KULARTS

Our deepest and heartfelt pasalamat to everyone who supported our latest production, “Burden of Proof.” We are truly blessed to have had 6 consecutive sold out shows. The KULARTS family is deeply honored that you chose to uplift and stand with the stories of those who have survived and risen above forces that attempt to silence them.

This story asks us to sit with discomfort, to confront hard truths, and to reflect on the realities that continue to shape our communities. We recognize the weight of that and we thank you for holding up that mirror and meeting it with openness and care. Thank you for going on this journey with the Calliano family through all the joys and hardships that life will present.

It is our hope that what you experienced doesn’t end when you leave the theater. That it lingers, sparks conversation, deepens understanding, and moves us all toward imagining and demanding a more just and compassionate world.

To the entire cast and crew of this production, your hearts are felt. Thank you for your care, honor, and compassion in developing this project for the past 2 years. To Jason Magabo Perez and Nanay Lenora Magabo Perez, we embrace you and keep your story in our hearts as we continue to share this experience beyond our generation. Thank you for being an example of resilience.

May the Mga Diwata continue to guide and bless our efforts as we move forward with touring this work, ensuring its impact reaches new audiences and resonates deeply with all who experience it.

Mabuhay tayong lahat! Taus punong pasa-salaamat!

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Maraming Maraming salamat to Jason Magabo Perez and Nanay Leonora Magabo Perez for allowing us to hold your story and share it through dance theatre. 🕊️💐

We thank you and your family for your resilience and courage to continue to rise above all. In witnessing your survival, may we all recognize our own power in standing strong as an individual, as family, and as a community against all and any adversity.

The cast and creative team are privileged to be standing in your power and are empowered to keep on fighting, without fear.

Makibaka! Huwag Matakot🔥

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 by Lily Janiak ( ) Read the full article on the SF Chronicle Website!

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/dance/article/kularts-burden-of-proof-review-22208149.php

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𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙤 ( ) as “The Kapre” in 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 By “Manai” Alleluia Panis. NOW PLAYING.

𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: Jess DeFranco grew up in the Bay Area and is a San Francisco based dancer. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University, she began working as a freelance performing artist and dance educator. Her first collaboration with KULARTS was in 2022 and 2023 with “Nursing these Wounds”, followed by the “AntingAnting Project” and presenting her choreography in “Queering Pilipinx Aesthetics” in 2024.

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𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Playing at Bindlestiff Studio for the next TWO WEEKS ✨

Weekend 1: 🕊️
April 17th - 19th, 2026

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 by Charles Lewis III Read the full article on the 48 Hills Website! Thank you for your review and for coming to support the show!

T𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 this Friday 4/24- Sunday 4/26 don’t miss 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 of Burden of Proof!

𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 this Friday 4/24- Sunday 4/26 don’t miss 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 of Burden of Proof!

𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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Don’t miss 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 this Friday 4/24- Saturday 4/26!!! Thank you for beautiful SOLD OUT opening weekend! Tickets are going fast! You can’t miss Burden of Proof!

𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣 (.world ) as “Helen Calliano” aka Linlin in 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 By “Manai” Alleluia Panis. NOW PLAYING.

𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: Jenelle Gaerlan (she/they) is a Filipinx-American dancer, teaching artist, and choreographer based in San Francisco by way of Portland, Oregon. This is their third season dancing with Alleluia Panis Dance Theater, with a perspective informed by her deep study of Jazz, Classical Concert Dance, American Vernacular Street Dance styles, and Filipino Folk and Indigenous Tribal Dances. Jenelle has also performed works by DarVejon Jones, BodyVox Dance Company, Robert Moses, Nicole Klaymoon, the San Francisco Symphony, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Natasha Adorlee. Jenelle currently serves as the Co-Artistic Director of ODC Seeds Dance Company and has recently done work for Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs as an AileyCamp instructor at UC Berkeley.

Jenelle has been a company member of Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre since 2023.

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𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Playing at Bindlestiff Studio for the next TWO WEEKS ✨

Weekend 1: 🕊️
April 17th - 19th, 2026

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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You don’t want to miss it! A special live reading of “There will be Flood” will be performed during the run of Burden of Proof featuring an powerhouse line up actors, including the writer himself and key collaborator of this project, Jason Magabo Perez 🔥

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𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
Use discount code “BOPBAHAY” for $5 off your ticket (Discount code available from now April 16th)
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Weekend 1: 🕊️
April 17th - 19th, 2026

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙡 ( ) as “Domingo Calliano Jr” aka DC in 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 By “Manai” Alleluia Panis.

𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: Johan Raymundo Casal is a multidisciplinary artist, performing internationally across the Philippines, New York, and California. He has performed in Netflix’s The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Live Experience in San Francisco, Cats at Berkeley Playhouse, Peter Pan Panto in the Presidio and has danced with Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre of KULARTS, Joe Goode Performance Group, and Megan Lowe Dances. Through his production company, Kuya Johan Productions, his independent films have screened at festivals across California, and has choreographed and directed concert dance works and musical workshops.

Johan currently serves as the program coordinator for KULARTS and has been a company member of Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre since 2023.

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𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Playing at Bindlestiff Studio for the next TWO WEEKS ✨

Weekend 1: 🕊️
April 17th - 19th, 2026

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 experience the World Premiere for 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 By “Manai” Alleluia Panis.

𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 🎟️
www.kularts-sf.org/burden-of-proof

Playing at Bindlestiff Studio for the next TWO WEEKS ✨

Weekend 1: 🕊️
April 17th - 19th, 2026

Weekend 2: 🏡
April 24th - 26th, 2026

7pm on Saturdays
3pm on Sundays

🎋$28 Online GA
🌴$35 At the Door

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Inspired by the true story of Pilipina nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the 1975 deaths of patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until a judge ordered their release due to the prosecutor’s “overwhelming prejudice.”

Burden of Proof by “Manai” Alleluia Panis ( ) is an immersive multimedia dance performance, that delves into the generational trauma inflicted by the American justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez ( ), 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

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