Immersive 60-minute dance-media performance INCARCERATED 6x9 is the latest work by Alleluia Panis, performed by 10 dancers to music by Rachel Lastimosa and filmmaker Wilfred Galila Fri-Sun May 4-13, 2018 at Bindlestiff Studio in SF's Filipino Cultural District. Exploring the hopes, delusions and the ultimate will to survive in the loneliest, most bitter place on the planet, 6x9 is inspired by the real-life accounts of incarcerated young Pinoy/Asian Americans. The bold, physically and emotionally layered work of fiction located in the year 2048, 150 years after the US pursuit of global power began.
Participating Artists:
Director/Choreographer Alleluia Panis; Composer Rachel Lastimosa; Media Art Wilfred Galila; Dance Artists: Jonathan Mercado, Ladislao ‘June’ Arellano, Johnny Nguyen, Jose Abad, Cristino Lagahid, Earl Albert Paus, Alexandria Diaz De Fato, Frances Sedayao, Isa Musni, and Noelle Campos
Artist Bio:
SFAC Legacy Artist Awardee Alleluia Panis (Director/Choreographer) is the driving force behind Kularts and respected elder artist in the US and the Philippines. She is contemporary artist who is at home in both Pilipino tribal & traditional arts and American modern dance forms.
INCARCERATED 6x9 Community Discussion Panels
Friday, May 4 - Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Sue Ra, Alameda County Public Defender’s Office
Ji Seon Song, Thomas C. Grey Fellow and Lecturer in Law
Vilaska Nguyen, SF County Public Defender’s Office
Christopher Gueco, Solano County Public Defender’s Office
Su Yon Yi, Alameda County Public Defender’s Office
Saturday, May 5 - Artists Engaging with Incarcerated Populations
Kyle De Ocera, Poet and Educator
Rosalie Zerrudo, Hilway Art Project with Women Inmate Artists of Iloilo City District Jail Female Dormitory
Sunday, May 6 - Talkback with Dancers & Artists of “Incarcerated: 6x9”
“Rico, SoMa Pinoy” a short film by Wilfred Galila
Friday, May 11 - Criminalization of Youth + School to Prison Pipelines
Jessica Li, Asian American Youth Resisting Criminalization
Rubie Macaraeg, June Jordan School of Equity
Saturday, May 12 - Life after Prison with United Playaz
Nina Parks, Cannabis equity advocate, Artivist & Entrepreneur
Freddy Vellido, Formerly Incarcerated, United Playaz
Rico Remedios, Formerly Incarcerated, United Playaz
Sunday, May 13 - Mothering Behind Bars
RJ Lozada, Producer and Director of “Mother’s Day”
Rosalie Zerrudo, Hilway Art Project with Women Inmate Artists of Iloilo City District Jail Female Dormitory
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*Photo Credit: Wilfred Galila