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DATE:
2020 - 2021
Various Institutions

Mga Makata
at Kanilang Tula


Filipino Poets and Their Poems


LOCATION:
DXB, UAE




Filipino Poets and Pacita Abad at Jameel Arts Centre
Image courtesy of Sa Tahanan Co.

Filipino Poets
and Their Poems

Commissoned by
Jameel Arts Centre
Alserkal Avenue
Engage 101
In 2020, Sa Tahanan Co. began a journeying program entitled Filipino Poets and Their Poems, a bespoke poetry performance program that is developed with a partnering institution or grassroots collective. Filipino poets are commissioned to writenew poetry in response to a theme or an artist’s exhibited body of work. 

The poetry is then performed either in person or online, typically in an exhibition walkthrough format that altersthe audience’s experience of an art exhibition. 




Filipino Poets
and Pacita Abad:
Glorious and
Gilded in Gold


Commissioned by
Jameel Arts Centre

December 2020
to January 2021

Poets
Dale Ang
Jared Maxilom
Rosan Katlea Juan 

The prompt is the prolific works of artist Pacita Abad, whose vibrant art traverses through places and everydayness regardless of continent. Three Filipino poets have been commissioned to respond to Pacita’s themes and artworks through poetry. The Filipino poets perform their poems while leading a walk-through of Abad’s exhibition streets of gold, in an exploration of what it means to be at peace in-between places. This public program is inspired by the solo exhibition, ‘Pacita Abad: I Thought the Streets Were Paved with Gold’. 

This was preceded by a roundtable discussion with Dubai's art community members. 

What would an inclusive arts community look like? In a dizzyingly cosmopolitan city like Dubai and the wider U.A.E, how can the multiplicities of experiences, identities and experiences be reflected and represented in the arts and cultural sphere? Inspired by themes from Pacita Abad’s Immigrant Experience series, this was an intimate round table led by the Sa Tahanan Collective  founders on the importance of creating inclusive arts spaces in multicultural communities by engaging art makers and art enthusiasts across the varied communities of the UAE. 




Filipino Poets
and Their Poems


Commissioned by
Alserkal Avenue

Alserkal Avenue
Ramadan Programming
May 5, 2021

Poets
Danabelle Gutierrez
Alexis Javero
Benj Marlow
Jared Maxilom
Dale Ang  
Dale Ang, Alexis Javero, Danabelle Gutierrez, Jared Maxilom, Benj Marlow

Five UAE-based poets respond to the themes of Alserkal’s Ramadan programing, #ThisIsNotABuffet. The poets present their original work in reflection of our relationship with ourselves and others.




Filipino Poets
and Their Poems


in response to
Placeless Place

Commissioned by
Engage 101

Foundry
February 21, 2021

Poets
Trixie Danielle
Anna Bernice delos Reyes
Augustine Paredes 

A poetry performance tour created in response to Sarah Ahli’s solo exhibition with Engage 101 titled Placeless Place, at Foundry Downtown. This was curated as part of 101.art’s publicprogramming in collaboration with grassroots and emerging initiatives in the UAE. The poetsstudied Ahli’s work and wrote poetry in response to her creative process, her works' themesand the curation of the exhibition.




Filipino Poets
and Their Poems


Commissioned by
Emirates Literature Festival 
and Alserkal Avenue

Poets
Angel Cruz
Evangeline Louise
Anna Bernice delos Reyes
Renee Ultado  

A virtual performance of four Filipino poets in Abu Dhabi, Cebu, Dubai, and Paris incelebration of the Emirates Airline Literature Festival. Streamed on Alserkal’s Instagram page during the duration of the program.