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KULARTS The nation's premiere presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts

KULARTS has three major program components:

KULARTS PRESENTS showcases contemporary and tribal Pilipino art through works by local American Pilipino and international Philippine artists. Kularts engages the public in contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts and culture through full-length concerts, evenings of shared programming, and through visual arts exhibits & installations. EDUCATION ARTS PROGRAM educates diverse American communities in Pilipino art forms and their influence on contemporary performing arts in both school and community settings. PHILIPPINE TRIBAL TOUR is a 2-3 week immersion tour of the Philippines' indigenous communities designed for U.S.-based artists.

500 years of collective Bay Area Asian American artistic excellence all in one room πŸŒ±π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ 🌺 Sala...
10/11/2026

500 years of collective Bay Area Asian American artistic excellence all in one room 🌱

π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ 🌺

Salamat to everyone who has joined in celebration with us as we honor our legacy artist that have set the foundation for Asian American diasporic art to thrive! 🎍

Final show at 5pm | Dance Brigade’s Dance Mission
Limited tickets available | www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.Β πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

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The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

Photos by Wilfred Galila

10/10/2026

Happy opening night for π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ :)
Tickets now available | www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.Β πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission TheatreΒ 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

In collaboration with α΄Šα΄Κœα΄€Ι΄ of Kuya Johan productions, π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ will feature 6 Documentary Short Films...
10/09/2026

In collaboration with α΄Šα΄Κœα΄€Ι΄ of Kuya Johan productions, π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ will feature 6 Documentary Short Films highlighting Bay Area Asian American Legacy Artist 🌺

π—™π—œπ—₯𝗦𝗧 π—Ÿπ—’π—’π—ž: Ric Serrano, Kulintang Arts Ensemble dancer from 1987 - 1995

Director, Set Designer & Lead Editor: α΄Šα΄Κœα΄€Ι΄ (Johan )
Co director and Interviewer: β€œManai” Alleluia ( Alleluia Panis DanceTheater )
Cinematographer and Assistant Editor: Ken Francis Villa ( Ken Francis (αœƒαœ’αœˆαœ”) )

β€”β€”-β€”β€”-β€”β€”-β€”β€”-β€”β€”-β€”β€”-β€”β€”-β€”β€”-

π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ opens tonight!
Tickets now available | www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble. πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission Theatre
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

San Francisco Chronicle 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 by Lily Janiak (Lily Janiak ) Read the full article on the SF Chronicle Website! Thank y...
10/08/2026

San Francisco Chronicle 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 by Lily Janiak (Lily Janiak ) Read the full article on the SF Chronicle Website! Thank you and Estefany Gonzalez (Estefany Gonzalez ) for joining us in rehearsals to chat and document this exciting merge of the past present and future with former Kulintang Arts Ensemble members and current Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre company members!

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/dance/article/kularts-living-ancestors-show-22424656.php

π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ | Tickets now available
www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.Β πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission TheatreΒ 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

Happy load in day and opening night eve!!! 🀩Kehlani once said β€œMeet me at the door!!! While it’s!!! Still open!!!” And y...
10/08/2026

Happy load in day and opening night eve!!! 🀩

Kehlani once said β€œMeet me at the door!!! While it’s!!! Still open!!!” And yes, that door was at Dance Brigade’s Dance Mission 😌

π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’
Tickets now available | www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.Β πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission TheatreΒ 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

Bay Area homecoming! Coming all the way from New York City, co-founder of the 1976 Bagong Diwa Dance Company, former New...
10/06/2026

Bay Area homecoming! Coming all the way from New York City, co-founder of the 1976 Bagong Diwa Dance Company, former New York City Opera and Metropolitan Opera dancer, and Alleluia Panis dance partner since the 70’s, π†π‘π„π†πŽπ‘π˜ 𝐃𝐄 π’πˆπ‹π•π€, joined our latest rehearsal for π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ 🌺

OPENING NIGHT THIS FRIDAY✨
Tickets now available | www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

What an honor and a fun time to always be in your presence!

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.Β πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission TheatreΒ 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

When everyone’s using AI for marketing and is to serious now a days so you lowkey gotta start marketing the OG way… aka ...
10/02/2026

When everyone’s using AI for marketing and is to serious now a days so you lowkey gotta start marketing the OG way… aka the legacy artist way πŸ˜ŒπŸ’

π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ | Tickets now available
www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble. πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission Theatre
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

Frances Wong meet Frances Sedayo, Frances Sedayo meet Francis Eric Aquino, Francis Eric Aquino meet Ken Francis Villa, K...
09/30/2026

Frances Wong meet Frances Sedayo, Frances Sedayo meet Francis Eric Aquino, Francis Eric Aquino meet Ken Francis Villa, Ken Francis Villa meet Francis Wong πŸ˜‡

Catch all of our Frances variants NEXT WEEK at the premiere π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’

Tickets now available
www.kularts-sf.org/tubong

🎍🌼 KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors. Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.Β πŸͺ·πŸŒΊ

Show Dates πŸ—“οΈ
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue 🏟️
Dance Mission TheatreΒ 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage to our legacy artists.

*Tubong [too-bung], also known as β€œPutong,” means β€œto crown.” It is a communal ritual performed to honor village elders, traditionally practiced by the Tagalog people.

September means Christmas is here! πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸŽ„Your first holiday deal is on us! Use promo code β€œLEGACY5OFF” to enjoy $5 off your...
09/25/2026

September means Christmas is here! πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸŽ„
Your first holiday deal is on us! Use promo code β€œLEGACY5OFF” to enjoy $5 off your ticket for π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ ( Tickets now available: www.kularts-sf.org/tubong )

LIMITED TIME OFFER: promo valid until October 1st, 2026!

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π“π”ππŽππ† π“πŽ π‹πˆπ•πˆππ† π€ππ‚π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’Β Β | KULARTS to Honor Seventeen Legacy Artists in Tubong to Living Ancestors
Three-night tribute of music, dance, film, and poetry arrives as Filipino American History Month and Indigenous Peoples day. Directed & Choreographed by β€œManai” Alleluia Panis with Music Direction by John Calloway. Featuring live performances by Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble.

Show Dates:
8:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2026
5:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Venue:
Dance Mission Theatre
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

The production transforms the stage into an immersive sacred space where Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre, John Calloway and the Kulintang Jazz Art Ensemble, and select legacy artists perform new works alongside restaged excerpts from the 1990s productions β€œCycles: Timeless Rituals to Ancient Icons” and β€œDiwata,” exploring the intersection of indigenous ritual and contemporary performance to pay homage

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1010 Mission Street
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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