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Title

Kulintang Arts

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Cachapero, Frances (Dancer)
Francisco, Joshua (Dancer)
Panis, Alleluia (Choreographer)
Serrano, Ric (Dancer)
Sun, Anna (Dancer)
Henry, Robert L. (Composer)
Holder, James F. (Composer)
Belcher, Jonathan (Lighting designer)
Kulintang Arts (Performer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Presenter)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Panis, Alleluia (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1991-09-21

Table Of Contents

1. LM'EHEK: at the heART of the sharpenINg stONE (ca. 21 min.) / choreography, Alleluia Panis ; music composed and arranged by James F. Holder, Joey Maliga, Dana Nunez, Robert L. Henry. The sections of the work are: a, Lm'lunai (ancestral domain) -- b, Tablo in the moonlight / danced by Frances Cachapero and Joshua Francisco -- c, Utom feo (bountiful harvest) -- d, Halayok ngiawa (Save us from the storm) / danced by Ric Serrano and Anna Sun with the Company. |||| Dust from Kapimpilan (ca. 9 min.) / instrumental music only ; based on the Maguindanao "duyog" ; music composed by Joey Maliga, Robert L. Henry, James F. Holder, Jon Jang, Dana Nunez. Preceded by a demonstration of instruments in the kulintang. |||| Cycles: timeless rituals to ancient icons [five-part work, continuing on cassette 2] (ca. 21 min.) / choreography, Alleluia Panis. The sections of the work are: a, Kamamatuan: before the time of Mahoma / music composed by James F. Holder with Robert L. Henry and Dana Nunez ; danced by the Company -- b, Sun and moon / music composed by James F. Holder and Jim Norton ; danced by Joshua Francisco and Frances Cachapero. |||| 2. Cycles, continued (ca. 48 min.) / b (continued), Palabunibunyan / music only ; composed by James F. Holder ; preceded by a retelling of the mythical origin of the kulintang -- c, Kaganding / music composed by Dana Nunez ; danced by the Company -- Kaluntang / music only ; composed and arranged by Robert L. Henry, Dana Nunez, James F. Holder, Joey Maliga -- d, Manong: warless hero, patron saint of dreams / music, Magulong bagay (Crazy thing), composed by Dana Nunez, James F. Holder, Jon Jang, Joey Maliga, Robert L. Henry ; danced by Joshua Francisco and the Company -- Chase to Taguig / music only ; composed by James F. Holder -- e, New moon rising / music composed by James F. Holder with Jim Norton ; danced by Joshua Francisco and the Company.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8428

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
Dance companies -- California
Dance -- Philippines
Music -- Philippines

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Music

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop ; executive artistic director and choreographer, Alleluia Panis ; dance director, Anna Sun ; music directors, Robert L. Henry and James F. Holder.
Content: Program title on accompanying house program: Timeless rituals to ancient icons.
Creation/Production Credits: Sound design, Kevin McKereghan ; lighting, Jonathan Belcher.
Performers: Music performed by John Calloway, Robert L. Henry, James "Frank" Holder, Jim Norton, Dana Nunez.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, as part of the Out-of-Towners series, on September 21, 1991, by Video D Studios.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (97 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Performance of dance and music by Kulintang Arts, a company based in Oakland, Calif. Its works draw upon the dance and music of the Philippines, particularly the kulintang orchestra.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F537
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14430535
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c6bdda0-8336-0138-69dc-7999265c2810

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kulintang Arts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c6bdda0-8336-0138-69dc-7999265c2810

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1991). Kulintang Arts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c6bdda0-8336-0138-69dc-7999265c2810

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kulintang Arts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c6bdda0-8336-0138-69dc-7999265c2810

Wikipedia citation

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