Transfiguring Mindanao Conversation Series - Dance and Martial Arts: Heritage of Performance from Mindanao

The Ateneo de Manila University - School of Social Sciences together with the Institute of Philippine Culture invite you to Transfiguring Mindanao Conversation Series on “Dance and Martial Arts: Heritage of Performance from Mindanao”

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The webinar will feature Mr. Manolo Luis del Rosario and Mr. Earl Francis C. Pasilan. Mr. del Rosario will discuss how intangible identity markers present themselves in cultural elements using the practice of Filipino Martial Arts as an example. Mr. Pasilan, on the other hand, will talk about the movement patterns and characteristics of the Yakan dances, its purpose and significance in the Yakan culture, the music and musical instruments utilized, and the costumes worn for a specific performance.

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The development of the Mindanao Reader was led by the School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University with funding support from CHED and additional support from The Asia Foundation (TAF). The book has 34 chapters with 44 authors mostly coming from Mindanao covering broad topics from the history, social, economic, political, and cultural features of the island and its people. Edited by Jose Jowel Canuday and Joselito Sescon.

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