JUNE 2022 - YELAMU (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)

ritual for thrivation no. 2

How do we move from a perpetual stasis of survival to palpable thrivation? In a world that has forgotten its inherent responsibility to the earth and each other, ritual for thrivation no. 2 poses ancestral reverence, intergenerational healing, and urban-indigenous futurism as urgent and fundamental to alleviating our current climate crisis.

commissioned by ODC Theater
for the inaugural State of Play Festival
co-presented by Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
as part of the 25th Annual United States of America Festival: Generations of Power

Choreography + Artistic Direction: SAMMAY
Sound Design + Live Musical Performance: AstraLogik
Costume + Set Design: Stephanie Gancayco
Lighting Design: Dave Ragaza
Visual Art + Video Projection: Malaya Tuyay
Rehearsal Director: Danielle Galvez
Production + Stage Manager: Tonilyn A. Sideco
Production Assistants: Lynie Abadilla, Sharleen “Boomer” Ignacio

Dance Collaborators
Danielle Galvez
Harold Albert Galvez
Tessa Nebrida
Jai Severson

Guest Artists
Lisa Suguitan Melnick
Justin Villaneuva

Araw ng Kalayaan Guest Speakers
Mario “Power Struggle” de Mira
Nic Feliciano

Community Partners
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District

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This ritual performance is dedicated to our ancestors who are inextricably interwoven into our personal narratives and to whom we journey towards liberation with. In light of the current political climate in our shared motherland, we also dedicate this performance to the survivors and martyrs of Martial Law (1972-1981) and their descendants. May we never forget the numerous atrocities and forced disappearances that characterize this dark time in our history and its everlasting imprint on our narrative as the Philippine diaspora. There is no true progress without accountability. May we commit deeper to our re-membering, so that our collective grief can finally have a place to be transmuted and freed.

Photos by Robbie Sweeny