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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY March 16 - 31, 2018
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Co.ERASGA in association with MIGRANTE BC present
Gabriella Custodio
Guhit ng Ating Malong
“ Tracing Malong”
Choreography by Alvin Erasga Tolentino
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Tracing Malong/Guhit ng Malong will
be at the
Glad Tidings Church
3456 Fraser St, Vancouver
May 6 (Sunday) from 3PM to 5PM.
Doors open at 2:30 PM
Light snacks will be available.
For more information and updates,
please call 604. 879.5850; email
[email protected] ; visit www.
migrantebc.com
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An afternoon of community sharing & arts dialogue in celebration of Asian Heritage Month
Sun May 6 3pm to 5pm doors open 2:30pm
Glad Tidings Church 3456 Fraser Street, Vancouver
Tickets $25 or $30 at the door
More info: 604.879.5850
migrantebc.com [email protected]
Celebrating Asian Heritage Month with Alvin
Tolentino’s Tracing Malong
Artistic
Director,
choreographer,
dancer
Alvin
Erasga Tolentino of Co. ERASGA
is proud to partner with Migrante
BC in the dance production of
Tracing Malong/Guhit ng Ating
Malong in celebration of Asian
Heritage Month this May.
Tracing Malong/Guhit ng
Malong centres around the malong,
the traditional tube-like and
intricately printed fabric associated
with Mindanao in the southern part
of the Philippines. The malong is
one of the quintessential icons of
Mindanao – the fabric of a hundred
uses, from a blanket, a prayer mat,
a baby-carrier, a skirt, a head cover,
a baby hammock, a fruit basket, a
sleeping bag, and so many things.
The malong comes to life
in this contemporary, progressive
and
provocative
production
choreographed by Alvin Tolentino
and told in dance by seven
contemporary dancers from the
Philippines and Vancouver.
Alvin Tolentino explains, “The
malong which I have been drawn to
with my ongoing interest in Asian
ancestry through culture and arts
is ancient Asian traditional arts; its
legacy is alive in culture and the
people. This dance and production
represent to me continuity and
progress where tradition is active,
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dynamic and not static.”
Tracing Malong/Guhit ng
Malong is a fundraiser to help
support the programs of Migrante
BC in organizing, educating and
empowering Filipino migrants and
immigrants.
There
are
sponsorship
opportunities for the fundraiser
dance production. Regular tickets
are Early bird tickets at $25 each
and $30 each at the door.