Ottawa 
Events Description
Piña: A well-known traditional Filipino fibre made from pineapple leaves
Inspired by artistic director Ralph Escamillan’s experience as a first-generation Canadian-born Filipinx, PIÑA examines the parallels between the physicality of that experience and this delicate yet resilient textile. In this quartet, Escamillan combines traditional folk dance, history, music, and modular costumes to create an anthropological journey where piña, the delicate yet resilient textile, parallels the fragility and strength of contemporary diasporic people.
Like many of Escamillan’s work, PIÑA uses costumes as tangible objects that open the doors of memory and advance the narrative of the performance. Inspired by traditional Filipino clothing (Terno and Barong Tagalog), the modular costumes transform as the work unfolds, resulting in a unique quality of movement dictated by the restrictions imposed by the costumes.
As artistic director, Escamillan draws on his experience as a street, commercial and contemporary dancer to shape a truly unique choreographic perspective, while questioning his identity as a queer person and a person of colour.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
$38 /ticket
How to get tickets?
Phone: 1-844-985-2787 (ARTS)
Email: info@nac-cna.ca
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday November 16, 2023 to Friday November 17, 2023
Thu. Nov 16, 2023 | 7:00 PM
Fri. Nov 17, 2023 | 7:00 PM
Venue & Address
AZRIELI STUDIO, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1
Wheelchair accessible
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
