Dancing the Private Lives of Pilipinx Nurses

Kularts director Alleluia Panis, composer Joshua Icban, and dancer Jonathan Mercado discuss their upcoming production, Nursing These Wounds, a site-specific dance performance investigating the impact of colonization on Pilipinx health and caregiving through the lens of Pilipinx nurses’ history. 

October 10, 2022  |  Read Article

Questioning Neutrality and Colonization in Contemporary Dance

An Interview with Gerald Casel BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Gerald Casel is a Filipino-American choreographer, dancer and teacher whose work problematizes colonial narratives and invites cultural contemplation. In this interview, he reflects on the dominant voices in contemporary dance, who’s being heard and who’s not being heard, and why neutrality is […]

December 8, 2016  |  Read Article

Transferring Knowledge and Tradition: An Interview with Enrico Labayen

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Enrico pulled together two long white ballet barres until they stood a foot apart. A mix of athleticism and emotion unfolded as he folded himself in and around the barres, building to a critical point where he slowly turned his head while balanced […]

October 28, 2013  |  Read Article