LECTURE-WORKSHOP on ABAKNON DANCES

In line with the Capul, palingnga kaw? exhibition, a lecture-workshop on the Abaknon dances will be held at the UPVM Basement A on 8 September 2007 (Saturday), 1:30pm. Dr. Francisco A. Datar will also briefly discuss the history of the dances and how each relate to the sociopolitical and economic structure of the Abaknon community.

LECTURE-WORKSHOP on ABAKNON DANCES
1:30pm, 8 September 2007 (Saturday)
Basement A
Jorge B. Vargas Museum
Roxas Ave., U.P. Diliman

In line with the Capul, palingnga kaw? exhibition at the Landing Gallery of the U.P. Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center (UPVM), a lecture-workshop on the Abaknon dances Estudiantina, Dos Amigos, Lavezares, Mazurka Capuleña and Curacha Minor will be held at the UPVM Basement A on 8 September 2007 (Saturday), 1:30pm. This will be led by alumni of the Capul Agro-Industrial School Filipiniana Dance Troupe, with Dr. Francisco A. Datar, briefly discussing the history of the dances and how each relate to the sociopolitical and economic structure of the Abaknon community.

The exhibition Capul, palingnga kaw? (literally translates to Capul, where are you going?) features the uniqueness of the Abaknon ethnolinguistic group, from the island-town of Capul in Northern Samar, through the photographs taken by anthropologist Francisco A. Datar. The contemporary Abaknon population has been influenced by the fusion of three local cultures — Abaknon, Agta and Waray — and the early Spanish presence in the island (the Capul church is one of the earliest churches built in the country), creating a culture distinctly separate from the surrounding islands of Bikol and Samar. Complementing these is a display of objects used in everyday activities of the community.

Capul, palingnga kaw? runs until 27 October 2007. The show is sponsored by Fujifilms-YKL Color Laboratory and the Chocolate Kiss Café. For more information, please call Linda at 928-1927/981-8500 local 4024, or email us at [email protected].

From 08 Sep 2007
Until 08 Sep 2007
U.P. Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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