12 2008 · 12:55 am 10 Annual Stories High 2008 Thursday thru Saturday July 31, 2008-August 16, 2008 Show time 8:00 PM Off Market Theater 965 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Info Line 415-255-0440 Ticket Sale https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/38741 The showcase highlights the achievements of this year's crop of writing, acting and directing workshop participants and explores a variety of characters, themes and situations. A couple caught in a bitter feud. An insecure English teacher grappling with ghosts from the past. A young woman's brush with her savior. The power of love, and the fight for it, during a dancing class. A soldier chooses between his family and his perceived country. A murderer commits his last act of violence. A confused boyfriend must decide between fidelity and guilty pleasure. For more information, please visit www.bindlestiffstudio.org. If you would like to make a reservation, please email susie@bindlestiffstudio.org with the show title, date, and number of seats you'd like to reserve. All shows are at the Off Market Theater, 965 Mission Street (between 5th and 6th), San Francisco. Tickets will be sold at a sliding scale, $10-$15. Our box office opens 30 minutes before showtime (welcome for walk - ins). When you call 415.255.0440 to make reservations you must leave: Your name Name and date of show Number of tickets Phone number where we can reach you to give you a confirmation # You must have a confirmation # to purchase reserved tickets by 15 minutes before show time otherwise your tickets will be released for walk-ins. We accept reservations until 3pm the day of a show unless otherwise noted on this site. What if it's after 3pm and i want to see the show tonight? You must call after 5pm to ensure that the show is not sold out (the outgoing greeting will announce any sold out shows). 14 2008 · 2:23 pm JOKES AND JITTERS: An Open Mic Comedy Night Wednesday Jan 23, 2008 7:00pm Bacio Cafe, in conjunction with Bindlestiff Studio, proudly presents an open mic comedy night! Watch these up and coming comedian as they get a chance to break into the comedy world. Sign up from 6:00pm-7:30pm and showcase your 5-7 minute stand-up routine. Open mic starts at 7:00pm. Who: YOU! What: Open Mic Comedy Night When: Wednesday Jan 23, 2008 at 7pm Where: Bacio Cafe 220 Main St. San Mateo, CA 94401 Why: Enjoy a night of laughter! How: Come on down! www.bindlestiffstudio.org http://www.baciocafe.com/ 07 2008 · 01:28 am Ready for the 10th anniversary of Bindlestiff Studios' Stories High 2008!!!! Come support our new, emerging writers for an exclusive glimpse of potential screenplays that will be showcased in this year's Stories High production. In two nights, we will cover nine brand new plays in a professional reading by various actors and directors. Each reading will also have a Q&A session, where you can ask the writers anything you want! January 17, 2008 “2 Cheat” By: Josef Anolin “Brothers and Sisters” By: Mario deMira (aka Nomi) “Leaving My Heart in San Francisco” By: Conrad Panganiban “Not Quite Unrequited” By: Ava Tong January 18, 2008 “The Art of Waiting” By: Cristal Fiel “Anytime. Anyplace” By: Jasmine Ty “Non-Sequiturs” By: Cathlin Goulding "One Year" By John Raposas “Last Verse in Despair” By: Ed Mabasa January 17-18 Thurs-Fri starting at 8PM Location: Space 180 at 180 Capp Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94110 Tickets: $5-10 Sliding Scale Reservations are being taken immediately at (415) 255-0440 or you can contact Susanna Yu at Susie54@sfsu.edu for ticket reservations This year, Bindlestiff will be breaking ground with its relocation to its original space on 6th street, with its brand-new and cutting–edge facility as the only performing arts space for the Filipino or Filipino American arts in the nation. Stories High, as one of Bindlestiff's signature productions, will be one of the first shows (OR FIRST SHOW) to grace its stage. Make sure not to miss this historical event! 30 Dec 2007 · 3:28 pm MYX on the Move - Bindlestiff Studio 11 Dec 2007 · 3:22 pm Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents the return of Midnight Mass! Join us for a rodeo style show that will assault the senses and leave you wondering if there's a place for you in heaven or hell. Through sketch comedy, improv, and shadows, we aim to share with you the darker side of the Christmas Spirit. 3 DAYS ONLY @ SPACE 180 Thursday - Saturday December 20th - 22nd 180 Capp Street Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94110 $10 To Reserve: http://www.brownpap ertickets. com/event/ 25227 Or Call 415-255-0440. 29 Oct 2007 · 5:13 pm Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents 1st Annual Black & White Bindleball Honoring: Bayanihan Community Center, Filipino American Employees Association of PG&E, Lorna Chui Velasco & Dino Ignacio Join Bindlestiff Studio on Thursday, November 29, at the 111 Minna Gallery, as it celebrates and honors outstanding community leaders and partners at the first annual Bindleball, a black and white gala. The Bindleball, Bindlestiff's hip and quirky take on a traditional cocktail party, will also serve as a fundraiser and art auction. All proceeds will help with the costs of moving back to the theater's original location on 6th Street and Howard. Bindlestiff Studio is the only permanent Filipino American performing arts space in the nation. Rooted in SF's South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. Bindlestiff aims to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next generation of Filipino American artists and community leaders in an affordable, community-based professional theater setting. Founded in 1989, Bindlestiff flourished for many years as an experimental black box theater. After 18 years it has now evolved into a vibrant cultural institution, presenting hundreds of events and productions each year including theater, dance, music, comedy, spoken-word performances and film showcases. Bindlestiff also offers low to no cost workshops in script writing, stand up comedy, vocal training, acting, directing, and producing for stage. Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:00PM - 12:00AM Tickets: $50, $75, $125, $150, $175 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/23581 Semi-formal black and white attire requested. Scrumptuous food provided by Cheryl A. Andres Catering. Bid on Bindlestiff Studio memorabilia. Dance to sounds of Bring That Beat Back mobile disc jockey service. For questions or more information, please contact: Judith Ferrer 953 Mission Street Suite 30 San Francisco, CA 94103 415.255.0440 judith.d.ferrer@gmail.com 26 Oct 2007 · 8:50 pm Bindlestiff Studio’s 1st Annual Black and White Gala | Bindleball Honoring Bayanihan Community Center, Filipino American Employees Association of PG&E, Lorna Chui Velasco & Dino Ignacio Join Bindlestiff Studio on Thursday, November 29, at the 111 Minna Gallery, as it celebrates and honors outstanding community leaders and partners at the first annual Bindleball, a black and white gala. Bindleball, Bindlestiff's hip and quirky take on a traditional cocktail party, will also serve as a fundraiser. All proceeds will help with the costs of moving back to the theater's original location on 6th Street and Howard. 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA Doors open at 6:00PM Semi formal black and white attire requested 415.255.0440 Food provided by Cheryl A. Andres Catering Silent Auction on Bindlestiff Memorabilia TICKETS ON SALE NOW $50, $75, $125, $150 & $175 Online through Paypal to bryan@bindlestiffstudio.org Or send a check addressed to: Bindlestiff Studio 1072 Folsom Street, #470 San Francisco, CA 94103 For more info, please call 415.255.0440. 20 2007 · 5:20 pm Bacio Café and Bindlestiff Studio proudly present “Jokes & Jitters…and Art! A Bindleball fundraising event”. Come join some of your favorite up and coming comics from Bindlestiff Studio as well as live art by Speaker Fruits (Dino Ignacio, James Garcia and Gem Mateo). Since this will be a fundraiser, donations will be accepted ($5 - $10 or whatever you desire) at the door, nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. This show has everything for your audible, flavor and visual palettes to enjoy, so come on down and experience laughter from Bindlestiff’s comics, the amazing art of the Speaker Fruits collective and savory delicacies of Bacio Café…and it’s all for a good cause. Proceeds from this event will go to help fund Bindlestiff’s 1st Annual Black & White Bindleball, Celebrating Art & Community, which will be held on Thursday, November 29th at 111 Minna St. Save the date! Featured comics: Terry Alabata , Manny Cabrera, Herb Felina, Wernher Goff, James Lontayao, Nicole Maxali, and Rob Trinidad WHAT: Jokes & Jitters…and Art! A Bindleball fundraising event WHO: You, your family and friends WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 4 from 8pm – 9:30pm WHERE: Bacio Café, 220 Main Street San Mateo, CA 94401 (across from the movie theatre box office) WHY: Live comedy, live art, delicious food and beverages, great people www.baciocafe.com www.bindlestiffstudio.org www.speakerfruits.com 16 2007 · 5:00 pm UPCOMING: * STORIES HIGH WORKSHOPS STARTING SEPTEMBER! * BINDLESTIFF BALLERS BBQ - SAT 9.08.07 Come and join the tenth annual Stories High Writing Workshop facilitated by Samantha Chanse and Gayle Romasanta. Acting and Directing workshops will be announced in early 2008. This will be an intensive 6 week writing workshop, examining the works of Lysley Tenorio, Eric Bogosian, Marianne Villanueva, Dario Fo and David Mamet, to name a few. In addition to talking about story, tone, setting, dialogue, audience, and character development, students will write their own 10-15 page vignette. Teachers will then facilitate class writing critiques, where each writer will have their pieces read and commented on by peers to help their editing process. This will be a supportive and honest class environment, meant to help each writer push themselves during the difficult task of rewrites and edits. Expect to have reading homework every night. This is a timely process, and we can only accommodate writers that can commit to the class and work schedule. We will start ON TIME. We embrace all writers - even the closet ones! - from beginning to advanced. Unfortunately, class size is limited to 6-8 students, so please register early to ensure your place. Schedule: Cost: $50 - $75 sliding scale. SoMA residents are FREE. Bindlestiff is committted to making art accessible to everyone -- work trade and financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Who: Bindlestiff Studio; contact gayle@bindlestiffstudio.org to register What: Stories High Workshops When: Saturdays, 12-2pm, September 1, 15, 22*, 29 October 13 and 20 Where: September 1, 15, and 22 classes will meet at Kearny Street Workshop, 180 Capp Street (at 17th Street), SF, CA, 94110 September 29, 13 and 20 classes will meet at the Mint Mall, 953 Mission Street, SF, CA 94103 Why: Write that one act or monologue you've always wanted to see on stage! *Sat, 9/22: Stories High participants are encouraged to take Kearny Street Workshop (KSW)'s playwriting session with Philip Kan Gotanda, 12 - 3pm at KSW's space180, 180 capp street, in San Francisco. The workshop is offered as part of KSW's 9th annual APAture: a window on the art of asian pacific americans, festival. Participants will be registered by Stories High facilitators unless they opt out. For more information visit www.kearnystreet.org *************************************** BINDLESTIFF BALLERS BBQ!!!! When: Saturday, September 8, 2007 All-You-Can-Eat picnic: $15-25 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds, $6 for kids 3-15, kids under 3 eat FREE Basketball and Volleyball tournament: $100 per 4/5 person team Where: Marlin Park, Redwood City, CA Why: To publish our new literary and arts journal Bindlestiff Studio: Creation, Destruction and everything in Between Fall is almost here and Bindlestiff wants to have one more get together before it gets too cold outside! Please come join the Bindlestiff Literary and Arts Journal crew (Ed, Nina, Raf, Jocelyn, Dianne, Aaron and others) for our All-You-Can-Eat Barbeque, Basketball and Volleyball Tournament Picnic. All proceeds goes to the production of Bindlestiff Studio: Creation, Destruction and Everything in Between, the literary and arts journal about Bindlestiff Studio and it's 17 years in the SOMa. It's due to be published in 2008, in time for our grand opening on Sixth Street. It'll be good times- family, fun, food, basketball and volleyball! We'll have kids games too, so bring the little ones! For more information Contact Raf Lim, dj.marco0@gmail.com or call 650.438.2414 07 2007 · 10:39 pm Bindlestiff needs your help for this weekend's 14th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival "WELCOME HOME: CONNECT. DISCOVER. CELEBRATE." Last year, we had a blast marching and riding on a parade float! This year, in addition to the parade, Bindlestiff will be tabling in solidarity with Bayanihan Cultural Center, Manilatown, and the SF Filipino Cultural Center. Here are the details: TABLING & OUTREACH: Saturday & Sunday August 11 - 12, 2007 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Yerba Buena Gardens Mission @ 4th Streets San Francisco, CA Contact Bryan if you're interested in volunteering at the table, and the times you're available: 415.244.4888 or bpangi@sbcglobal.net. PISTAHAN PARADE: Sunday, August 12 Assembly: 9 am - 10 am Opening Ceremony: 10 am Parade Starts: 11 am The Pistahan Parade will begin at Main Street, march down Market Street, left on 4th Street, end on Folsom Street. Contact Bryan if you'd like to march in the parade or just show up! We hope to see you there! 18 2007 · 9:55 pm Movin' on Up! Bindlestiff needs your help! We're getting closer to the end of the month. Which means we have to move and clean up the theater by July 31st. Please help us as we move, clean and paint the theater. A lot of our belongings are from previous shows, which means, this could possibly be YOUR stuff, or your group's belongings. We're happy to move it to storage to be used for another show, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!! Bindlestiff Alley has been a happy home for us the past 3 years. Show your appreciation, say good-bye, and do your part to move our collective belongings to storage and our new office space (located around the corner, on Mission Street, in the Mint Mall). Breakfast/drinks/lunch will be provided. PLEASE contact Susanna Yu to sign up, baby33504@aol.com. When you sign up, please indicate the date and the hours you can commit to. Thank you, Bindlestiff Staff and PT WHO: YOU! WHAT: Moving, cleaning and painting WHEN: 9-4pm,Sat/Sun, July 21-22; 9-4pm Sat/Sun, July 28-29 WHERE: Bindlestiff Alley Save The Date 11/29/07 *************************************** Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents 1st Annual Black & White Bindleball Celebrating Art & Community Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:00PM - 1:00AM 111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Please call 415.255.0440 or visit www.bindlestiffstudio.org for more info or to buy tickets. 26 2007 · 3:26 pm Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents the return of THE MOVEMENT! July 5-7, 12-14 starting at 8PM Location: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco 94103 Tickets: $10-15 sliding scale Get your tickets now at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/16861 or call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation. The movers and shakers of Bindlestiff Studio's sold out "The Movement" are back with a brand new show! Don't miss out as we utilize experimental dance, captivating shadow puppetry, and live music in bringing you the story of a young activist's life, Andre, his family, and dreams. Please visit our website at www.bindlestiffstudio.org/movement 13 2007 · 8:14 pm Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents... THE HOT LUNCH COMEDY SHOWCASE featuring Kevin Camia and his disciples Kevin Camia and his Comedy Workshop students are back! Full of politically incorrect humor, you can't miss this show. Another added benefit, you'll get a good ab workout. Kevin Camia has been a resident artist at Bindlestiff since 1997. As a stand up comic, he has worked with Dave Chappelle, Patrice O'Neal (HBO, The Office, Vh1), David Alan Grief (In Living Color), Bobby Lee (Mad TV), John Heffron and Dat Phan (winners of Last Comic standing seasons 1 and 2) to name a few. He is a regular at The Punch Line, Cobb's Comedy Club and the San Jose Improv. Show dates: June 22 & 23 8PM, doors open at 7:30PM Location: 505 Natoma Street, San Francisco, ca 94103 Tickets: Sliding scale $10 - $15 Call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. 04 2007 · 8:25 pm JOKES AND JITTERS: An Open Mic Comedy Night Tuesday June 12, 2007 7:00pm Hosted by Manny Cabrera, Jr. Bacio Cafe, in conjunction with Bindlestiff Studio, proudly presents an open mic comedy night! Watch these up and coming comedian as they get a chance to break into the comedy world. Who know's, you might be watching the next Dave Chappelle or Jerry Sienfeld! Sign up from 6:00pm-7:30pm and showcase your 5-7 minute stand-up routine. Open mic starts at 7:00pm. Featured comics performing from 8pm-9pm inlcude some Bindlestiff favorites like Andrea Almario, Chris Baytan, and Wernher Goff. Who: YOU! What: Open Mic Comedy Night When: Tuesday June 12, 2007 at 7pm Where: Bacio Cafe 220 Main St. San Mateo, CA 94401 Why: Enjoy a night of laughter! How: Come on down! www.bindlestiffstud io.org http://www.baciocafe.com/ 23 2007 · 5:14 pm Pagbabalik (return) Get Your Tickets Now! Thurs May 24 - Sat May 26 written by Aimee Suzara directed by Alex Torres directional consultant Ellen Sebastian Chang* Work-in-Progress with Post-Show Discussion: May 24, 25 & 26, 8pm ($10-$15) Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma Street, San Francisco www.bindlestiffstudio.org (415) 255-0440 A multidisciplinary theatre work fusing spoken word & theatre, Filipino & modern dance, and live indigenous Filipino & contemporary music for an unforgettable journey through history, language & memory. Choreography and dance: Frances Sedayao, Lisa Juachon, Aimee Suzara Acting and choreography: Aimee Espiritu, Rose Almario, Jose Saenz, Aimee Suzara Music and composition: Jen Soriano, Juan Calaf, Ron Quesada Sound design: Ron Quesada Only 1 DAY until the Works-in-Progress! Only 1 WEEK until the World Premiere of the Full Show! "Pagbabalik searches beneath the veneer of identity to expose the hidden pains and passions of a past embedded not only in name and family, but the skin, the terrain. It follows a Filipina daughter's return to the land of her heritage and to the ghosts that inhabit her legacy." Elmaz Abinader, award-winning author and playwright, "Country of Origin" The Pagbabalik cast & crew cordially invites you to "Pagbabalik" (Return), the multidisciplinary theatre production that wowed audiences at La Pena Cultural Center last October and has been featured at APAture 2006, CounterPULSE's Stream Fest, Laney College Theatre and more! See it MAY 24-26 (Work-In-Progress with Q&A) at Bindlestiff Studio and JUNE 14-16 (Full Production) at La Pena Cultural Center. The production, which fuses dance, live music and spoken word has been called "exquisite" and of "vital importance" by audience members. Written/produced by Aimee Suzara, the work is directed by Alex Torres with Directorial Support from Ellen Sebastian Chang (Theatre Bay Area). The work has been awarded the Zellerbach Community Arts Grant in 2006 and 2007 and features a stellar cast and crew including Jose Saenz, Lisa Juachon, Ron Quesada, Rose Almario, Frances Sedayao, Aimee Espiritu, Jen Soriano, and Juan Calaf. Spread the word and invite your students, colleagues, friends and family! Tickets can be reserved for Bindlestiff at (415) 255-0440 and purchased for the La Pena showings at www.lapena.org and (510) 849-2568 x20. See you there! The Pagbabalik Project www.aimeesuzara.net www.myspace.com/pagbabalikproject 11 2007 · 4:53 pm MAY 2007 SHOWS!!!!! Kevin Camia's Comedy Show Saturday, May 19, 2007 Kevin Camia, long time resident artist of Bindlestiff Studio, is back with an action packed comedy show along with special guests Edwin Li and Herb Felina. He?s bringing on the laughs with a brand new show, that features his brand of politically incorrect, self deprecating, yet self congratulatory humor. We can?t seem to get enough of it over here, and hope you feel the same. If you?ve never seen a Kevin Camia show, it never fails to disappoint. This show will also be recorded for Kevin's upcoming comedy CD! Please join us, enjoy some side splitting laughs, and support homegrown local artists at Bindlestiff Alley. Saturday, May 19 Show time 8pm, doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets $10-15 sliding scale. Call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. About the artist: Kevin Camia has been a resident artist at Bindlestiff since 1997. As a stand up comic, he has worked with Dave Chappelle, Patrice O'Neal (HBO, The Office, Vh1), David Alan Grier (In Living Color), Bobby Lee (Mad TV), John Heffron and Dat Phan (winners of Last Comic standing seasons 1 and 2) to name a few. He is a regular at The Punch Line, Cobb's Comedy Club and the San Jose Improv. *************************************** Pagbabalik (return) a Multidisciplinary Theatre Production written by Aimee Suzara directed by Alex Torres directional consultant Ellen Sebastian Chang* Work-in-Progress with Post-Show Discussion: May 24, 25 & 26, 8pm ($10-$15) Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma Street, San Francisco www.bindlestiffstudio.org (415) 255-0440 A multidisciplinary theatre work fusing spoken word & theatre, Filipino & modern dance, and live indigenous Filipino & contemporary music for an unforgettable journey through history, language & memory. Choreography and dance: Frances Sedayao, Lisa Juachon, Aimee Suzara Acting and choreography: Aimee Espiritu, Rose Almario, Jose Saenz, Aimee Suzara Music and composition: Jen Soriano, Juan Calaf, Ron Quesada Sound design: Ron Quesada Only 2 WEEKS until the Works-in-Progress! Only 5 WEEKS until the World Premiere of the Full Show! "Pagbabalik searches beneath the veneer of identity to expose the hidden pains and passions of a past embedded not only in name and family, but the skin, the terrain. It follows a Filipina daughter's return to the land of her heritage and to the ghosts that inhabit her legacy." Elmaz Abinader, award-winning author and playwright, "Country of Origin" The Pagbabalik cast & crew cordially invites you to "Pagbabalik" (Return), the multidisciplinary theatre production that wowed audiences at La Pe��ultural Center last October and has been featured at APAture 2006, CounterPULSE's Stream Fest, Laney College Theatre and more! See it MAY 24-26 (Work-In-Progress with Q&A) at Bindlestiff Studio and JUNE 14-16 (Full Production) at La Pena Cultural Center. The production, which fuses dance, live music and spoken word has been called "exquisite" and of "vital importance" by audience members. Written/produced by Aimee Suzara, the work is directed by Alex Torres with Directorial Support from Ellen Sebastian Chang (Theatre Bay Area). The work has been awarded the Zellerbach Community Arts Grant in 2006 and 2007 and features a stellar cast and crew including Jose Saenz, Lisa Juachon, Ron Quesada, Rose Almario, Frances Sedayao, Aimee Espiritu, Jen Soriano, and Juan Calaf. Spread the word and invite your students, colleagues, friends and family! Tickets can be reserved for Bindlestiff at (415) 255-0440 and purchased for the La Pena Showings at www.lapena.org and (510) 849-2568 x20. See you there! The Pagbabalik Project www.aimeesuzara.net www.myspace.com/pagbabalikproject 11 2007 · 5:22 pm The Visual Theater Show a.k.a. "Progress in Work" / "Work in Progress" From the depths of the never-resting and ever-changing hearts, minds, and souls of the collective family of artists that make up South of Market's Bindlestiff Studio comes a sharing (or more conveniently called a "show") of adventurous beginnings and courageous attempts for a more formalized future theatrical presentation involving unique puppetry characterizations, daring video projections, and never-before-seen stage stylizations! Simply put, it's a work-in-progress show called Progress in Work / Work in Progress with a bunch of fun, silly theater stuff at everyone's favorite epicenter of Filipino American theater, Bindlestiff Studio! An intrepid and tireless crew of ruddy-blooded adventurers has braved a month-long trek up the steep, arduous mountains of Visual Theater - their guide, a local simpleton versed in the ways of puppetry and theater (tongue in A mood, Teatro Ng Tanaan, ShadowLight Productions, etc.) who is called by local villagers as Ramon Abad...or Ramon, for short. Long hours (fueled by snacks and fruit drinks) spent in the discovery of various forms of puppetry, costuming and set design has resulted in a unique night dedicated to the lively presentations of their findings, which may involve audience questions and answers afterwards. Come along and be a part of theater in the making! Be advised, even though we're using puppets, the content of the evening's sharing may be too confusing for little children! SHOWTIMES AND DATES: Thursday-Saturday, April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 Doors open @ 7:30pm, show begins at 8pm TICKETS: General Admission: $8-$15 sliding scale at the door. RESERVATIONS: Please call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. LOCATION: Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94103 **************************************** Bindlestiff Studio: Creation, Destruction and Everything in Between Seeking Submissions for Literary Arts Journal Bindlestiff Studio: Creation, Destruction and Everything in Between is a literary arts journal documenting the life and times of our beloved black box theater. In addition to historically documenting the first 17 years of the nation's only Filipino American theater, this journal will also celebrate the homecoming of Bindlestiff back to its original location on Sixth Street, SOMA in 2008. So, if you wrote a journal entry about the theater, were inspired to write poetry or a play, created music with insane lyrics, criticized a show, snapped some photographs, or made some type of art that was inspired by your time at Bindlestiff Studio, AND it fits in the guidelines, PLEASE SEND US YOUR WORK! Alternatively, you may also answer any of the questions below and send in your responses. Bindlestiff Studio: Creation, Destruction and Everything in Between welcomes daring and insightful submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cultural/artistic criticism, and visual art. We will be considering works from February 1, 2007, to June 1, 2007. Please allow up to two months for a response. Guidelines for Writers * Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words. * Prose writers may submit more than one work. * Poets should fulfill this requirement by limiting your submissions to five poems or five pages of hard copy. * DO NOT put your name and/or contact information on any pages of your work. * Please send five copies of each work. Guidelines for Artists * Please limit your submissions to five slides or five images on a CD. * Images submitted on a CD must be 300 dpi or higher. * If you submit slides, label each slide with the name of the work. * For each image, please indicate the following: title, date, materials, dimensions, and image credit. * If you have representation, please include complete contact information for the gallery on a separate sheet of paper. * DO NOT put your name and/or contact information on any slide/image of your work. Guidelines for Questions/Answers You may answer any or all of the questions below and send in your responses. Please DO NOT put your name and/or contact information on any pages of your responses. * What was your most memorable and/or worst moment within the theatre? * What does the theatre mean to you personally? * How has the theatre affected you artistically? * Do you think the theatre is affecting the Filipino arts community/Filipino community in general? * What keeps you coming back to the theatre? * What would you give/take out of the theatre to make the place better? Mailing Your Submission Please include contact information, name, email, phone, mailing address and brief biography on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER for all works submitted. Please do not have your name on any work submitted, since submissions will be chosen anonymously. Only materials sent with a SASE and the proper corresponding postage will be returned. Please send your submissions via mail: Bindlestiff Studio ATTN: Journal Submissions 1072 Folsom Street #470 San Francisco, CA 94103 09 2007 · 11:04 pm Bindlestiff Studio presents The Visual Theater Show a.k.a. “Progress in Work / Work in Progress” From the depths of the never-resting and ever-changing hearts, minds, and souls of the collective family of artists that make up South of Market’s Bindlestiff Studio comes a sharing (or more conveniently called “a show”) of adventurous beginnings and courageous attempts for a more formalized future theatrical presentation involving unique puppetry characterizations, daring video projections, and never-before-seen stage stylizations! Simply put…it’s a work-in-progress show called “Progress in Work / Work in Progress” with a bunch of fun, silly theater stuff…at everyone’s favorite epicenter of Filipino American theater, Bindlestiff Studio! An intrepid and tireless crew of ruddy-blooded adventurers has braved a month-long trek up the steep, arduous mountains of Visual Theater…their guide, a local simpleton versed in the ways of puppetry and theater (tongue in A mood, Teatro Ng Tanaan, ShadowLight Productions, etc.) who is called by local villagers as Ramon Abad...or Ramon, for short. Long hours (fueled by snacks and fruit drinks) spent in the discovery of various forms of puppetry, costuming and set design has resulted in a unique night dedicated to the lively presentations of their findings…which may involve audience questions and answers afterwards. Come along and be a part of theater in the making! Be advised, even though we’re using puppets, the content of the evening’s sharing may be too confusing for little children! SHOWTIMES AND DATES: Thursday-Saturday, April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 Doors open @ 7:30pm, show begins at 8pm TICKETS General Admission: $8-$15 sliding scale at the door, or online at RESERVATIONS: Please call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. LOCATION Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94103 13 2007 · 4:12 pm The Fountain of Youth is a 16 ounce Jar of Vaseline 2007 Women's Show Opens This Week! Bindlestiff Studio celebrates International Women's History Month with a brand new show, "The Fountain of Youth is a 16 ounce Jar of Vaseline." March 15-17, 22-24, 28 (at SF Public Library, Main Branch, 6 pm), 29-31 $10-$15 sliding scale. Tickets also available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/10567 In solidarity with women around the world, "The Fountain of Youth is a 16 Ounce Jar of Vaseline" pokes fun at the value of youth, monogamy, and hormonal imbalances. Getting older and wiser, this year's women’s show also takes on women's friendships, penis envy, and abusive relationshops. Filled with music, vignettes and wacky dance moves, Bindlestiff's “The Fountain of Youth is a 16 Ounce Jar of Vaseline,” will make even cranky women happy, busy women relaxed, bored women entertained and younger and older women relieved. Performances by Aureen Almario, Andrea Almario, Kat Evasco, Maggie Suarez, Nicole Villanueva, Jamie Nallas, Ann Borja, Tonilyn Sideco, and Ava Tong. Stories written by Lorna Velasco, Samantha Chanse, Rhoda Gravador, Maggie Suarez, Kat Evasco, Aureen Almario and Gayle Romasanta. 24 2007 · 2:32 pm BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PRESENTS The Progressive Woman: Continuing Artistic and Self Defining Work Beyond Your Twenties Come celebrate International Women’s History Month with Bindlestiff and hear some of our favorite Filipino American women artists speak about their own trials and triumphs juggling self, family, career and art. Speakers include author Marianne Villanueva, actress Rhoda Gravador, playwright Jeannie Barroga, singer Golda “Supanova” Sargento and Performance/visual artists of the Mail Order Brides: Reanne Estrada, Jenifer Wofford and Eliza Barrios. A one night only discussion panel on March 1, 2007, 8pm at Bindlestff Studio 505 Natoma St., San Francisco, CA, 94103. Tickets costs: $8 (general), and $5 (students with ID). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. About the Panelists: Eliza Barrios work ranges from installation, film/video, performative to new media work. Barrios’ installations have been exhibited at various galleries and museums including the Museum of Contemporary Art (Oahu, Hawaii), Museo Ng Maynila (Manila, Philippines) and Plug In (Winnepeg, Canada). Her new media work has been shown at various new media festivals including the Optica Festival (Gijon, Spain), New Forms Festival (Vancouver, Canada), LA Freewaves (Los Angeles, CA), and cheLA - Corriente Hipermediatica Experimental Latinoamericana (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Her films/videos have screened at various film festivals including the 20th Annual San Francisco Asian American Film Festival (San Francisco, CA), Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Turin, Italy) and the Mix Festival (New York, NY). Barrios is also a founding member of Mail Order Brides/M.O.B. Mail Order Brides/M.O.B.. Jeannie Barroga is a member of the Dramatists Guild (Active Member), Theatre Bay Area, and LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America). Recent production were AATC's 2005 BANYAN, MY FRIEND MORTY February 2006, and JUSTICE IS BUT A SEEMING (direction) June 2006. WALLS, 15 years since its Premiere by AATC with an NEA grant for Access to Artistic Excellence, was produced in November 2006 and scheduled for Baltimore and San Jose in February 2007. The 2005 LMDA Award was a project with Sacramento. Previous dramaturgical work include various student productions under AATC, Bindlestiff, Oakland Public Theater, TheatreWorks, and her Playwright Forum. She will dramaturg and direct a one-person performance in June 2007 at NAATF in New York. Plays that have been published are: WALLS, TALK-STORY, and EYE OF THE COCONUT. Currently, THE BUBBLEGUM KILLERS and GADGETS are geared for publication with Francis Tanglao-Aguas’s WHEN THE PURPLE SETTLES AND SARIMANOK and includes a Foreword by Lucy Mae Burns. Reanne Estrada has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, Mercer Union Centre for Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Museo ng Maynila in Manila, Philippines, the Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Southern Exposure in San Francisco, and the Luckman Center at California State University Los Angeles, among others. Recent solo exhibitions include Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Los Angeles and the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art. She is the recipient of a 2007-8 Civitella Ranieri Fellowship in Umbria, Italy, a 2005 ARC grant from the Durfee Founsdation, the 2002-3 Artist Fellowship Award for the Visual Arts from the California Arts Council and the 2002 Wallace Alexander Gerbode Visual Art Award. Her work is included in the collections of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California, and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, as well as various private collections. Rhoda Gravador is a writer and actor for the Asian American sketch comedy group, The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. She was also a writer and actor for the Bindlestiff Pinay Collective. She received her training in comedy while studying to become an opera singer at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is sure that Handel and Mozart are roling in their graves each time she mentions this. Good thing their dead. Rhoda can be seen in the upcoming DVD release of the documentary, "Mighty Warriors of Comedy" that features The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors and follows them on their road to fame, or hell, whichever comes first. The documentary has been showcased at several Asian American Film Festivals including Washington DC, San Diego, Vancouver, and Seattle. For more information, go to www.mightywarriorsofcomedy.com. Golda 'Supernova' Sargento is mother to Micah & Mahalya and the album, LAVA. The singer and songwriter has most recently undertaken the new challenge of directing with Dino Ignacio's HALFWAY CAFE, and is currently writing songs and skits for her one woman show, THE SOUND IS FREE. Golda is also working on several collaborations and hopes to meet the songs of her dreams very soon. Get Free!!! Marianne Villanueva earned her BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Philippine Lit from Ateneo de Manila University, and her Master's in Chinese Studies and English (concentration in Creative Writing) from Stanford University. She has published two collections of short fiction: GINSENG AND OTHER TALES FROM MANILA (Calyx Books) and MAYOR OF THE ROSES: STORIES (Miami University Press). She has also co-edited a collection of writings by Filipino women, GOING HOME TO A LANDSCAPE (Calyx Press). She is happy that she is able to write and teach in the San Francisco Bay Area and highly values her ties to the local artistic community. Jenifer K. Wofford is a Bay Area-based artist and arts educator. Her work has been exhibited in the Bay Area at the Richmond Art Center, a.o.v, Babilonia 1808, Southern Exposure, Intersection for the Arts, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, nationally at New Image Art (Los Angeles), the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum (Salt Lake City), the Philippine Consulate (Honolulu), and internationally at Future Prospects (Manila, Philippines), and Galerie Blanche (Mandelieu-La Napoule, France). Recently, Wofford put together "Manila Envelope," an exhibition of contemporary art from Metro Manila. She is presently organizing "Galleon Trade," a Manila-bound exhibition of artists with ties to California, Mexico and the Philippines. Galleon Trade will be hosted by the 3 Mag:net galleries in July 2007. About BINDLESTIFF STUDIO Bindlestiff Studio is a non-profit artistic hub that provides an affordable, professional, small performing arts venue where new and veteran artists can take creative risks. Anchored by the Filipino American community, Bindlestiff Studio endeavors to educate the public about Filipino American culture and the arts through theatrical presentations, public workshops, concerts, readings, and other events. As the first Filipino American Theater in the nation, Bindlestiff Studio continues to be at the vanguard through the efforts of its artists and community that supports it. Please join us at www.bindlestiffstudio.org SHOWTIMES AND DATES: March 1 Doors open at 7:00PM, event begins at 8PM TICKETS General Admission: $8 (general), and $5 (students with ID). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. RESERVATIONS: Please call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. LOCATION Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94103 06 2007 · 2:53 pm The Love Edition 2: Turned On! Tickets on Sale NOW! The LOVE returns to 6th Street! Join us for Five New Stories of Love, Heartache and the Weirdness In-between! General Admission: $10 - $15 sliding scale at the door Advance Tickets available at BrownPaperTickets.com or by clicking this link: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/9023 For tickets and more information, call (415) 255-0440 or visit www.TheLoveEdition.com. SHOWTIMES AND DATES: Evening Shows 7:30PM - Friday, February 9th Saturday, February 10th Thursday, February 15th Friday, February 16th Saturday, February 17th Friday, February 23rd Saturday, February 24th Saturday Matinees 3:00PM - Saturday, February 10th Saturday, February 24th ZACHARY ZWILLINGER EATS PEOPLE Written by Lauren Yee and Directed by Yato Yoshida Will one man's obsession for sugar get in the way of true love? WHERE ARE WE GOING, WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? Written by Yato Yoshida and Directed by Homer Rabara / Mike Ricca One night three friends find themselves at a crossroad. Where will it take them? HALFWAY CAFE Written by Dino Ignacio and Directed by Golda Sargento Two old friends meet to discuss family, work, and possibly the end of the world. OVERDUE Written by Mike Ricca and Directed by Anton Delfino / Sandy Chen In the world of speed dating, sometimes it takes more than a bell to let you know it is time to move on. FETISH Written by John Raposas and Directed by Wernher Goff Can a secret turn-on mean the end for an engaged couple or a kinky beginning? *************************************** Workshops in Visual Theater with Ramon Abad! Sundays, 2pm-5pm: February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1, SHOW DATES: April 12-14 and 19-21 $25 fee plus 8 hours Bindlestiff volunteer hours. Be prepared to spend $40 on class materials. Email gayle@bindlestiffstudio.org to register and for more information. So, you got this idea of a story in your head and you want a Steven Spielburg production…but only have a 99 Cent store budget? …or, do you have this great image you’ve been doodling in your sketchbook or on phone books, receipts, the walls, etc…and you just don’t know how to let it come alive on stage? Come along with me, Ramon Abad, and let’s explore and create living, breathing, visual theater together at Bindlestiff Studio. We’ll be exploring a variety of visual techniques and mediums that you can use for your own work or, if you’re ready and willing, for a full stage production and a run at our beloved Bindlestiff Studios in April. Here’s what we’ll be venturing into: PUPPETRY Puppets are amazing! There’s nothing you can’t do with a puppet. But if you think puppets are foam green frogs and foul-mouthed sock puppets, you just don’t have a clue! Why limit yourself? Let’s transform everyday objects into characters that can tell our stories. And let’s make our puppets from accessible materials in order to push traditional puppetry into some modern, experimental territory. Yes, shadow puppets too! Let’s look into some new ways of using shadow puppetry that’s never been done before at Bindlestiff. Also…puppet manipulation will be emphasized as well. Not only do you gotta make a great puppet but you gotta make it move great! VIDEO PROJECTION Bring your video cameras and projectors and let’s look at how to make video projection a medium that has more potential than just showing video footage on a white screen. Have you ever made a video puppet before? Come over and let’s make a bunch together! SET / COSTUME DESIGN Theater, at its best, has no bounds. Why limit set and costume design too? Tired of watching those renovation shows on TV? Come on down to the workshop and release your inner designer! If you know some basic carpentry, painting and sewing techniques and have the tools, let’s make some interesting sets and costumes. Even if you never got beyond the birdhouse in woodshop at school, no problem! There’s a heck of a lot creative ways to make a set and a costume! Even a prop or set or a costume can tell a story. Well, whaddya say? Don’t be shy, just give it a try! Hope to see you there. Please call (415) 255-0440 or visit www.bindlestiffstudio.org for more info. *************************************** BindleHall Meeting February 13th! Come and hear about all of the exciting events, workshops and activities lined up for 2007! Meet the new and current members of the Production Team! And find out ways you can help and get involved with Bindlestiff Studio as we prepare to move back to our original home on 6th Street! Date: February 13, 2007 Where: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Time: 7:00PM Please call (415) 255-0440 for more information. Hope to see you there! 25 2007 · 4:52 pm Bindlestiff's first-ever BAKLA SHOW receives positive review from the SF Bay Guardian!!! Bindlestiff Studio — the only theater in the United States dedicated to the Filipino American experience — breaks new ground with the first Bakla Show. With this series of short vignettes, the performance space nods to the coming-out-to-your-traditional-community quandary. Though the term Bakla used to refer primarily to effeminate gay Filipino men, the show presents a more inclusive portraiture of queerness. Traditional stereotypes get smacked down with the very first piece, For Play, a sexy butch striptease, and are further confronted in quick succession by intersex marriage, drug-induced sexual favors, and an unctuous, robotic sex slave (Dennis Rodis) who spurns the advances of his frustrated owner (Aivy Cordova) in favor of the mandroid repair guy. In fact, where Bakla Show seems least engaged is in presenting the POV of the structured family unit — a pair of grieving parents (Pio Candelaria and Tita Rose Almario) or a pissed-off auntie watching the play with her lesbian niece (Aimee Michelle Espiritu and Cordova, respectively) — whose representation seems less multifaceted than those of the myriad Baklas on display. Eventually, the tug-of-war between familial concerns and equable outing reaches a humorous compromise in The Debut, which includes an MCed slideshow and a queer twist on Filipino folk dance. (Gluckstern) Bakla Show Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma; 255-0440, www.brownpapertickets.com. $10-15, sliding scale. Thurs-Sat, 8pm. 03 2007 · 9:35 pm IT'S 2007. IT'S TIME TO GET DOWNE! Bindlestiff Studio is proud to present the first ever BAKLA SHOW! The bakla or gay male in the Philippines is mostly stereotyped and ridiculed as the campy effeminate crossdresser or hairdresser. Bindlestiff's production takes a more inclusive view by bringing the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, downe and transgender artists to the forefront. Filled with poignant, provocative and hilarious stories, the Bakla Show challenges preconceived notions of what it means to be Filipina/o, American and queer. Vignettes include a Filipino style debut that takes on a new meaning of "coming out" to a futuristic story about a robotic mail order husband who isn't quite what he seems. Join Bindlestiff Studio as we celebrate the struggles, joys and love of being bakla. SHOW TIMES AND DATES: January 18-20 and 25-27 Doors open at 7:30PM, show begins at 8PM WHERE: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma St. at 6th, San Francisco $10 -15 sliding scale at the door, $15 on brownpapertickets.com RESERVATIONS: Please call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/9520 22 Dec 2006 · 3:23 pm Happy Holidays from Bindlestiff Studio! We would like to take this time to THANK YOU for making the following milestones possible this past year! Programming Despite the lack of an Artistic Director and the limitations of our interim theater, Bindlestiff continued to present innovative and culturally relevant programming. During the 2006 season, Bindlestiff presented 26 show titles totaling 67 performances, reaching over 3,000 audience members! To date, Bindlestiff has raised $26,717 in ticket sales this year. Capital Campaign Bindlestiff made tremendous strides in its capital campaign efforts, bringing the organization closer to its original home on 6th Street. In total, Bindlestiff has received $609,050 in committed funds, which includes $417,000 from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, $100,000 from the San Francisco Mayor's Office, $60,000 from the Mayor's Office of Community Development, $15,000 from the Fleisshacker Foundation, and $17,050 from supporters like YOU! Community Through collaboration with the South of Market Community Action Network, a $15,000 planning grant was awarded to Bindlestiff from the Ford Foundation's "Shifting Sands Initiative." Bindlestiff has also become a proud member of the Four Filipino Centers Collaborative. Staffing Finally, Bindlestiff welcomes long-time Bindlestiff artist Gayle Romasanta as the theater's new Artistic Director! Hired through a grant from the San Francisco Foundation, Gayle will be in charge of programming and will help shape the artistic direction of the theater. Welcome back, Gayle, to the Bindlestiff family! Once again, thank you for joining Bindlestiff in bringing cutting-edge and culturally relevant art to San Francisco and beyond. Bindlestiff truly couldn't have done it without you! Have a safe and memorable holiday! **************************************** Celebrate the season through your gifts to Bindlestiff Studio! Make a gift in honor of a family member, friend or loved one and help support Bindlestiff in 2007. Bindlestiff needs your help to establish itself as a vibrant and sustainable organization for years to come. To make a monetary gift, please make your check out to "Bindlestiff Studio" and designate whether your donation will go towards our General Fund or the Capital Campaign. Bindlestiff Studio is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 04-3739923) so your donation is tax-deductible! Mail your check to: Bindlestiff Studio 1072 Folsom Street, #470 San Francisco, CA 94103 Or call (415) 255-0440 to find out how to join Bindlestiff in 2007 and learn about other ways you can help. Thank you for your continued support of Bindlestiff Studio! Never give up! 11 Dec 2006 · 9:37 pm 2006 Winter Comedy Showcase "Deck the halls with Santa's balls!" December 15th & 16th From the minds that brought you “The Summer League Standup Comedy Showcase” comes another wacky and zany comedy show, “Deck the halls with Santa’s balls”. When: Friday, December 15th & Saturday, December 16th Where: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma (@ 6th), SF 94103 Time: 8 - 10PM Price: $10 How: To make a reservation or to volunteer, please call (415) 255-0440. Come out and support this new generation of Filipino American comics. The show will feature first-time comedians -- all members of Kevin Camia's comedy workshop -- as well as some of Bindlestiff's long-time favorites. Artists include: Aivy Cordova Andrea Almario Ava Tong Chris Baytan Denis Rodis Emmanuel Romero Greg Manalo Herb Felina Jasper Pugao Jayar Pugao Lilibeth Helson Manny Cabrera Rob Trinidad Raf Lim Susanna Yu Terry Alabata Wernher Goff So take a break from all of the holiday madness and share the gift of laughter with friends and loved ones at Bindlestiff Studio! This one is guaranteed to make even the emo kids laugh! 08 Dec 2006 · 6:59 pm Winter Comedy Showcase Featuring Kevin Camia & Members of Bindlestiff's Comedy Workshop! Deck the halls with Santa's Balls! Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents the Winter Comedy Showcase presented by Kevin Camia. When: Friday, December 15th and Saturday, December 16th Where: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma St (@ 6th), SF 94103 Time: 8 - 10PM How: To make a reservation or to volunteer, please call (415) 255-0440. About the artist: Kevin Camia has performed at the Punchline in San Francisco and Sacramento, and can be seen on "Asia Street Comedy" on AZN TV. 29 Nov 2006 · 02:36 am Pinoy Playback Theatre Project OPENS THIS THURSDAY 11/30/06 Improvisational Theater, bringing audience member stories to life. Upcoming shows at Bindlestiff Studio Thursday 11/30/06 "Stories Mo" Your Stories - Opening Night Friday 12/1/06 "The Tibak Show" Activist Stories and Dreams All activists and allies are invited to attend and share a story of struggle and or victory and dreams for what we could have in the future. Saturday 12/2/06 "Elders and Ancestors" An evening to honor those before us and their contribution to our lives. Doors open at 7:30PM, show begins at 8PM. Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma St. at 6th, San Francisco $10 -15 sliding scale. Please call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. These 3 performances are the culmination of 10-workshop project introducing Playback Theater improvisational forms to Bindlestiff Studio. What it Playback Theater? Playback Theater is an improvisational theater form created in 1975 by Jonathan Fox in New York. Audiences members provide stories and content for the performance which the conductor (facilitator) helps relay to the actors and musician. The stories are told, actors are cast into roles, and the story is acted out improvisationaly in a way to reflect back the essence of the telling. Performances focus on various themes reflecting the experiences of the audience. Unlike some forms of improv theater, the goal of Playback Theater is first to reflect back and honor the experience of the Teller, vs. make the audience laugh. This form of theater is practiced in more than 30 countries across the world and is being used by larger numbers of people to heal the effects of war, oppression, to promote cooperative spirit, empathy and to have a lot of fun! 14 Nov 2006 · 4:31 pm Movie Night featuring BOMB CITY This Saturday November 18th - ONE NIGHT ONLY! Come and kick back with some good folks, cool indie movies and free popcorn! Time: 8:00 - 10:00PM Where: 505 Natoma Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 How much: $8 - $12 sliding scale Please call (415) 255-0440 to volunteer or to make a reservation Featuring the film "Bomb City" directed by Johnny F. Cabaddu. BOMB CITY synopsis When five friends pull off what seem to be a "fool-proof" little heist, their world is turned upside down when a local thug discovers their secret and blackmails them for the loot. ABOUT THE ARTIST Johnny Cabaddu is a multi-media artist currently based in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood. He is a long time supporter of local community arts organizations, such as Locus Arts and Bindlestiff Studios. For more info, please check out their official website at http://www.bombcitymovie.com or visit http://www.bindlestiffstudio.org. *************************************** Pinoy Playback Theater Performances Nov 30, Dec 1 & 2 Our 10 week workshop series culminates in three performances, Thursday - Saturday, 11/30, 12/1 & 12/2. Rehearsals are on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30 PM at Bindlestiff Studio. If you are interested please contact Jason Agar jay_dagar@yahoo.com 415.694.9621. To volunteer or make a reservation, please call Bindlestiff Studio at (415) 255-0440. What is Playback Theater? Playback Theater is an improvisational theater form created in 1975 by Jonathan Fox in New York. Audiences members provide stories and content for the performance which the conductor (facilitator) helps relay to the actors and musician. The stories are told, actors are cast into roles, and the story is acted out improvisationaly in a way to reflect back the essence of the telling. Performances focus on various themes reflecting the experiences of the audience. Unlike some forms of improv theater, the goal of Playback Theater is first to reflect back and honor the experience of the Teller, vs. make the audience laugh. This form of theater is practiced in more than 30 countries across the world and is being used by larger numbers of people to heal the effects of war, oppression, to promote cooperative spirit, empathy and to have a lot of fun! *************************************** Winter Comedy Showcase Friday, December 8th! Facilitated by Kevin Camia, our comedy workshop series culminates in a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance on Friday, December 8th. Kevin Camia has performed at the Punchline in San Francisco and Sacramento, and can be seen on “Asia Street Comedy” on AZN TV. Please call (415) 255-0440 for more info or to make a reservation! 10 Nov 2006 · 9:10 pm BAKLA SHOW Call OUT for CAST & CREW!!! Join us on Sundays, 5:00 - 8:00PM Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma St, San Francisco 94103 Call (415) 255-0440 or email baklashow@yahoo.com KEEPING IT GAY! *********************************** The Love Edition 2007 Last Week of Auditions! This Saturday and Sunday Only! 5 new stories of Love, Heartache, and the Weirdness in-between. Open Mid-February for a 3 week run! Don't miss your chance to perform and to be part of the show! We are taking appointments all week, please contact Raf Lim to reserve your timeslot for this weekend. PHONE- 650 438 2414 EMAIL- dj_dmarc0@yahoo.com (Indicate "TLE AUDITION" on SUBJECT LINE) WHEN & WHERE Saturday and Sunday November 11th and 12th 11AM-4:00 PM 505 Natoma St. San Francisco Walk-ins are welcome till 2:30PM on both days. (Appointments will get priority.) Bio and Monologue recommended but not necessary. Be prepared to read from scripts and to have a good time. For more details on Show Dates, Scripts and Character Descriptions please go to www.theloveedition.com. 04 Nov 2006 · 3:45 pm BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PRESENTS... COMEDY WORKSHOPS FACILITATED BY KEVIN CAMIA The season of giving is coming up and what better gift to give than the gift of laughter. If you think you’re funny or ever wanted to try out your jokes in a safe space, Bindlestiff Studio is holding a 5 week comedy workshop every Tuesday starting November 7 culminating in a show on Friday December 8. Workshops will be facilitated by Kevin Camia, who has performed at the Punchline in San Francisco and Sacramento and as scene on “Asia Street Comedy” on AZN TV. WHO: You! WHAT: Stand-Up comedy workshop WHEN: Tuesday November 7 (7pm – 10pm) WHERE: Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma in San Francisco WHY: Why not?!?! HOW: Come on down! For more information or to sign up, please call (415) 255-0440 or email bryan@bindlestiffstudio.org. 30 Oct 2006 · 02:11 am HERE YE HERE YE!!! HERE’S WHAT YOU ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THE LOVE EDITION 2007 AUDITIONS November 4, 5, 11 & 12 Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm 505 Natoma St. San Francisco Bring a Bio, a monologue would be a plus but not necessary (any monologue), but if you have one, it should be no longer than 5 minutes and also be prepared to read off the script(s) More info at www.theloveedition.com or www.bindlestiffstudio.org ZACHARY ZWILLINGER EATS PEOPLE ZACHARY ZWILLINGER - Male, an idealistic young man with an insatiable sweet tooth and a hunger for love. Socially awkward and unable to control his yearnings for sugar." SUGAR PLUM FAIRY - Female, Zachary’s current/former girlfriend, the Sugar Plum Fairy of the Nutcracker. Nervous, fragile. A modern-day version of the Victorian woman—somewhere in her closet are the smelling salts." LAUREN - Female, Zachary’s friend and confidante, who—not being made of sugar—has nothing to worry about. A witness to Zachary’s unfortunate attempts at a sustained romance." Halfway Café Blue - Male Red - Female Ensemble Fetish Jazz - Mid-twenties recent college graduate who is set to marry his girl friend of 3 years Jesse in 6 months. Jazz is a confident, charming, and patient gentleman. He depends greatly on his friends for advice and support. Jesse - Early twenties a tom boy at heart with girlie qualities. Most of her friends are guys and her best friend is a flamboyantly gay queen Carlo who she relies on to divulge into her feminine side. Bam Bam - Mid-twenties is Jazz’s best friend and best man in his wedding. Bam Bam represents a caricature of typical male stereotypes and his mannerisms and responses are often exaggerated. Rocky - Late-twenties works in sales at a marketing company. He enjoys playing a father figure to his friends and being the voice of reason, logic, and experience. Carlo - Jesse’s best friend. He has a flare for style fashion and design. His mannerisms are extremely flamboyant and mood swings are entertaining. Overdue Anne - Female, late 20s; the opposite of Bill. Also attractive, but because she works at it. Where Bill is an embodiment of unfocused natural ability, Anne is proof that you can take a little talent and stretch it a long way with hard work. Everything she has, she’s earned twice over." Bill - Male, early 30s; attractive but it’s sometimes hard to tell from his lack of effort. Most of his life follows this theme of unrealized potential. He’s gotten by for so long on a combination of dumb luck, natural ability, and unconscious charm that he doesn’t really know how to work for things." Kim - Female, early- to mid-20s; young, pretty, but not so pretty that you would wonder what she was doing at a speed date." "Where are we going, where have we been?" Ben - Asian-American; 32 years old; works as a customer service rep for an insurance company; thoughtful fellow whose nonchalance hides a fear of failure. Dom - Asian-American; 33 years old; always between jobs; his charismatic and occasionally over-the-top personality sometimes compensates for a lack of self-confidence. Merry - Asian-American, 31 years old; career-oriented woman who works as a junior account executive with a tech magazine; a Type-A personality who always needs a purpose with anything she does." "You, Me, and Jose Luis" (still pending) Kacey – a woman in her mid 20’s Bridget – a woman in her mid 20’s Jose Luis – an attractiveman in his mid 20’s to early 30’s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, we are still recruiting and welcoming volunteers for the Production Crew of the Love Edition 2007 Position info available at www.theloveedition.com 25 Oct 2006 · 1:07 pm Bakla Show! Seeking Actors, Production Crew & Tech Bindlestiff wants YOU to participate in its first-ever BAKLA SHOW! Meetings & Rehearsals: Thursday Evenings at Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma St, SF 94103 7:00 - 10:00PM Performances: Thursday - Saturday January 18 - 20 January 25 - 27 Please call (415) 255-0440 or email baklashow@yahoo.com to sign up or for more information. Keeping it GAY! Bakla Show Producers 25 Oct 2006 · 1:06 pm The Love Edition For Immediate Release!! RAISE THE DEAD COMEDY JAM – A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE LOVE EDITION 2007 OCTOBER 28, 2006 SATURDAY SPACE 180 (LOCUS ARTS) @ 7PM A NIGHT OF COMEDY AND MUSIC FEATURING UPCOMING AND ESTABLISHED COMEDIANS. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE PRODUCTION COSTS OF THE 2006 SMASH HIT THE LOVE EDITION ALSO WILL BE CELEBRATING RAF'S BIRTHDAY!!! More info at www.theloveedition.com or www.space180.org We Are also looking for volunteers for Saturday to work the door and various tasks. 17 Oct 2006 · 6:26 pm "The Movement" at Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Filipino American National History Month Celebration Sunday, October 22 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Samsung Hall Celebrate Filipino American History Month with performances by Bindlestiff's production of "The Movement: Roots, Rocks & Resistance", and Bong Bong Productions, and a reading by Evangeline Buell from her book Twenty-five Chickens and a Pig for a Bride: Growing Up in a Filipino Immigrant Family. Tour the new exhibit Pioneers of Philippine Art: Luna, Amorsolo, and Zobel. Light refreshments will be provided. http://www.asianart.org/performances.htm#filamhistory Co-sponsored with the Bay Area chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society. 10 Oct 2006 · 7:18 pm Announcing The Pinoy Playback Theater Project. Introducing a new theater form at Bindlestiff Studio. Improvisational theater, bringing audience members stories to life. A 10 week workshop running October 4th - December 9th and culminating in 3 performances Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30 PM. Most rehearsals held at Bindlestiff Studio. What it Playback Theater? Playback Theater is an improvisational theater form created in 1975 by Jonathan Fox in New York. Audiences members provide stories and content for the performance which the conductor (facilitator) helps relay to the actors and musician. The stories are told, actors are cast into roles, and the story is acted out improvisationaly in a way to reflect back the essence of the telling. Performances focus on various themes reflecting the experiences of the audience. Unlike some forms of improv theater, the goal of Playback Theater is first to reflect back and honor the experience of the Teller, vs. make the audience laugh. This form of theater is practiced in more than 30 countries across the world and is being used by larger numbers of people to heal the effects of war, oppression, to promote cooperative spirit, empathy and to have a lot of fun! If you are interested please contact Jason Agar jay_dagar@yahoo.com 415.694.9621 10 Oct 2006 · 7:14 pm PanSinema Film Festival Friday October 20th (ONE NIGHT ONLY!) Show starts at 8pm The 1st Annual PanSinema Film Festival looks to expand on Bindlestiff's commitment to presenting independent films produced by Pilipino, Filipino-American, and other Pan-Asian filmmakers. This year the Pansinema Film Festival proudly presents “COLMA: THE MUSICAL”. Best pals Rodel, Billy, and Maribel find themselves in a state of limbo; fresh out of high school, they are just beginning to explore a new world of part-time mall jobs and crashing college parties. As newfound revelations and romances challenge their relationships with one another and their parents, the trio must assess what to hold onto, and how to best follow their dreams. Colma: The Musical is the first Asian American made musical film and boasts 13 musical numbers featuring all original music by H.P. Mendoza. It is the feature directorial debut for Richard Wong. For one night only, you can watch a movie that was filmed in our very own backyard and premiered at this years San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival! The Pansinema Film Festival will also include short films ranging from fiction, music, youth and the experimental. When: Friday October 20, 2006 at 8pm Where: Bindlestiff Studio (505 Natoma at 6th St .) How: Come on down and bring a friend! Cost: $8 - 10 sliding scale, please call (415) 255-0440 for more info or to make a reservation http://www.colmafilm.com/ Halloween Volunteer Appreciation PARTY!!!!!! Food, Drank, and Music to give thanks to those who help run Bindlestiff...YOU the volunteers! Friday October 27th at 8pm. Costume required! Donations welcome. 26 2006 · 5:49 pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ryan Morales (510) 815-4600 ry@fobshow.com The FOB Show presents “FOB Show: TnT (Tour ng Tour)” San Francisco, CA – The show from somewhere between two shores hits the road with FOB Show: TnT (Tour ng Tour). The mega-hit immigrant-themed production is coming to a theater near you! Watch a rich mix of sketch comedy, scripted drama, shadow puppetry, animation, video, and movement pieces that tackle issues and situations near and dear to our hearts. Join us as we delve deeper into the immigrant’s world from a uniquely Filipino perspective. Feel what it’s like to leave something behind, face culture shock, and see the world from a place we’ve all been to, but rarely visit. Be prepared to laugh, cry, think, and feel your way through the immigrant experience. If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t belong, welcome home. FOB Show: TnT will make its first stop at Skyline College Main Theater 3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA on October 19 and 21 at 8pm. The show is co-produced as a joint educational effort with the Kababayan Program and the Filipino Student Union of Skyline College. Tickets and reservations are being taken immediately at (415) 226-1300 or http://fobshow.com/. Ticket prices are $12. THE FOB SHOW is a multi-genre production that captures the immigrant experience from a uniquely Filipino perspective. Through puppetry, scripted drama, sketch comedy, improv, film, animation, song, poetry, live instrumental, movement and dance, this production is the opportunity for the Filipino immigrant community to express, explore, and showcase their existence and interaction with the world at large. This show is meant for everybody and anybody. For anyone who wants to laugh, cry, or relate with us. For anyone who’s willing to listen, learn, and see … through our transient eyes. 19 2006 · 12:49 am ***OPENING WEEK*** Stories High 2006 9th Annual Workshops & Performance for Emerging Artists Bindlestiff Studio Proudly Presents: Stories High 2006 A break-up sparks voices from heaven and hell. Mother and father freak out when they discover a condom in their daughter's laundry. A BART rides into people's lives. Two couples, one in love and the other questioning love, are stranded in an elevator. A war from the past haunts a married couple, now they must fight for their love. And a mother commits the unthinkable to her baby. Ticket Prices: Sliding scale donation of $10-15 To Purchase Tickets: Please call for reservations @ (415) 255-0440, or purchase tickets online through www.Brownpapertickets.com Featuring Original Plays: Vacation Sensation by: Andrea Almario Boxing Rule by: Darah Macaraeg The Kiss by: Ed Mabasa Stuck by: Mike Ricca Train Song by: Adrien Salazar LoveStoneHeart by: Cheri Mims About Stories High: Stories High is a series of theater workshops culminating to a show. Artists and anyone who is interested in getting involved with community arts is invited to choose from acting, playwriting, directing, backstage managing, technical, marketing, and producing workshops, all free of charge. Stories High hopes to discover, cultivate, and nurture new emerging artist. This is Bindlestiff's ninth Stories High workshop and show. 15 2006 · 9:49 pm Salvaged Art based on Recycled Materials Wednesday, Sep 13th - Sunday, Oct 1st reception: Saturday, Sep 16th, 4-8 pm Studio Gallery 1718A Polk Street (between Clay & Washington) San Francisco, CA 94109 415.931.3130 Nearly everyone's concerned about being green these days, but artists have long been masters of reuse. Why do so many artists use recycled materials in their work? Some point to economics, some to politics, and others like the creative challenge. And part of the fun in a show of work based on recycled materials is the surprise: many pieces don't look recycled at all. Featuring Bindlestiff Resident Artist: James "gaNyan" Garcia 03 2006 · 05:28 am September Shows!!! ALMOST SIYAM SIYAM SHOW Comedy Show featuring: Allan Manalo, Kevin Mejia & Special Guests Show: Thursday, September 7th 8:00PM Join Allan and his guests in this special One Night Only performance! For tickets and more information, please call (415) 255-0440. Hustle Boys Rap / R&B Music Performance Saturday, September 9th 8:00PM Please call (415) 255-0440 for more information. Echo of Bullets Tuesday, September 12th 8:00PM Come check out the band and their special guest artists at the 'Stiff. For more info, click http://www.myspace.com/echoofbullets or call (415) 255-0440. Kevin Nadal in "Single: A One-Man Show About Sex, Love & Karaoke" September 14 - 16, 2007 @ 8:00PM Single is a one-man show about a gay pinoy navigating single life in New York City. Through the forms of storytelling (kuwento-kuwento), comedy, spoken word, song, and dance, the artist, Kevin Nadal, takes you through the journey of his never-ending Sex and the City episode. Listen as he tells you about the differences between Hetero World & Homo World, getting married to himself, the crazy boys in New York, and of course everything that his Filipina mom has to say about it. Be prepared for a night of sex, love, karaoke... and everything between. Please check out Kevin at http://www.single.kevinnadal.com Stories High 2006 9th Annual Workshops & Performance for Emerging Artists A break-up sparks voices from heaven and hell. Mother and father freak out when they discover a condom in their daughter's laundry. A BART rides into people's lives. Two couples, one in love and the other questioning love, are stranded in an elevator. A war from the past haunts a married couple, now they must fight for their love. And a mother commits the unthinkable to her baby. Featuring Original Plays: Vacation Sensation by: Andrea Almario Boxing Rule by: Darah Macaraeg The Kiss by: Ed Mabasa Stuck by: Mike Ricca Train Song by: Adrien Salazar LoveStoneHeart by: Cheri Mims Show Dates: Thursday thru Saturday September 21 - 23 September 28 - 30 October 5 - 7 Ticket Prices: Sliding scale donation of $10-15 Showtime: 8pm @ Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma (Between Howard and Mission), San Francisco, 94103 To Purchase Tickets: Please call for reservations @ (415) 255-0440, or purchase tickets online by clicking http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6303 23 2006 · 01:18 am UPCOMING EVENTS: THE Cleansing, Stories High 2006 & Bakla Show The Cleansing A Fundraiser for Bindlestiff Studio August 26, 2006 8:00 - 11:00pm $8 - $12 Sliding Scale 505 Natoma Street, SF, CA 94103 (415) 255-0440 Musical Performances by: Power Struggle Fredo Algebra Golda Supernova Phoenix Solite Stand Up Comedy Performers: Manny Cabrera aka mister needy Emmanuel Romero Dennis Rodis Rob Trinidad Live Painting by: Dino Ignacio Jonathan Lison Ganyan Open Mic Stage You. You. You. ************************************* Stories High 2006 9th Annual Workshops & Performance for Emerging Artists Bindlestiff Studio Proudly Presents: Stories High 2006 A break-up sparks voices from heaven and hell. Mother and father freak out when they discover a condom in their daughter's laundry. A BART rides into people's lives. Two couples, one in love and the other questioning love, are stranded in an elevator. A war from the past haunts a married couple, now they must fight for their love. And a mother commits the unthinkable to her baby. Show Dates: Thursday thru Saturday September 21, 22, 23 September 28, 29, 30 October 5, 6, and 7 Ticket Prices: Sliding scale donation of $10-15 Showtime: 8pm @ Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma (Between Howard and Mission), San Francisco, 94103 To Purchase Tickets: Please call for reservations @ (415) 255-0440, or purchase tickets online through www.Brownpapertickets.com Featuring Original Plays: Vacation Sensation by: Andrea Almario Boxing Rule by: Darah Macaraeg The Kiss by: Ed Mabasa Stuck by: Mike Ricca Train Song by: Adrien Salazar LoveStoneHeart by: Cheri Mims About Stories High: Stories High is a series of theater workshops culminating to a show. Artists and anyone who is interested in getting involved with community arts is invited to choose from acting, playwriting, directing, backstage managing, technical, marketing, and producing workshops, all free of charge. Stories High hopes to discover, cultivate, and nurture new emerging artist. This is Bindlestiff's ninth Stories High workshop and show. ************************************* Bakla Show Submissions are now being accepted CALLING ALL QUEERS! CALLING ALL QUEERS! Have a story you'd like to share about being a Gay? Ever wanted to reclaim the stage and show the world what it's like being queer? Then come and share with us your stories/scripts/videos/anything you want. Bindlestiff Studio is proud to present the BAKLA SHOW! The mission of the Bakla Show is to present the queer pin@y perspective through story-telling, short skits,film, comedy, movement and spoken word. This show represents the struggles, joy, and love of being bakla. Submission deadline: September 5th For questions, comments, or submissions please email the producers at: baklashow@yahoo.com Keeping it GAY... Bakla Show Producers 08 2006 · 6:27 pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2006 Bindlestiff Studio Receives $477,000 to Re-Build Community Theater The Epicenter for Filipino American Arts Gains Critical Support from the City of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Bindlestiff Studio, the epicenter for Filipino-American performing arts, today announced it will be receiving $477,000 from the City of San Francisco to build a new 99-seat black box theater. On Friday, July 28, 2006, Mayor Gavin Newsom, along with the members of the Budget & Finance Committee, passed the City’s 2006-2007 budget, which earmarks $100,000 for the build out of the new theater on 6th Street. Through backing from Supervisor Chris Daly, Supervisor Fiona Ma, community groups, artists and residents, Bindlestiff received an additional $317,000 from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) budget. In addition, the Mayor’s Office of Community Development (MOCD) awarded a $60,000 capital grant for the build out of a green room to support programming for underserved youth in the South of Market neighborhood, pending lease negotiations with SFRA by September 2006. In total, the theater has received $609,050 in financial support for the build out of the new theater. Bindlestiff has also received programmatic and administrative support through grants from The San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Foundation. “Returning Bindlestiff to its original location in a newly rebuilt theater is a dream fulfilled for the countless artists, volunteers and residents who have given their blood, sweat and tears to create cutting-edge and socially relevant art in San Francisco,” said Bryan Pangilinan, Bindlestiff Studio managing director. “We look forward to strengthening ties with our local community partners and civic leaders in recognition of the thriving and culturally significant, yet often neglected Sixth Street neighborhood.” “Without the tremendous support of Bindlestiff artists, Philippine Consul General Wen Sanchez, and community organizations including the Filipino American Development Foundation, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, and the South of Market Community Action Network, we could not have made it this far,” said Alex Torres, Bindlestiff board member and community activist. “The re-building of our space honors the hundreds of artists who have performed at the theater since it was established seventeen years ago and is a testament to the history, struggles and rise of the Filipino American community in the SoMa and beyond.” About Bindlestiff Studio: Established in 1997, Bindlestiff Studio is the nation’s only independent and permanent community-based performing arts venue dedicated to the cultivation of emerging and established Filipino American artists. Bindlestiff provides an affordable, professional theater to encourage artists to redefine the boundaries of social and artistic expression and provides the community access to diverse offerings in theatrical productions, music and film festivals, workshops in directing, production, acting, stand-up comedy, and writing, in addition to a children and youth theater program. Bindlestiff needs your support as it enters into a new phase of artistic and organizational development. To donate or to volunteer, please contact Bryan Pangilinan, Managing Director, at (415) 255-0440, via email at bryan@bindlestiffstudio.org or visit our website at www.bindlestiffstudio.org. Never Give Up! # # # 05 2006 · 8:19 pm BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PROUDLY PRESENTS: The Summer League Standup Comedy Showcase HOSTED BY: KEVIN CAMIA Saturday July 15, 2006 8:00PM @ Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma Alley San Francisco, Ca. 94103 The Summer League Standup Comedy Showcase is the result of an 8 week workshop taught by Kevin Camia, Bindlestiff alumni and local stand up comedian who is a regular at the Punch Line Comedy Club and Cobb's. The show will feature first time comedians and a number of Bindlestiff favorites. The Comedians include: Rex Aquino Aureen Aulmario Manny Cabrera Wernher Goff Dennis Rodis Emmanuel Romero Jose Saenz Raf Lim Rob Trinidad and other special guests. Performance: Saturday July 15, 2006 @ 8:00PM (AGAIN THIS IS ONLY A ONE NIGHT SHOW THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON, SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US AS WE MAKE YOU LAUGH THE NIGHT AWAY) Location: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma St (between Mission & Howard), SF Reservations are being taken right now so PLEASE call (415) 255-0440 before the show gets sold out. Ticket Cost: $10.00 03 2006 · 9:34 pm LFS PRESENTS... K.U.S.S. II July 7, 2006 Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma (b/w 6th &7th), SF $8-10 sliding scale Show 8pm to 11pm Act Local: We are League of Filipino Students, a grassroots organization based out of SFSU that fights to take action and address the issues within the Filipino Community. Think Global: This benefit is to raise money for the LFS summer exposure trip to the Philippines, where we as an organization will be able to connect our struggle here as Filipinos in the USA, to our struggle back in the homeland. Music Sessions by: Liezel Rivera The Earthtones Feenix Solite Shortyrocwell and Sola of Rhapsodistas Native Guns Turntable Sessions by: SFSU (Straight Funkin’ Sh*t Up) Bboy Sessions by: Jive Core Art Pieces by: Nathan Pascua Speakerfruits Mike “Artivista” Luat 21 2006 · 6:30 pm Mischief STUDIO GALLERY 1718A Polk Street (between Clay & Washington) San Francisco, CA 94109 415.931.3130 Cartoons, characters & critters Wednesday, June 21st - Sunday, July 16th Reception: Saturday, June 24th, 4 - 8 pm A zany line up of cartoons, characters and critters will be featured in Mischief. The show includes work from over 40 Bay Area artists, and every piece is under $200. Art in the show includes paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, comics and t-shirts. Many of the characters in Mischief were created by the artists; others are riffs on historical characters and the inescapable icons of popular culture. Brett Amory Terry "Rake" Baker Brian Behnke Rich Benbrook Antonio Benjamin Christine Benjamin Laron Bickerstaff Andrew Bixler Garret Bock Josh Coffy Ben Collison Pete Conrad Bill Dunlap Mei-Mei Everson Yukako Ezoe James "Ganyan" Garcia GEM John Graham Chris Grassano Leslie Frierman Grunditz Dave Higgins Camille Holovet Dino Ignacio Loren King Andrew Klein Haelee Deesto Michael Loomis Michael Markowitz Cheryl Pascual Mahoney Perkins Lark Pien Quintin Rodriguez Eriko Sato Ian Scalzo Elisabeth Scheidl Gordon Shepard Douglas Sheran Jack Stelnicki Rab Terry Ayu Tomikawa Karen Tsui Laura van Duren Carrie Wagner Maggie Yee Yoshi47 05 2006 · 7:31 pm REVIVAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS ***SHADOWS*** 3 one-act plays forever witches :: written by Estrella D. Alfon :: directed by Noli Magsino, Jr. justice is but a seeming :: written by S.R. Sievert :: directed by Jeannie Barroga three rats :: written by Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero :: directed by Anton Delfino This summer, join Revival Arts Productions and walk among the shadows as we explore the darker side of human nature through performance. Performances: June 22-24, 2006 – Thursday through Saturday @ 8pm June 29- July 1, 2006 – Thursday through Saturday @ 8 pm Location: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma St (between Mission & Howard), SF Cost: Sliding scale $8-10 donation Tickets: Call (415) 255.0440 for reservations or visit www.brownpapertickets.com www.revivalarts.org 29 2006 · 12:35 am BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PRESENTS The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance June 1-3 Thursday to Saturday, and June 9 & 10 Friday & Saturday 8:00PM at Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma Alley San Francisco, Ca 94103 San Francisco, CA: June 1-3rd and June 9-10th. Bindlestiff Studios present the Bindlestiff Players in The Movement: Roots, Rocks and Resistance. Join us! The Movement is a performance documentation of the Filipino/Pilipino-American story telling as told through the eyes, voices, and bodies of the Native born and American born movement artists of this generation. Utilizing the weapons of dance, theater, martial arts and shadow, take a ride with us as we take you to the past and the present. See our ties with our Asian and African indigenous roots, our Spanish and American liberators, our leaders, our families of strong women and nurturing men, our wars, our migration for survival, our brotherhood with each other and other people of color, our passions, and our joys. Together we role towards the future of the Filipino Americans as we rally for love, justice, making sure that our presence is documented as a culture that helped build great nations with our fellow wo/man. The show will not only have a variety of dance styles and movement, but will also be accompanied by live musicians and other multi-media. Get ready for a journey of our resilient history and our resonant presence. Through a series of workshops The Movement was developed by four Filipino American artists whose performance backgrounds varied, but were eager to share a different perspective of the Filipino American story through dance and movement. Being that Filipinos share a beautiful and yet tumultuous history, The Movement touches upon issues of colonization, violence, hatred, love, family, and resilience. The Movement is a collaborative project, in which cast members contributed ideas, inspiration, and choreography. The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance is meant to evoke and challenge emotions and perceptions, continuing Bindlestiff's tradition to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next generation of Filipino American artists. I want to see this show through the movement of our history. ---Prof. Dan Begonia, SF STATE. It's our chance to tell OUR story like our elders to our youth through our hearts and voices. ---Jay Jasper Pugao, Oakland Each piece is a melody that becomes a song, the first beat, the heartbeat, the spirit of people that came before us; their blood is in our blood. ---Lorna Chui Velasco, SF The Movement: ROOTS, ROCKS and RESISTANCE will run Thursday thru Saturday June 1-3 and Friday thru Saturday June 9 & 10, 2006 at 8pm. All shows will be held at Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St. (between Howard & Mission) San Francisco CA 94103. Reservations are being taken immediately at (415) 255-0440 or tickets may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com Ticket prices are sliding scale $10-15. 23 2006 · 11:57 pm Bindlestiff Studio Extends Grant Agreement with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to Build New Pilipino American Theater (San Francisco, CA) Bindlestiff Studio, the epicenter for Pilipino American performing arts, today announced it successfully extended the terms of their three-year grant agreement with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) to May 31, 2007. The extension will enable Bindlestiff to launch a visibility campaign and reinvigorate fundraising activities to begin construction on the newly built theater shell located at the basement of the 115-unit Plaza Apartments on 185 Sixth Street. Since laying its roots in the challenging Sixth Street neighborhood fourteen years ago as an experimental theater company, Bindlestiff has thrived and transformed itself to reflect the diverse community that surrounds it. Over the past seven years, it has become a destination for Pilipino and American audiences across the bay area and throughout the nation. From theatrical productions, music festivals, film festivals to workshops in directing, production, acting, stand up comedy, writing and children’s theatre, Bindlestiff has continued to nurture artists (both established and emerging) and showcase the incredible talent and stories of Pilipinos in America. It is a critical time in Pilipino American arts and culture. We have the opportunity to create a valuable community resource, a 99-seat black box theater devoted to the exploration of Pilipino American arts. We need your help. There are 1.8 million Pilipinos in the United States, and only one permanent performing arts space. Support Bindlestiff Studios, the epicenter for Pilipino American performing arts. To donate or to volunteer, please contact Bryan Pangilinan, Managing Director, at (415) 255-0440 or via email at bpangi@sbcglobal.net. Never Give Up! 19 2006 · 11:19 am BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PRESENTS The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance June 1-3 Thursday to Saturday, and June 9 & 10 Friday & Saturday 8:00PM at Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma Alley San Francisco, Ca 94103 San Francisco, CA: June 1-3rd and June 9-10th. Bindlestiff Studios present the Bindlestiff Players in The Movement: Roots, Rocks and Resistance. Join us! The Movement is a performance documentation of the Filipino/Pilipino-American story telling as told through the eyes, voices, and bodies of the Native born and American born movement artists of this generation. Utilizing the weapons of dance, theater, martial arts and shadow, take a ride with us as we take you to the past and the present. See our ties with our Asian and African indigenous roots, our Spanish and American liberators, our leaders, our families of strong women and nurturing men, our wars, our migration for survival, our brotherhood with each other and other people of color, our passions, and our joys. Together we role towards the future of the Filipino Americans as we rally for love, justice, making sure that our presence is documented as a culture that helped build great nations with our fellow wo/man. The show will not only have a variety of dance styles and movement, but will also be accompanied by live musicians and other multi-media. Get ready for a journey of our resilient history and our resonant presence. Through a series of workshops The Movement was developed by four Filipino American artists whose performance backgrounds varied, but were eager to share a different perspective of the Filipino American story through dance and movement. Being that Filipinos share a beautiful and yet tumultuous history, The Movement touches upon issues of colonization, violence, hatred, love, family, and resilience. The Movement is a collaborative project, in which cast members contributed ideas, inspiration, and choreography. The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance is meant to evoke and challenge emotions and perceptions, continuing Bindlestiff's tradition to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next generation of Filipino American artists. I want to see this show through the movement of our history. ---Prof. Dan Begonia, SF STATE. It's our chance to tell OUR story like our elders to our youth through our hearts and voices. ---Jay Jasper Pugao, Oakland Each piece is a melody that becomes a song, the first beat, the heartbeat, the spirit of people that came before us; their blood is in our blood. ---Lorna Chui Velasco, SF The Movement: ROOTS, ROCKS and RESISTANCE will run Thursday thru Saturday June 1-3 and Friday thru Saturday June 9 & 10, 2006 at 8pm. All shows will be held at Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St. (between Howard & Mission) San Francisco CA 94103. Reservations are being taken immediately at (415) 255-0440 or tickets may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com Ticket prices are sliding scale $10-15. 16 2006 · 1:30 pm BindleHall Meeting Come to the Bindlehall Meeting on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at Bindlestiff Theater at 7:00 p.m. and get some important updates on programming and the capital campaign! Here's a preview: - We were recently awarded a $60,000 Capital Grant from the Mayor's Office of Community Development! - Bindlestiff’s two major shows of 2006, The Love Edition and the Fob Show, raised over $10,000 in combined ticket sales! - We are arranging tours of the shell of the new theater space. Contact Bryan Pangilinan, Managing Director, to schedule a site visit. - Learn new ways to raise money for Bindlestiff’s new theater. - Hear about upcoming shows. For more information, please call (415) 255-0440. Never Give Up! 02 2006 · 4:30 pm BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PRESENTS The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance June 1-3 Thursday to Saturday, and June 9 & 10 Friday & Saturday 8:00PM at Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma Alley San Francisco, Ca 94103 San Francisco, CA: June 1-3rd and June 9-10th. Bindlestiff Studios present the Bindlestiff Players in… “The Movement: Roots, Rocks and Resistance”. Join us! The Movement is a performance documentation of the Filipino/Pilipino-American story telling as told through the eyes, voices, and bodies of the Native born and American born movement artists of this generation. Utilizing the weapons of dance, theater, martial arts and shadow, take a ride with us as we take you to the past and the present. See our ties with our Asian and African indigenous roots, our Spanish and American ‘liberators’, our leaders, our families of strong women and nurturing men, our wars, our migration for survival, our brotherhood with each other and other people of color, our passions, and our joys. Together we role towards the future of the Filipino Americans as we rally for love, justice, making sure that our presence is documented as a culture that helped build great nations with our fellow wo/man. The show will not only have a variety of dance styles and movement, but will also be accompanied by live musicians and other multi-media. Get ready for a journey of our resilient history and our resonant presence. Through a series of workshops “The Movement” was developed by four Filipino American artists whose performance backgrounds varied, but were eager to share a different perspective of the Filipino American story through dance and movement. Being that Filipinos share a beautiful and yet tumultuous history, “The Movement” touches upon issues of colonization, violence, hatred, love, family, and resilience. “The Movement” is a collaborative project, in which cast members contributed ideas, inspiration, and choreography. “The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance” is meant to evoke and challenge emotions and perceptions, continuing Bindlestiff’s tradition to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next generation of Filipino American artists. “I want to see this show through the ‘movement’ of our history” ---Prof. Dan Begonia, SF STATE. “It’s our chance to tell OUR story like our elders to our youth through our hearts and voices” ---Jay Jasper Pugao, Oakland “Each piece is a melody that becomes a song, the first beat, the heartbeat, the spirit of people that came before us; their blood is in our blood.” ---Lorna Chui Velasco, SF “The Movement: ROOTS, ROCKS and RESISTANCE” will run Thursday thru Saturday June 1-3 and Friday thru Saturday June 9 & 10, 2006 at 8pm. All shows will be held at Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St. (between Howard & Mission) San Francisco CA 94103. Reservations are being taken immediately at (415) 255-0440 or tickets may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com Ticket prices are sliding scale $10-15. 02 2006 · 4:26 pm This summer, Bindlestiff Studio will be hosting our 2nd fashion show on Saturday, July 15, 2005. The fashion show will showcase and promote Filipino/Pilipino American and other Asian independent artists and businesses. It is our hope that we expose an organic vibe exposing creativity and the many different Filipino/ Pilipino American communities through fashion. We are looking for fresh, fun, playful, and creative works that reflect unique and individual style/storytelling of a history/herstory/ and are well-grounded in culture. The fashion show will provide the following: 1) Networking with other independent artists and local businesses 2) Tabling for artists and merchandise 3) Promotion of local businesses and fashion clothing lines Please submit photographs of design samples, creative work portfolio and a biography of designers/artisans. Submission deadline is on May 24, 2006 to stifffashion05@yahoo.com 26 2006 · 7:01 pm Bindlestiff proudly presents... Boondok Arts' "Bulaklak ng Dila" Influenced by Manuel Ocampo, Red and Rizal, Filipino Collective Boondok Arts re-enters Bindlestiff Studio with “Bulaklak ng Dila”, an art installation and performance. (San Francisco, CA) Last year, “Protektado”, their first exhibition as a collective, transformed Bindlestiff Studio into a sleeping womb. Murals by Mel Vera Cruz and England Hidalgo of a church covered in feces, photographs by Julius Dimanlig of the streets of Marikina, black and white prints by Lian Ladia of Christianized Aetas, and a single channel video documentary on the journey of an organizer to the Cordilleras were protected and shelled. This was an installation on “Our response to colonialism” they said. This time from May 4th - 6th, “Bulaklak ng Dila (flower of the tongue)” an idiomatic expression in the Filipino language, Tagalog that means “exaggeration of meaning” or “subversion from the truth” will show the universal concept of language and hypocrisy in an art installation by England Hidalgo, Angelica Cabande, Lian Ladia and Julius Dimanlig. Along with paintings by Mel Vera Cruz and Marcius Noceda and a short film directed by Nono Ani and photographed by Peggy Peralta entitled, "TV” a 6-minute short-film that explores reel and real life in the eyes of a modern child. Bong Agung (also known as Ogie Gonzales) will have a CD release of his first solo album. Bong Agung’s accomplishments are important to the Filipino-American music scene being one of the founders of Pinoisepop and was one of the originators of punk movement in the Philippines with his band Valley of Death. He also played percussion for the legendary jazz rock band Bobby Banduria, the soul pop princess Golda, Charmin and along side Kulintang Master, Dannongan Kalanduyan. His album, Homebody will be released on the opening day of the gallery, May 4th. Second day will be band performances from LA-based Pedro Gil, NYC/Bay Area's Power Struggle, Tagalog punk and folk band Tsubibo and Hardcore punk band Eskapo from Vallejo. May 6th will end with the screening of Kidlat Tahimik’s movie, “Perfumed Nightmare”. Boondok Arts is a collective formed by students from the San Francisco Art Institute, Academy of Art University, and grassroots artists from the Bay Area Filipino-American community. Boondok Arts promotes progressive expression of ideas through experimentation in different genres. Inspired by Jose Rizal and Juan Luna’s art collective in Barcelona and influenced by artists like Manuel Ocampo, Santi Bosse, Masferre and Raymond Red, these students, activists, musicians and scholars from the Philippines seek to create a movement that revolutionizes history through art. May 4, 5 & 6. Gallery opens at 6pm, performance at 8pm. Suggested donation: $5 Bindlestiff Studio (www.bindlestiffstudio.org) at 505 Natoma St. & 6th St, SF. For more info: contact 415.255.0440 or email boondokarts@emailplus.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday, May 4th: 6pm - Gallery Opens 8pm - Bong Agung, CD RELEASE of "HOMEBODY", 9pm - Screening of short-film, "TV" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 5th: 6pm - Gallery Opens 7pm - Screening of short-film, "TV" 8pm - Power Struggle, Pedro Gil, Tsubibo & Eskapo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 6th: 6pm - Gallery Opens 8pm - Screening of short-film, "TV" 9pm - Screening of KIDLAT TAHIMIKS, "Perfumed Nightmare" ***BAND/PERFORMERS BIO: BONG AGUNG A long time ago, in a black box theater, down in the natoma wine country in the south of market district of san francisco, california, there was once a community arts organization called teatro ng tanan. they produced a play called, "mr. and mrs. lacuesta goes dancing", by noel alumnit. this was the birth of the legendary bobby banduria band. the band's original line-up included bobby banduria on strings, fernando funk on bass, bong agung on drums and percussion. bong agung collaborated with musicians, poets, actors, teachers, organizers, researchers, aunties, uncles, lolas, lolos, tatay at nanay, pinsans, and anybody under the sun that loves music. bong agung loved music so much that he and his brother jing organized a filipino-american music festival called piNoisepop. now that bong agung is grown and has a kid named milo, he's been spending alot of time at home. bong agung got a computer, a synthesizer, a sampler, a drum machine, no turntables but a microphone. 'homebody' is an album made during stolen moments at home, and is near and dear to his heart...para sa iyo ito milo. tayo na magsaya. www.myspace.com/bongagung TSUBIBO: ANG TSUBIBO ay paikut-ikot, kaya't ang nakasakay rito ay pabalik-balik sa kanyang pinanggalingan, at matapos ang ilang sandali'y walang kinahihinatnan kundi ang kanya ring pinanggalingan. We found this on the web while researching tsubibo. Ferris wheel, that's what it means. Circles, giant wheel turning, cycles, seasons, life? It keeps going round and round, up and down. Dust to dust. check them out on: www.myspace.com/tsubibo POWER STRUGGLE For six year Dj Deetalx and I were a part of the Hip-Hop quintet Oddjobs. We had toured the country many times over, making friends and enemies alike. Sleeping on floors and random beds, driving from state to state in a van that was more like a pirate ship than a piece if American ingenuity. Those were great times but the fat lady sang her glass shattering verse, and it was time to bring it to an end. Kill the Vultures was born, and Dj Deetalx and I had created Power Struggle. Power Struggle is a personal voyage on a deserted high way a quarter past midnight. Please join us on our journey that began in Brooklyn NY and ended in San Francisco California. "Arson At the Petting Factory" will be available as the last week of October. pls. visit: www.powerstrugglers.com PEDRO GIL If a dose of catchy Power Pop squall is what you need, then look no further than Pedro Gil. The Los Angeles-based quintet is a layered fusion of different musical influences: Oasis, Tool, Bob Marley, Sublime, The Beatles, Weezer, and Saves the Day. The hybrid love-child of defunct LA bands Two-Headed Chang and Six Years Into, Pedro Gil emerged in early 2002 with a set of irresistibly-hummable tunes and now has 2 self-produced EPs: Blurry All the Time released in August 2002, and New Love Songs In Broken English, released in August 2004. They are currently recording their first full-length album at Love Juice Labs in La Habra, CA. pls. visit: www.pedrogil.net ESKAPO Eskapo in Tagalog means refugee or escape. Eskapo was the name of Political prisoners who escaped Pres. Ferdinand Marcos's twenty year regime . Eskapo is a melodic political hardcore band with lyrics in Tagalog and English whose home town is Vallejo CA. Their music has been described as an energetic mix of Stiff Little Fingers meets Los Crudos with a nod to Pinoy punks band of old like WUDS, Yano, and Philippine Violators. “We appreciate anyone who gets into our music and the message of unity and peace that we portray”. check them out on: www.myspace.com/eskapo 12 2006 · 8:58 pm Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents “Florante at Laura” Special Film Screening Benefit Friday and Saturday April 21-22! Please COME ONE, COME ALL for this very special screening of a film straight from the Philippines “Florante at Laura” and help ANINO get to Prague. When: Friday (special screening) and Saturday (Florante at Laura) April 21-22, 2006 @ 8pm Where: Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma St. San Francisco, Ca 94103 How Much: $7-15 suggested donation Buy Tickets Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4344 FLORANTE AT LAURA GOES TO PRAGUE Prague – “city of a thousand spires”, “world capital of puppets”. That is what the ANINO Shadowplay Collective has been keeping in its sight since it received the invitation to participate in the 10th World Festival of Puppet Art to be held on June 1 –10, 2006. First held in 1996, the festival brings together the finest international puppet shows in an annual performance and competition in Prague. This year, fifty puppet troupes have been invited to participate. This year, too, marks the first time a Philippine participation has been solicited. ANINO takes this as an opportunity for its company to showcase home-grown Filipino talent in yet another international event; for ANINO to dialogue with other puppet companies about the various aspects of shadowplay and puppet methodologies – from production techniques and dramaturgy to planning and funding; and, by performing Florante at Laura, to showcase both the traditional and the contemporary in Philippine art. ANINO’s entry in the festival is Florante at Laura ng ANINO, isang makabagong interpretasyon. The production is a free adaptation of the classic metric-romance by Francisco Balagtas. While preserving and utilizing Balagtas’s own words in some parts, the shadowplay makes the classic work more accessible by injecting, in other parts, modern language, visuals, humour and contemporary music. Since the International Institute of Marionnette Art, the festival organizer, has committed to provide each puppet troupe with accommodation, meals, and pocket money for the duration of the festival only, ANINO has been a hive of activity sourcing funds for travel documents and air tickets for its 12-person Florante at Laura team. Solicitations for local and international support are on-going. Screenings of the video version of Florante at Laura ng ANINO have been scheduled for April 20, 2006 at the Dream Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, at 5:00 and 7:00 P.M. For special screenings, interested parties are encouraged to contact the collective through anino@sining.net, telefax 932-4240, or http://www.anino.sining.net. COMPANY PROFILE Teny Biboy Don Dempoy Datu Rosab Teta Marc Nono Ian Laya & Sam & guitar & dinner. The ANINO Shadow Play Collective, established in 1992, is a group of multi-media artists dedicated to popularizing the art of shadowplay. Towards this end ANINO undertakes live performances, exhibitions,video, publication, and workshops. Its founders and founding members belonged to the Philippine High School for the Arts community. However, in 1996, ANINO ceased to be school-based and became an independent company. Since then the collective has been composed of college students and art practitioners. At present, it counts among its supporters the Museo Pambata Foundation, CASA San Miguel Foundation, Ibarang Arts Foundation and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Since 1992 the collective has been performing in an odd assortment of venues: museums (e.g. Museo Pambata, Ayala Museum), schools (e.g. Miriam, St. Scholastica’s, UP), theatres (e.g. CCP, Music Museum), plazas (e.g. Remedios Circle, façade of the Mauban Municipal Hall), shopping malls (e.g. Glorietta), cafés (e.g. Conspiracy, Magnet) and on board an inter-island shipping vessel. ANINO’s productions treat political, social and environmental issues; Philippine history and social as well as cultural life; and Philippine folklore, legends and literature. A few of these productions are two full-length produ