The 2023 activities of the Philippine Studies Group at the York Centre for Asian Research, York University are supported through funding from the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto.
Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila’s Resource Frontier
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | 15:00 to 17:00 EST
Room 280N, Second Floor, York Lanes, York University
In this presentation, Dr Saguin (UP Diliman) will examine urbanization as a frontier-making process through the example of Metro Manila in the Philippines and its adjacent resource frontier, Laguna Lake.
Annual Dance Showcase, “Cardinal Points”
15-17 February 2023 | 19:30 EST
Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre
The Philippine Studies Group is pleased to support the visit of two of the lead dancers from Bayanihan, the National Dance Company of the Philippines.
Details: https://ycar.apps01.yorku.ca/cardinal-points-bayanihan-2023/
Dance Workshop with Bayanihan: the National Dance Company of the Philippines
Monday, 13 February 2023 | 18:00 to 21:00 EST
Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre, 5225 Orbitor Drive, Unit 3, Mississauga
A rare opportunity to learn Philippine folk dance from Leo Lorilla and Pamela Corales, core performing artists of the world-renowned Bayanihan Dance Company.
Details: https://ycar.apps01.yorku.ca/bayanihan-workshop-2023/