EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

WHAT: Kularts presents: You Will Gonna Go Crazy
          Written by: Jason Magabo Perez
WHEN: Fri October 21 & 28 | 8PM
          Sat October 22 & 29 | 8PM
          Sun October 23 & 30 | 3PM
WHERE: Bayanihan Community Center
            1010 Mission St @ 6th St
            San Francisco, CA 94103

Fri October 21 only: Preview night, Tickets only $7!
$11 Students/Seniors
$13 in advance
$15-$17 sliding scale at the door
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

“Perez is wit on wheels: sharp, funny, brilliant, torquing toward grit and pathos. To see his work is to believe in the hunger of his cause." – Edie Meidav, Bard Fiction Prize-winning author of Crawl Space.

In You Will Gonna Go Crazy, a hilariously sad and lyrical semiautobiographical multimedia dance-theatre play, Hasón, a wise-cracking crybaby, is forever on a quest to become "uncried" in the wake of his family's traumatic past. Hasón's mother, a melodramatic and beautiful nurse, was framed and arrested by the FBI for murder in 1976. Based on interviews, unpublished diaries, memoirs, and personal archives, this intimate coming-of-age story explores the traumatic impacts of racist history on the Filipino American family.

Written by Jason Magabo Perez, Directed by Alleluia Panis, Performing Artists: Joe Cascasan, Alexandria Diaz deFato, Gregory Manalo, Jason Magabo Perez, Designer: Wilfred Galila

“As horrifying, deeply American, kinda David-Lynch-meets-hip-hop narratives, this one is a doozy.” –SF WEEKLY

“…. fast-paced fresh and witty, smart and funny literary performance gem." – Genny Lim, award-winning playwright and author of Paper Angels.

	Jason Magabo Perez, writer and performer, received his M.F.A. in Writing & Consciousness from the now defunct New College of California. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Tayo, Witness, and In the Grove. A VONA Voices Summer Writing Workshop alumnus, and a featured artist for the AjA Project and the New Americans Museum, Perez has performed at the National Asian American Theater Festival, at several universities across California, and at venues such as the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and the La Jolla Playhouse. Currently, he lives in San Diego and is working on a novel.
Joe Cascasan, actor and comedian, is a regular at Bindlestiff Studio. Formerly a member of the Bindlestiff sketch comedy group, Pork in the Road, Cascasan has performed with Taste Better Wit, and is in the current production of Stories High XII.
	Alexandria Diaz deFato, dancer & performer, has been in works by Choreographers Alonso King, Greg Dawson, Robert Henry Johnson and Alleluia Panis. She’s a principal artist with Kultura Philippine Folk Dance Company of Los Angeles CA.
Wilfred Galila is a filmmaker, cinematographer, and musicmaker. Galila has worked on short films, documentaries, live performances, and theater, as well as post-production work for creative and corporate projects. He is also known to make music with his bands ElectroSonic Chamber and The Family of Man. Born and raised in Iloilo City, Philippines, Galila currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
	Gregory Manalo is an Oakland native. He has performed with Alleluia Panis Dance Theater in Ibig-Pulse of Desire at the Yerba Buena Garden Festival, Cherrie Moraga's La Semilla Caminante produced by Intersection for the Arts, POMO 2008 with Brothers Keeper in The Renaissance directed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Overseas Artists at Bindlestiff Studio. He will perform in Brava Theater Center’s production of Cherrie Moraga's play New Fire and San Jose Stage production of Jeannie Barroga's Buffalo'ed in 2012. His physical theater work is rooted in the Visayan Style Korto Kadena Eskrima System founded by the late Maestro Sonny Umpad. By day he is a Video Maker.

You Will Gonna Go Crazy is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

PREVIOUS EVENTS

WHAT: Book Launching of "Way of the Ancient Healer" by Virgil Mayor Apostol and "Filipino Tattoos" by Lane Wilcken
WHEN: January 22, 2011, Saturday at 5:00pm
WHERE: Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission St. San Francisco, CA

Join us in our first author event of year!

Arkipelago Bookstore will be launching two new book titles:

"Way of the Ancient Healer" by Virgil Mayor Apostol and

"Filipino Tattoos" by Lane Wilcken

There will be book reading by both authors and attendees who purchase the books get to have their copies signed by the authors.

For more information please call Arkipelago Bookstore at
(415) 553-8185

Admission is FREE!

Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern
Book Description
Tattooing is a very old and spiritually respected art form that has existed in many different cultures around the world. After many centuries of not being practiced in Europe, tattooing was re-introduced to the Western world through the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. Beginnning in the 16th century, European explorers came across many people who practiced tattooing as an integral part of their cultures. This is the first serious study of Filipino tattoos, and it considers early accounts from explorers and Spanish-speaking writers. The text presents Filipino cultural practices connected with ancestral and spiritual aspects of tattoo markings, and how they relate to the process and tools used to make the marks. In the Philippine Islands, tatoos were applied to men and women for many different reasons. It became a form of clothing. Certain designs recognized manhood and personal accomplishments as well as attractiveness, fertility, and continuity of the family or village. Facial tattoos occurred on the bravest warriors with names that denoted particular honor. Through the fascinating text and over 200 images, including color photographs and design drawings, the deep meanings and importance of these markings becomes apparent.

Way of the Ancient Healer: Sacred Teachings from
the Philippine Ancestral Traditions
Book Description:
Way of the Ancient Healer, a book that intermeshes esoteric and metaphysical beliefs with scientific explanations of healing practices, based on an indigenous science and culture.

Way of the Ancient Healer provides an overview of the rich tradition of Filipino healing practices, discussing their world influences and role in daily life. Enhanced with over 300 photographs and illustrations, the book gives readers a rare look at modern-day Filipino healing rituals, including personal examples from author Virgil Apostol's own experiences with shamanic healing and dream interpretation.

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