Pesta Igal Philippines 2013 celebrates Sama-Bajau dance and music

Bunga Arts Link in cooperation with the University of the Philippines Asian Center, the Alumni, Friends and Benefactors of the Asian Center, and the UP Asian Center Balangay proudly present “Pesta Igal Philippines 2013: a Celebration of Sama-Bajau Dance and Music.” 

 

March 2, 2013 (Saturday) 

2:00 p.m. - Matinee Show

7:00 p.m. - Gala Night

 

One of the most widely dispersed ethno-linguistic groupings in maritime Southeast Asia is the Sama-Bajau. This year’s Pesta Igal features igal dance and kulintangan music performances by the Bunga Arts Link and Sama-Bajau artists from Apalit, Pampanga; San Andres, Manila and Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.

 

Part I of the program is composed of traditional (igal kamattoahan), contemporary (igal pakiring) and mixed or hybrid (igal campur or igal lamud-lamud) pieces from the respective repertoires of the various participating groups. 

 

Part II of the program premiers “Biradali,” a Sama-Bajau folk tale which is set into igal choreography by Bunga Arts Link artistic director, Dr. MCM Santamaria. Biradali is a pan-Asian narrative known as, among others, Widyadari in Java, Dedari in Bali, and Hagoromo in Japan.

 

Pesta Igal-Philippines 2013 will be held at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 

 

Tickets are priced at P250 and P150 for students with valid identification cards.

 

For tickets and inquiries, contact Ms. Krisna Ocong at 09435526903 or 09163227597. Press release from Pesta Igal-Philippines 2013