"silbihan"
by SAMMAY investigates
the (dis)connections
between mothers and
daughters of the
diaspora through the
lens of religion versus
spirituality – centered
on the daughters’
discovery of the
babaylan. This work was
originally envisioned
and cultivated through
the Performing Diaspora
2016 Residency at
CounterPulse; original
collaborators include
Baltazar Jonnel Dasalla,
Del Medoff, Jack
Beuttler, JoAnna Ursal,
Joshua Icban, and
Solitaire
Miguel.
silbihan
PERFORMANCES
Friday,
May 12th @
8pm
Saturday,
May 13th @ 2pm +
8pm
Students/Seniors:
$15
General
Admission:
$20
Support
the Artist/At the
Door:
$25
Use
promo code
"HEAL" for
discounted tix.
http://silbihan.bpt.me/
silbihan
WRITING WORKSHOP
SERIES
Tuesday, May 9th @ 7-9pm
with Delina Patrice
Wednesday May 10th @
7-9pm with Aimee
Suzara
1 Workshop: $25
* partial and full
scholarships
available
https://tinyurl.com/silbihanww2017
*
co-presented
by Bindlestiff
Studio
*
sponsored
by API
Cultural Center- San
Francisco
*
part of USAAF 2017:
Threading
Resilience
APICC
Presents the 20th
Annual USAAF
May-June
2017
Bindlestiff
Studio is proud to host
six amazing,
provocative, and
illuminating shows as
part of Asian Pacific
Islander Cultural
Center's 20th Annual
United
States of Asian
America Festival:
Threading
Resilience.
FESTIVAL
THEME | Subject(s) of
the program(s) and/or
event(s) will focus on
themes related to
Pacific Islander and
Asian American themes
and culture, connecting
specifically to this
year’s theme of
Threading
Resilience:
-
How has identity and
visibility for APIs in
art and politics evolved
and where are themes of
identity heading?
- What intersections and
collaborations in art,
identity, and politics
have shaped, connected,
and strengthened our
communities amidst
forces of oppression in
mainstream culture and
media?
- How have we utilized
placemaking for our
community throughout
history and today? What
will it take to ensure
the collective survival
of these spaces for
future
generations?
More
USAAF 2017 @
Bindlestiff:
May
19-20, 7:30pm May 21,
2:30pm
Alleluia
Panis' Dance Theater
& KulArts
"Incarcerated
6x9"
May
25, 7pm
Re-Present
Media
presents
"Personal
Perspectives of Asian
American Documentary
Filmmakers"
May
27, 8pm &
10pm
Irene
Tu
performs
"Triple
Minority"
June
1-3, 8:30pm
Jason
Bayani
performs
"Locus
of
Control"
June
8, 8:00pm
"The
Twin Dane: a staged
bardo"
For
full descriptions of the shows
and to purchase tickets please
visit the Festival
Calendar.
May
13
Auditions
for "Welga",
May
13
Bindlestiff
is looking for non-Equity
actors to perform in our
Fall Mainstage production
of Conrad Panganiban's
full-length play,
"Welga". Actors
will be paid a performance
stipend.
Audition
Date: Saturday May 13
Auditions will be 15
minute time slots
beginning at 10am and ends
2pm
Location:
Bayanihan Center
1010 Mission Street, San
Francisco, CA,
94103
For
more information and to
sign up for an audition
slot, please email: aureen@bindlestiffstudio.org
SYNOPSIS
High school senior, Johnny
Montalban, is a part of
the exuberant world of
street musicians in San
Francisco. As Johnny sets
a plan in motion to drop
out of school to pursue a
music career, his mother,
Carmelita, only has dreams
of him graduating and
keeping a roof over their
heads in their
ever-changing SOMA
neighborhood. When faced
with losing their home due
to rent increases and
decreased wages from
scheming boss, a history
assignment based on the
true story about how a
group of Filipino
Americans began the
biggest agricultural labor
strike in the United
States inspires him to
fight for the wages owed
his mother and the
apartment they call home.
Through the help of a
caring teacher, his love
of music, and the strength
found in the Filipino
American Community, Johnny
finds the strength to not
only take action in saving
his mom’s job, but he also
finds the fire to not be
another statistical
drop-out.
Johnny
[male] [teen-20s]
Filipino American. High
school student. Must
prepare a song for the
audition.
Carmelita
[female] [40s]
Filipina American. Mother
of
Johnny.
Mrs
V. [female] [30s]
Filipina American.
Teacher.
Fernando
[male] [teen-20s]
Johnny’s best friend. High
school
student.
Vanessa
[female] [18-20s]
College
freshman.
Janae
[female] [teen-20s]
High school
student.
Carlos/Dallas
[male] [40s]
Principal of the High
School/Record
Producer.
Pete
[male]
[teen-20s]
High
school student. Must
prepare a song for the
audition.
Production
Dates:
Rehearsals: July -
September 2017
Show dates: Oct 6 - Oct 21
Thur, Fri,
Sat
May
28-July 9
Stories
High 17 Writing, Acting
& Directing
Workshops Open for
Enrollment
Stories
High returns for its 17th
installment!
Bindlestiff's
longest-running production
series once again nurtures
work from page to the
stage, culminating in our
fully-staged production in
August 24 - Sept2. We are
thrilled to have
Bindlestiff alum Christina
Ying as this year's
Writing Workshop
facilitator. More
BindleAlums will team up
to facilitate the Acting
Workshop, Melvign Badiola
and Jed Parsario. And
Li-Leng Au returns for her
second year as our
Directing Workshop
facilitator.
All
experience levels are
welcome! If you've
ever dreamed of writing,
acting, or directing for
stage, this is your
opportunity to learn in a
safe and nurturing
environment by seasoned
artists.
Writing
Workshop: Meets every Sunday,
May 28 - July 9, 11am-2pm.
Note: July 11 session moved to
Saturday, July 10,
11am-2pm. Location
TBD.
Acting
Workshop: Meets every Monday,
June 5 - July 10, 6:30pm -
9:30pm. July 12, 6pm - 10pm.
Auditions July 15,
1pm. Location
TBD.
Directing
Workshop: July 1 -2, 12pm -
6pm; July 8 - 9, 12pm -
6pm. Location
TBD.
Tuition
for each course:
$100-$250, sliding scale.
(Limited number of tuition
waivers available for
those in need and
residents/community
workers of
SOMA).
To
sign-up please email storieshigh@bindlestiffstudio.org
AROUND
THE
BARANGAY
Barrio
Fiesta, FREE EVENT, May
20th
Volunteers
Needed
Please
join us for the SoMa
Pilipinas Barrio Fiesta
2017: Ang Tao, Ang Bayan,
Ngayon ay Lumalaban! with
a tribute to the late
Russell Robles, one of the
original founders of
Barrio
Fiesta.
The
event will be on Saturday
May 20, 2017 at the Gene
Friend SoMa Recreation
Center, 11:00 AM - 4:00
PM
.
For
the past 2 years our
community revived a
classic celebration
started by our elders and
the leaders before us. And
after those 2 successful
revivals and popular
demand, we're doing it
again this
year!
Join
us for FREE food, games,
entertainment and
community
building!
______
We
are seeking volunteers as
all the fun, community
building, and memorable
experiences were and will
be made possible by the
community coming together.
Here is an amazing video
from last year's
Barrio Fiesta created by
Evelyn Obamos: https://www.facebook.com/evelynobamos/posts/10154203444658615
Shifts
will start as early as
9:00 AM with set up and
may last through 6:00 PM
with break down. Please
sign up HERE https://goo.gl/xBQjNi
Volunteers
who commit to a minimum of
3 hours will be eligible
to receive a volunteer
T-shirt. Those who sign up
by April 24, 2017 will be
guaranteed a T-shirt. Due
to our limited supply of
shirts and sizes and
depending on the number of
volunteers we get, we
cannot guarantee a shirt
for everyone who registers
after April 24, as they
will be available on a
first-come, first serve
basis as supplies last.
But we will try our best,
and you will still get to
be part of all the fun,
food, and
community-building!
If
you have any questions
about volunteering, you
may contact caroline.calderon@vetsequitycenter.org,
program@kularts.org,
and glen@bayanihancc.org.
Our committee will follow
up with you as the event
and our volunteer
orientation
approaches.
#SoMaBarrioFiesta2017
Bindlestiff Studio Thanks You!
