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‘Tao-maraw’, a work-in-development feat. Agnes Arellano’s tamaraw heads

Daloy Dance Co.

Dec 20, 2019
2 min

‘Tao-maraw’, a work-in-development feat. Agnes Arellano’s tamaraw heads

We did a test run on the piece, Tao-maraw. Noted visual artist and sculptor, Agnes Arellano and her husband Billy has amazing ideas for a dance production, called Tao maraw. Using Agnes’ beautiful tamaraw heads. If time and money were not an issue, I would have loved to jump in and dive deep on this work, head on. By June, Daloy DC was in the middle of crazy-busy, rehearsals for big July shows, corporate events, commercial shows. But test runs are great, the first performance

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The fun in being identity-fluid and genre-fluid as Daloy Dance Company

Daloy Dance Co.

Dec 19, 2019
2 min

The fun in being identity-fluid and genre-fluid as Daloy Dance Company

We celebrated our 5th year anniversary. Last May, I looked at a room full of bodies dancing in wild abandon as we transitioned to Fire element, a room made up of our current roster of dancers, alumni, students then and now, new faces, patrons, friends and supporters. And I thought wow, how did I get so lucky? I remember facilitating movement jams in Christopher Aronson and I’s apartment in 2014 as an after-party with our friends and I remember thinking, I want to make more pe

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Making up a colorful and meaningful ‘dance career’

Daloy Dance Co.

Dec 17, 2019
2 min

Making up a colorful and meaningful ‘dance career’

( #2019Highlights - April, 2019) The first time Daloy DC implemented the ‘We work 3 months then we all get a 1-month break policy) and boy was it the hardest thing to do for me. YES. As well as the, ‘We can’t do that, No. We are on a break. That is my Rest month so, No. I would love to but I’m resting’ reply-scripts for projects big and small. 10 years ago, dance writer Ms Marge Enriquez wrote at Philippine Daily Inquirer about me as Sugarplum Fairy of Ballet Phils’ Nutcracke

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Co-create. Co-empower. Co-heal with Daloy DC’s workshops and shows.

Daloy Dance Co.

Dec 11, 2019
2 min

Co-create. Co-empower. Co-heal with Daloy DC’s workshops and shows.

(This is a 2019 Year-in-Review post, #January2019Highlight) What if we don’t apply for grants or institutional support this year so we can just do whatever we want and see if a small to mid-size contemporary dance group like ours could really keep our head above water while trying to do works and workshops that are good, has integrity, and will not limit us in keeping on proving our ‘Filipinoness’ and our good intentions towards ‘Filipino people’ as most grant giving bodies

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Ea Torrado delivers inspiring speech at British School Manila

Daloy Dance Co.

Nov 17, 2019
6 min

Ea Torrado delivers inspiring speech at British School Manila

October 25, 2019– British School Manila honors Ea Torrado as guest speaker for the graduating class of BSM’s International General Certificate of Secondary Education Assembly 2019. Below is her inspiring message to the BSM students: In my early 20s I transitioned from being a professional ballerina to become a contemporary choreographer. From producing my own dance theatre pieces, to collaborating with notable visual artists, I eventually formed my own Manila-based dance grou

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