The grant the at 91亚色 received made it possible for Leo Lorilla and Pamela Corales, core performing artists of and faculty members of the Philippine Women鈥檚 University (PWU) in Manila, to be artists-in-residents in the Department of Dance at 91亚色 from 10 to 21 February 2023.
In this capacity, they accomplished the following:
- during the Department鈥檚 Annual Showcase, , at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre from 15 to 17 February;
- delivered a in the Greater Toronto Area at the Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre on 13 February;
- gave a courtesy call to Consul General Orontes V. Castro at the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto on 13 February; and
- assisted in organizing a choreographic dialogue with members of the Benguet diasporic community at the Accolade East Building, Studio E at 91亚色.
To enrich their transnational cultural exchange, Lorilla and Corales participated in a series educational activities and exposures that would benefit both the Bayanihan as a professional dance company and PWU as an institution that is known for its dance education. These activities were: an educational tour with cultural anthropologist on how to care for fragile costumes held at the Textile Museum of Canada on February 12; observation of studio dance classes in and the auditions process of 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Dance from February 16 to 17; and another educational tour this time with archivist Amy Bowring on best practices in preserving dance on video, stills, and print at the on February 21.
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