KULARTS presents the latest project by Alleluia Panis, a work in progress performance for Burden of Proof. 

An immersive multimedia dance performance set in the near future, Burden of Proof draws inspiration from a true story to explore the lasting trauma of injustice endured by the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Featuring an original sound score by Joshua Icban, and text drawn from the diary of Leonora Magabo Perez and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez, 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.

Pilipina Nurses, Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso, were convicted in the 1975 unexplained deaths at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were incarcerated, until a judge ordered their release due to prosecutors’ “overwhelming prejudice” against the nurses.