7th Annual United States of Asian America Festival

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Kularts presents Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre Sayaw sa Mutya

May 15, 8pm; May 16, 3pm

Mutya painting

Mutya in Pilipino means the ultimate manifestation of woman.

Pasig is the river that flows out of Laguna de Ba-i to Manila Bay. The people who live by the river are called Tagalog or ‘taga ilog’ meaning people of the river. It is believed that long ago, the Tagalog people beseeched the guardian spirit of the water to create a river to transport the dead to sea, to reach the paradise of everlasting peace. The spirit of Laguna de Ba-i appeared as a giant naga, or snake-like creature, and created the Pasig River by slithering its massive body from Laguna de Ba-i through Manila until it disappeared into the sea. It is believed that the Pasig river spirit appears as the beautiful mutya when the moon is full.

SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco
Admission: $15

For info/reservations: (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org · www.kularts.org

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