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AAPI Month Kick-off with The Sampaguitas + Nava Dance Theater
$20 General Admission
Doors at 7:30pm.
Show from 8:15-10:30pm with one intermission
THE SAMPAGUITAS
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Sampaguitas sing Filipino folk songs and inspired originals in three-part harmony. Drawing influences from folk, blues, doo-wop girl groups, and the Filipinx-American diaspora, Jenevieve Francisco, Cristina Ibarra, and Aireene Espiritu share music from their roots and explore what it means to be in a “third culture” between worlds. The sampaguita is the national flower of the Philippines and only fitting to describe the sweet sounds coming from their melded vocal textures, tones, and tight harmonies.
Espiritu, Francisco, and Ibarra met in San Francisco and immediately connected over their shared ancestry and love of music. Their collaboration evolved organically, each bringing musical strengths into the fold. Using Filipino folk songs as a way for them to explore their cultural roots, they soon found that singing together unlocked a deep connection, not only to each other, but to audiences as well.
“We each come from different experiences and familiarity with the language. But getting to sing and learn Tagalog, it feels like stepping into a river that flows back to our ancestors. Singing these songs together is like creating our own connection to the country of our roots, and standing proudly in our Pinay heritage.”
WEB: https://thesampaguitas.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesampaguitas
YouTube: https://bit.ly/thesampaguitasYT
NAVA DANCE THEATRE
Nava Dance Theatre is a bharatanatyam and experimental dance company based in San Francisco, unceded territory of the Ohlone people.
Led by Artistic Director Nadhi Thekkek, they use the South Indian dance form to navigate place, identity, and politics through the lens of lived experience.
Nadhi Thekkek and Shruti Abhishek perform excerpts of Rogue Gestures, inspired by the labor of immigrant nurses who arrived in the US after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Many navigated the expectations of being both breadwinners and culture bearers in the community, while also finding a way to bridge their worlds and make it their own.
WEB: https://www.navadance.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navadancesf
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCalC7pRy_Y8wp6pC05ALa3A
Recommended If You Like: Philippine folk music; South Indian dance form
Vaccines, boosters, and masks are strongly encouraged, but are not required as per local Public Health Policy.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2366205-0
