Sapin-Sapin: Filipinx Art Festival is a celebration of Filipino culture, highlighting the diasporic talent in the Lower Mainland happening on UBCV campus over 2 Saturdays on August 24 and August 31.
Community Workshops: August 24, 2024 |10 AM to 5 PM | West Mall Annex 110,
Final Event: August 31, 2024 | 7 PM to 9 PM | Dorothy Somerset Studio
Festival Highlights:
- Four new short plays by emerging playwrights – “The Curse of Santa Milagrosa” by Oswald Pingol, “Isang Segundong Panukli” by Viktor Atencia, “Banyan Tree” by Abi Padilla, “Bien Facil” by Karla Commanda
- Various performances including Burlesque by Karla Comanda, Kundiman by Dave Dagta
- Artistic community workshops led by established Filipinx artists – Movement Workshop by Alvin Tolentino, Visual Arts by Angel Bella, Creative Writing Workshop by Chris Nasaire, and Acting Workshop by Argel Monte De Ramos
Attendance by donation. Please RSVP if you plan to attend as there is limited space.
With the theme of the ultimate and well-loved Filipino layered rice cake, Sapin-Sapin, the festival explores the diverse and colourful Filipinx culture, merging interdisciplinary forms of art and traditions, and dissect the layers of what it means to be Filipinx.
Join us as we gather on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 10 AM to 5 PM at West Mall Annex 110, UBC for the Community Workshops, and on Saturday, August 31, 2024 from 7 PM to 9 PM at Dorothy Somerset Studio, UBC for the Showcase and Culmination night of the festival. See you there!
Organized by NPC3 (National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre)
Co-sponsored by: GRSJ, the Public Humanities Hub and the Department of Theatre and Film at UBC.
