Anito Gavino, Malaya Ulan and Nikolai McKenzie – Tabo And A Wash Rag

Anito Gavino and Malaya Ulan of Ani/Malayaworks and Nikolai McKenzie will present new works of contemporary dance and performance related to their Filipino and Jamaican heritages.

Ani/Malayaworks will show a work in progress, Sinawali, on resistance against colonialism in the Philippines and the United States. Nikolai McKenzie will present movement and text vignettes informed by their extensive ancestral research within their Jamaican family, using archival documents, historical fiction, and maps. There will also be a digital collage installation by Brandon Aquino Straus, using imagery from historical materials and his travels in the Philippines. Filipino and Jamaican food and drinks will be shared, and karaoke will follow the performances.