Alleluia Panis in IBIG: PULSE OF DESIRE (SF)

From KULARTS:

If you missed Al Robles' Memorial Celebration at SOMARTS in May, then the last time you saw Alleluia Panis dance was over EIGHT years ago . . . Well guess what, folks? If you've been missing you some Alleluia, then all your dreams are about to come true! Witness our fearless leader pirouette, extend her legs, kick her heels and roll around on stage to tunes like Jimmy Hendrix's "Angel" in the World Premiere of her newest dance theater work, IBIG: Pulse of Desire July 18-19 as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival!

Don't miss this monumental performance, directed by Sean San Jose, which includes the soul-bending vocals of Dwayne Calizo, the graceful athleticism of Philippine Martial Artist, Gregory Manalo, the flight and fury of ballerina extraordinaire, Alexandria Diaz Defato, evocative prose and vocals by Kyle de Ocera, and the passionate strumming of multi-instrumentalist, Ron Quesada!

IBIG: PULSE OF DESIRE
Sat-Sun, Jul 18-19, 2009, 1-2PM
Yerba Buena Gardens
Esplanade (in front of MLK Waterfall)
FREE!

The world premiere of the newest dance theater work by director/choreographer Alleluia Panis, in collaboration with director Sean San Jose, and vocalist/composer Dwayne Calizo, featuring works by Pilipino-American poets/storytellers Bayani Mariano and Oscar Peñaranda. Combining the physicality of contemporary dance, the exquisite articulation of traditional dance, and the muscular grace of eskrima, Alleluia Panis creates the heat and passion of forbidden love based in the life and work of iconic 1970's Pilipino American poet Bayani Mariano.

Enshrouded in mystery, Fate (Alleluia Panis), the angel of grace, hovers bearing witness as lovers, Eli (Alexandria Diaz Defato) and Bayani (Gregory Manalo) -- lonely and displaced, thrown together in San Francisco's urban landscape of invisible immigrants -- become mentally unhinged by the forceful and relentless pulse of life's desire.

The music is in the traditional Pilipino kundiman style, with the 70's sounds of R&B, Gospel, and jazz. Dwayne Calizo's exquisite voice evokes the sounds of the times with snarling ferocity one moment then wrenchingly sorrowful the next.


Performing Artists:
Alexandria Diaz Defato (Eli)
Kyle de Ocera (Bayani - Vocals)
Gregory Manalo (Bayani - Movement)
Alleluia Panis (Fate)

Music Performed by:
Rachael Bouch (percussion)
Dwayne Calizo (vocals)
Ronald Quesada (guitar)

In Partnership with YBGF