1SA – Solo Arts Platform

A brand-new arts platform is coming to Manila this October! Fringe Manila in partnership with The Japan Foundation, Manila is proud to present 1SA - Solo Arts Platform, celebrating solo artists and presenting their works on the Philippine stage in this year’s Museums and Galleries Month. In its premiere year, 1SA serves as an avenue for solo performers and artists to engage with local communities. With the variety of local and international artists in participation, 1SA explores various mediums of artistic expression that unravel the artmaking process, the passion, and the tenacity of individuals who straddle hyphenate identities and cultures.

1SA Creative Director Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan, previously a participant of The Japan Foundation Asia Center’s Next Generation Producing Performing Arts Program says, “1SA gives access to solo works that enable artists to convey the realities they are confronting through their chosen medium of artistic expression. Through this project, we work to push for the increased visibility of emerging artists, new genres, and evolving traditions in contemporary arts.” Part of 1SA’s goal is for more audiences to be able to experience some performances and events for free and at an affordable price.

For its inaugural iteration, 1SA welcomes international artists like multimedia performance artist Takao Kawaguchi with his piece, About Kazuo Ohno: Reliving the Butoh Diva’s Masterpieces. Attendees of the 2018 Fringe Festival might recognize the works of Filipino-Canadian director and cinematographer Mark Valino, whose dance video series Moments of Movement will be on exhibition for 1SA.

1SA is thrilled to be showcasing some of the most riveting solo performances from local artists in recent years. One such performance is the re-mounting of Dulaang UP’s ang dalagita’y ‘sang bagay na di-buo featuring Skyzx Labastilla, which returns after a critically-acclaimed run earlier this year. Filipino-American hoop artist Daniel Darwin also returns to the Fringe stage with his endurance piece, Dance Until You Shatter Yourself. Founder of Daloy Dance Company Ea Torrado presents an autobiographical dance piece on race and beauty in the form of Brown Madonna.

1SA is also premiering three original works. Emerging playwright Gabbi Campomanes invites audiences to enjoy a debauched evening of musical theatre in My Night with Lea. Actor and founder of SPIT Gabe Mercado premieres his autobiographical one-man-show, Raising Gabe, about the triumphs and struggles of a single man raising a child in the Philippines. Rizal-based sculptor Herminio Tan, Jr. envisions an alternate reality in which creatures and characters in Philippine Mythology share in the trials and tribulations of the modern Filipino in his exhibition, Mitolohiya 2018.

1SA – Solo Arts Platform will be held from October 20-28, 2018 at Power Mac Center Spotlight Theatre and Pineapple Lab. Tickets will be made available at TicketWorld (891-9999) or at ticketworld.com.ph for some performances.

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