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Workshop “Pangalay: Dance of the Ocean Waves”
13 August, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Pangalay, also known as Igal and Pansak across the Philippines and Malaysia, is a classical Southeast Asian fingernail dance with roots in the Philippines. Across Mainland and Maritime Southeast Asia, related bent-hip fingernail dances with both Austronesian and Indianized influences can be observed–the Fawn Lep of the Lanna in Thailand, the Manora or Nora dance of Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia, the Tari Tanggai or Gending Sriwijaya among the Sumatrans of Indonesia, and the Pangalay of the Southern Philippines and Malaysia. Despite colonization the Philippines has preserved art forms that are the direct result of international pre-colonial trade and participation as vassals under older kingdoms of Srivijaya and such.
This workshop is aimed towards traditional and contemporary dancers, as well as those who are simply curious, to foster a continuing re-dialoguing of the Philippines with its historical cousins across the ocean, towards a deeper ASEAN relationship. Spanning a total of two and a half hours, this short course will cover a brief history of the Philippine-Thailand connection through this art form and a practical movement class, with a Q&A and discussion session at the end.
Total Hours of Instruction: 15 minutes for introduction to the dance form: how the dance is a cultural link between the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia through art form and history; 2 hours of holistic dance instruction; and 15 minutes at the end for Q&A and debriefing.
Skill Level of Participants: Beginner to Advanced (no skill required)
What Supplies Will Participants Need to Bring?: Loose clothing, bare feet
Workshop Fee: 500 Baht (As space is limited, we encourage the payment in advance of the workshop – see bank account below or scan to pay via PromptPay QR code as shown in the poster.)
Payment details
Bank Account No: 043-7-18114-2
Bank: TMBThanachart (ttb)
Account name: Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies
Artist Profile
Jacob Walse-Dominguez is a queer migrant and diasporic traditional Southeast Asian performing artist bridging transnational histories through cultural work. Their traditional learning spans both Philippine and Indonesian traditional arts, learning directly from culture bearers from the region. Their Pansak and Pangalay lineage comes from Radzmina Tanjili, a Sama-Banguingui culture bearer, along with Yakan culture bearer Dhel Ahaddas and Tausug culture bearer Sitti Obeso—leaders within their minority ethnic groups. Through cultural immersion with teachers in Southeast Asia and community work among the diasporic Filipinx community in the US, Jacob hopes to weave past and present towards a pre-Philippine, post-colonial Asian identity. Focusing on colonial resistance and empowerment through cultural work, they hope to share knowledge across Asia and the Asian diaspora.
Organizer
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information, see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction
