Kawayan Folk Arts

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Kawayan Folk Arts

Philippine music, dance, and theater arts Artists commit to the company for each season beginning in January and ending in December. Marciano A. Paynor, Jr.

Kawayan Folk Arts staff first assembled in August of 2006 at the home of Mark and Stella Trinidad in Mountain View, California. The first rehearsal was held at the Filipino-American Community Center in San Jose’s Japantown, California with the support of our friends at Hiyas Philippine Folk Dance Company of San Jose. Over the years, we have rehearsed at the American Musical Theater of San Jose; St

eps, Styles, and Spotlights Studio in Fremont; Ballare Dance Center in south San Jose; and the studio at Seasons Marketplace at Landess. Kawayan artists rehearse in the studio approximately for four hours, twice a month, and perform one to three times a month. Artists do not pay fees to the company but may need to provide for costume necessities and transportation. Refreshments and some meals are provided. There are no requirements to join Kawayan Folk Arts, but new artists are subject to a new artists program. All staff positions are volunteer. Our members, staff, and board members come from Berkeley, Gilroy, Daly City, Milpitas, Mountain View, Oakland, San Francisco, South San Francisco, San Jose, Union City, Hawaii, Nevada, China, France, Ger many, Guam and the Philippines. Kawayan Folk Arts has performed for weddings; birthdays; fashion shows; festivals; baptisms; anniversaries; building openings and commemorations; reunions; town fiestas; Simbang Gabi, Santa Cruzan, and church events; city, state, and federal events; elementary schools; high schools; and colleges; as well as the launch of VuQo Premium Vodka; for Seasons Marketplace at Landess featuring Seafood city; performed at benefits for Asian American Cancer Support Network, Asian American Recovery Services; and survivors of Ondoy. We have performed at games for the San Francisco Giants, the Golden State Warriors, and the Oakland Raiders. We have performed at Paramount's Great America, the Filipino American Arts Exposition, Kababayan Fest, ABS- CBN's One Kapamilya Go!, The San Francisco Parole Festival, The Filipino Channel's Adobo Nation, and KGO-TV; performed for the Consulate General Hon. and Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye; collaborated on projects with the American Center for Philippine Arts, Barangay Dance Company of Edmonton, Barangay Dance Company of San Francisco, Filipino American Veterans Rondalla, Hiyas Philippine Folk Dance Company of San Jose, Kariktan Dance Company of Concord, KulArts, Likha Pilipino Folk Dance Ensemble, Parangal Dance Company of San Francisco and provided workshops and provided live music for the Pilipino Cultural Nights for San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, California State University East Bay, University of California at Berkeley, University of California San Francisco, University of San Francisco, University of California at Santa Cruz, Independence High School and Saint Francis High School of Sacramento.

06/01/2019

Much Love and congratulations to the Trinidad Family. God bless Fr. Victor.

12/09/2018

Happy Anniversary, Ruben and Josie! Kawayan Folk arts wraps up our 2018 year celebrating the Golden anniversary of the Bartolomés.

We want to take this moment to also wish everyone warm holidays and Merry Christmas!

12/01/2018

Join Kawayan Folk Arts as we kick off the festive season at UNDSCVRD’s season finale on December 1st at a brand new location, Colorbloq! Featuring the best retailers and artisans from the Bay and beyond, third wave Filipino food and desserts, live music, and an art auction!

Saturday, December 1, 2018
UNDISCOVERED SF Holiday Pop-Up
@ 435 Brannan St. #110 in SOMA Pilipinas
All Ages | 11:00am-6:00pm | FREE
Info: undiscoveredsf.com

11/21/2018

Wishing comfort and peace to all of you this season. From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!

سلامات [SLM, Arabic]
Maraming salamat [Tagalog]
Muchas Gracias [Spanish]
Daghang salamat [Cebuano]
Agyamanak [Ilocano]
Tey B**g Nawa hu Kuy [T'boli]
Matamang salamat [Tagbanwa]
Madakel a salamat [Maranao]
Dakal a salamat (capampangan-pampanga)
Manyamanak [Kalinga]
Mabbalo' [Ibanag]
Salamat karajaw [Surigaonon]
Magsukul [Tau Sug]

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11/07/2018

Election day, 2018!

Please join us in congratulating one of Kawayan Folk Arts founding board members in being elected to South San Francisco's city council last night. Many of our early meetings were in her home and we've always appreciated her genuine love of the performing arts and work in the community.

Mabuhay, Tita Flor!

11/03/2018

The Kawayan Family has had our own share of engagements & weddings, new homes, losses, babies, moving away, and moving back.
Today, we celebrated Victor's ordination as a Deacon of the Catholic Church. Everyone, please join us in congratulating our dancing, singing, and kulingtan-playing, rondallista, the Reverend Mr. Victor Trinidad!

10/12/2018

"Sotu Nawa"
The literal translation of this phrase is "One Breath" in the T'boli Language.
Figuratively, this phrase can mean "unity." The T'boli people of SouthWestern Mindanao number between 100-120 thousand, roughly the same population as Daly City, California.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1-Xn5h2tg/

In the Philippines, October is recognized by presidential proclamation as National Indigenous People’s Month. According to the United Nations State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Philippines displaced many Lumad communities from their ancestral lands and promoted discrimination to support large-scale mining by foreign corporations and destructive projects.

Balikbayan and supporters in the United States can support the indigenous peoples by learning and sharing about Lumad schools and human rights, and donating.
Rappler "Who are the Lumad": https://goo.gl/kkaBhb
Save-Our-Schools on Facebook: https://goo.gl/fSnxVc
Vice Mag Human Rights in the Philippines: https://goo.gl/17pQvc

is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". Considered as vulnerable groups, they live in hinterlands, forests, lowlands and coastal areas. Some of these tribes are the B'laan, Bukidnon, Tagakaulo, Manobo, Subanen, Higaonon, Mamanwa, Mandaya, Mansaka, Sangire, Tagabawa, Tasaday, T'boli

Photos by Jason Samy & Jocelyn Hung

10/09/2018

08/10/2018

Happy International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples!

To appreciate the diverse culture of the Philippines and its art forms, you must understand the geography and influences that have developed it's people. Practitioners of the ethnic arts are, by practice, anthropologists and must take responsibility to research and give back to these communities. The Lumad indigenous of Mindanao are subject to violent intervention and assimilation. To love their art forms requires that we recognize their humanity.

https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/qvmzed/indigenous-human-rights-activists-face-targeting-death-in-the-philippines

08/06/2018

The Pistahan Parade on Saturday, August 11 is the traditional kickoff for the Pistahan weekend. Come see the largest Filipino parade on the West Coast.
We'll be dancing in the streets of San Francisco!

We'll see you at the parade on Saturday!

https://sf.funcheap.com/filipino-cultural-festival-parade-sf/
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05/18/2018

Join Kawayan Folk Arts musicians tonight in closing out our PCN music season at 's Pilipino Cultural Night in Hayward. Today and tomorrow 5/18-5/19!

Students at Local Colleges and Universities in the United States express their experiences as Filipino-Americans, exploring both modern and traditional performing arts, social issues, and tell stories of their families and friends, and their experiences of Barangay, Barkada, & balikbayan.

Some students will go on to join local dance and music companies. For others, their paths may never participate in cultural arts again. We're happy to support and participate in these experiences.

Many congratulations to the Filipino community at CSUEB!

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1535 Landess Avenue
San Jose, CA
95035

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http://kawayanfolkarts.org/

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