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The film ‘Kikembe’ by directors Jocelyn Mayo and Ramie Capuyan showcases a traditional group game from Cuartero, CapizWhen life gets tough, I often yearn for simpler days and reminisce about summers past. Recently, while chatting over tea and coffee with a friend, old memories of my carefree childhood flooded back
Returning home sometimes meant discovering we’d lost our slippers while raiding neighbors’ fruit trees. We’d throw our slippers to knock down mangoes, duhat, or carmays, eating them right away. Featuring six dance films, the Tara, Laro Tao project explores how the joyous spirit of traditional games can be woven and intertwined with the dynamism of Philippine indigenous dances.
Originating from Taft, Eastern Samar, Sipit-sipit translates a traditional game into a lively cultural expression. The film, directed by Jerry E. Mores and Mark Doclotero, features Samleyaw Performing Arts Group mimicking the act of placing slippers in various body parts. Agusan Manobo and Lapakonon Manobo children play Buwa-buwan, an outdoor game where runners try to outpace the “taya.” Hugis Dance Project presents this game in Butuan City, choreographed by Dariel Endencia and Railey Clark Baring, and directed by Carlito Amalla and Gerard Hechanova.
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