Kennedy Center as well as in countless concerts and festivals throughout the United States. 

Joel Jacinto, Program Director, Kayamanan ng Lahi
Joel has served as Executive Director of Search To Involve Pilipino American (SIPA) since 1991. SIPA is a nonprofit community-based organization providing a variety of health & human services as well as community economic development projects to Pilipino Americans and the multi-cultural Historic Filipinotown district of Los Angeles. Joel is also the co-founder and program director of Kayamanan ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts and, together with Rico Obusan, established the concept of the Philippine Dance Gathering and Workshops. He is a founding board member of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) for Los Angeles, CA.

"Ana"maria Labao Cabato, Executive Director, PASACAT Philippine Performing Arts Company
Ana has been with PASACAT since its inception in 1970. She was a dancer, musician and vocalist and is currently the Executive Director. She received a B.S. in Business Administration, Emphasis on Accounting from San Diego State University. She is board member of the San Diego Area Dance Alliance and is co-director of the St. Rita's Folk Choir where she also, is a Minister of the Eucharist, and secretary of the parish Finance Council. Ana was selected to serve on the Diversity Initiative Steering Committee for the City of San Diego's Commission for Arts and Culture. Her work was featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune, in June, 1996 for “Filipino role model shortage” and in September, 1990 “Preserving Cultures-dancer’s dream comes true in Filipino troupe.”

Herna Cruz-Louie, Executive Director, American Center of Philippine Arts (ACPA)
Herna ("Er-Na") is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of American Center of Philippine Arts (ACPA). Herna was a performer of PASACAT and eventually became an instructor for music. When she moved to San Francisco to acheive her B.A. in Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, she performed with LIKHA-Pilipino Folk Ensemble as a musician and became Executive Director. Herna is the co-founder of flincshop.com and works at Circle of Moms. She is a board member of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and is currently completing her Masters Degree in Education at Holy Names University.

Bernard Barros Ellorin, M.A. (Ethnomusicology)
Bernard Ellorin is currently a Ph.D. student majoring in Ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He specializes in Kulintang music as performed by the foremost ethnolinguistic groups in Southern Philippines, namely, the Maguindanaons, the Maranaos, the Samas and the Tausogs of Tawitawi. At the age of 12, he studied under the Kulintang Master, Danongan Kalanduyan and eventually became the lead Kulintang player and the Director of the Samahan Kulintang Ensemble in San Diego, CA. Bernard also played the bandurria with the Samahan Rondalla. Consquently acquirinig a keen interest in Philippine music, Bernard decided to pursue a career in Ethnomusicology, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts, graduating cum laude, at UCLA, and graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii.

Michael Wandag, Executive Director, Institute of Native Arts (INA)
Mike Wandag is the Executive Director of Institute of Native Arts (INA). He is of Kalinga and Bontoc stock and made his way to L.A. via PanAm in 1980. He learned traditional Kalinga and other Igorot arts first-hand from his grandparents, parents and countless uncles and aunts who lived, danced and played music in the "ili" (village) -- actual rites and practices, rather than performance. His eclectic resume includes stints as an editor/writer, elementary teacher, chef's assistant, park ranger, process server and video game designer. These various experiences shape his cosmopolitan and adaptive perspective on traditional arts in today's world. Mike looks forward to helping drive INA to larger projects and continues to teach (and learn from) the INA family. He is a proud father to William and thankful husband to Ever.

Winston Catanes, Cultural Arts Director, Institute of Native Arts (INA)
Winston Catanes is the Cultural Arts Director of Institute of Native Arts (INA). He was born in Bontoc, Mt. Province, and grew up in La Trinidad, Benguet. He's a product of an Ibaloi/Kankanaey father from Benguet and an Ifontoc mother from Mt. Province. Growing up in the Pinas he was taught the Igorot arts by his relatives, and while living in the States, he learned from masters such as Marshall Wandag, Hospiscio Dulnuan, Nover Velasco and many others. He is currently employed at Industrial Model and Design as a Product Designer. He is married to Cora Martin from Camiling, Tarlac and has two sons, Daniel and Darren.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Best Western Marina Gateway
800 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA 91950, U.S.A.
(619) 259-2800
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