SEACHS

Preview | Doors Open 7:00pm, Preview Starts 7:30pm

SOLD OUT – Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

Opening Night | Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm

SOLD OUT – Thursday, July 28th, 2022

Show 1 | Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm

SOLD OUT – Friday, July 29th, 2022

Show 2 | Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm

SOLD OUT – Saturday, July 30th, 2022

Closing Show | Doors Open 2:30pm, Show Starts 3:00pm

SOLD OUT – Sunday, July 31st, 2022

Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage SocietyNational Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre& Anyone Can Act Theatre  Proudly Present buto/buto : bones are seeds A community devised theatre performance based on stories and poetry from Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Community Looking beyond the Pacific Ocean, the ensemble of buto/buto (pronounced: buh’toh-buh’toh) : bones are seeds reconstructs the life of <a href="https://www.canadianfilipino.net/community/first-filipino-canadians-the-search-begins-part-1-of-4" target="_blank">Benson Flores</a>, one of the first Filipinos who lived on Bowen Island, BC in the late 19th century. An article written by Filipino-Canadian journalist Joseph Lopez about Ben sparked interest in the ensemble. The all Southeast Asian cast explores their contemporary migration stories through the history of Filipino migration to Canada. Set in fictional Barangay San Diego, buto/buto : bones are seeds is a collection of vignettes dramatizing the stories of the first Filipinos who came to Canada through the 1791 Malaspina Expedition, the 19th-century Filipino community on Bowen Island, Vancouver, the Filipino community today, and more. Told through different modes of storytelling and performance, these narratives—inspired by Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal—speak to where we’re from, where we are, and where we’re going.  This original play is an ode to the resilience of the community, filling its longing for home with Rizal’s legacy: love for the community, land, and their original country of birth. It features an all Southeast Asian cast and crew from diverse disciplines and generations as they perform dramatic scenes of poetry, live music, original songs, choreography, costume, multimedia, and pageantry emblematic of Philippine traditional theatre forms (Kundiman, Pasyon, dula-tula, and oyayi) curated by the best emerging and professional artistic talents working in the Filipino community today. As immigrants with a heritage rooted to lands elsewhere, the storytelling has been called ‘cerebral’ as it jumps entire eras and oceans. The text is a circuitous and ebbing memory of arrival, transit, and the specter of departures based on texts that were collectively created by community members in a year-long creative process. The text was curated by Karla Comanda, Christopher Nasaire, and Marc Perez who are prominent poets and writers from the Filipino-Canadian community. A team of artists and professional theatre actors synergized, Alvin Tolentino (choreography), Noreen Sajolan (set and lights), Mirabel De Guzman (costume), Thai-Hoa Le (dramaturgy), Allen Baylosis (dramaturgy), Jeremiah Carag (voice coach), Eri Kikuchi (music/sound design), JR Guerrero (musician), Ted Angelo Ngkaion (actor), Abi Krishna Padilla (performer) and Anjela Magpantay (performer) collaborated with community members to build this devised theatre piece. Dennis Gupa directs the play.  The project is in partnership with the National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Center (NPC3), and the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society (SEACHS), with special participation of Anyone Can Act Theatre (ACAT). The project is extremely grateful for the magnanimity of the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, the City of Vancouver, and community donors. For members of our community, this performance is a nod to well-understood and documented shared experiences, and for those who are not, this performance is an inside look into our village, our barangay, through the eyes of those who experience it every day. Welcome to the barangay of Vancouver.  Situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). SHOWTIMES <table><tbody><tr><td>Preview (BY INVITATION ONLY)</td><td>Wednesday, July 27, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts <span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Opening Night</td><td>Thursday, July 28, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Show 1</td><td>Friday, July 29, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Show 2</td><td>Saturday, July 30, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Closing Show</td><td>Sunday, July 31, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 2:30pm, Show Starts 3:00pm</td></tr></tbody></table> TICKET PRICES <table><tbody><tr><td>General Admission</td><td>$25</td></tr><tr><td>Student OR Senior (65+)</td><td>$15 Discount Code: JRIZ15 If you are purchasing two or more tickets, please complete separate transactions for each student/senior.  </td></tr></tbody></table> Are finances a barrier? Please contact us for more information.  AUDIENCE ADVISORY  Theatrical devices such as strobe lights, haze machines, and mature content may occur in this production. Some content may be upsetting to younger audience members.  ACCESSIBILITY There is a wheelchair ramp to the main entrance and a wheelchair lift to access the downstairs washrooms and wheelchair accessible washroom. PARKING WARNING There is limited street parking on Campbell Avenue outside the main entrance. Please avoid "Permit Only" parking spaces and “No Stopping” signs within the vicinity of the venue. Do not park within the residential parking lot behind Russian Hall. Vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.  CONTACT US Email us at <a href="mailto:butobuto@npc3.ca">butobuto@npc3.ca</a>

Hi there! We're so excited to see you at buto/buto : bones are seeds this week! Please find pre-event information at our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTvKsb4Vc-fLluuXGnApuYBHn_bPFvNt-tfEgzmKl_n3jZFYcJ3Wv8CaJKsDB1DrIstYFWjBmcPzYUr/pub" target="_blank">Things to Know</a> guide – it includes parking information, the playbill, and other important details. HEAT WARNING: It will be hot inside the venue! Stay safe by bringing a closed-lid bottle of water and your pamaypay (hand fan) if you got one. Please keep your things under your seat and do not place them within the performers’ pathways. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:butobuto@npc3.ca">butobuto@npc3.ca</a>

Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage SocietyNational Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre&amp; Anyone Can Act Theatre  Proudly Present buto/buto : bones are seeds A community devised theatre performance based on stories and poetry from Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Community Looking beyond the Pacific Ocean, the ensemble of buto/buto (pronounced: buh’toh-buh’toh) : bones are seeds reconstructs the life of <a href="https://www.canadianfilipino.net/community/first-filipino-canadians-the-search-begins-part-1-of-4" target="_blank">Benson Flores</a>, one of the first Filipinos who lived on Bowen Island, BC in the late 19th century. An article written by Filipino-Canadian journalist Joseph Lopez about Ben sparked interest in the ensemble. The all Southeast Asian cast explores their contemporary migration stories through the history of Filipino migration to Canada. Set in fictional Barangay San Diego, buto/buto : bones are seeds is a collection of vignettes dramatizing the stories of the first Filipinos who came to Canada through the 1791 Malaspina Expedition, the 19th-century Filipino community on Bowen Island, Vancouver, the Filipino community today, and more. Told through different modes of storytelling and performance, these narratives—inspired by Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal—speak to where we’re from, where we are, and where we’re going.  This original play is an ode to the resilience of the community, filling its longing for home with Rizal’s legacy: love for the community, land, and their original country of birth. It features an all Southeast Asian cast and crew from diverse disciplines and generations as they perform dramatic scenes of poetry, live music, original songs, choreography, costume, multimedia, and pageantry emblematic of Philippine traditional theatre forms (Kundiman, Pasyon, dula-tula, and oyayi) curated by the best emerging and professional artistic talents working in the Filipino community today. As immigrants with a heritage rooted to lands elsewhere, the storytelling has been called ‘cerebral’ as it jumps entire eras and oceans. The text is a circuitous and ebbing memory of arrival, transit, and the specter of departures based on texts that were collectively created by community members in a year-long creative process. The text was curated by Karla Comanda, Christopher Nasaire, and Marc Perez who are prominent poets and writers from the Filipino-Canadian community. A team of artists and professional theatre actors synergized, Alvin Tolentino (choreography), Noreen Sajolan (set and lights), Mirabel De Guzman (costume), Thai-Hoa Le (dramaturgy), Allen Baylosis (dramaturgy), Jeremiah Carag (voice coach), Eri Kikuchi (music/sound design), JR Guerrero (musician), Ted Angelo Ngkaion (actor), Abi Krishna Padilla (performer) and Anjela Magpantay (performer) collaborated with community members to build this devised theatre piece. Dennis Gupa directs the play.  The project is in partnership with the National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Center (NPC3), and the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society (SEACHS), with special participation of Anyone Can Act Theatre (ACAT). The project is extremely grateful for the magnanimity of the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, the City of Vancouver, and community donors. For members of our community, this performance is a nod to well-understood and documented shared experiences, and for those who are not, this performance is an inside look into our village, our barangay, through the eyes of those who experience it every day. Welcome to the barangay of Vancouver.  Situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). SHOWTIMES <table><tbody><tr><td>Preview (BY INVITATION ONLY)</td><td>Wednesday, July 27, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Opening Night</td><td>Thursday, July 28, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Show 1</td><td>Friday, July 29, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Show 2</td><td>Saturday, July 30, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Starts 7:30pm </td></tr><tr><td>Closing Show</td><td>Sunday, July 31, 2022 </td><td>Doors Open 2:30pm, Show Starts 3:00pm</td></tr></tbody></table> TICKET PRICES <table><tbody><tr><td>General Admission</td><td>$25</td></tr><tr><td>Student OR Senior (65+)</td><td>$15 Discount Code: JRIZ15 If you are purchasing two or more tickets, please complete separate transactions for each student/senior.  </td></tr></tbody></table> Are finances a barrier? Please contact us for more information.  AUDIENCE ADVISORY  Theatrical devices such as strobe lights, haze machines, and mature content may occur in this production. Some content may be upsetting to younger audience members.  ACCESSIBILITY There is a wheelchair ramp to the main entrance and a wheelchair lift to access the downstairs washrooms and wheelchair accessible washroom. PARKING WARNING There is limited street parking on Campbell Avenue outside the main entrance. Please avoid "Permit Only" parking spaces and “No Stopping” signs within the vicinity of the venue. Do not park within the residential parking lot behind Russian Hall. Vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.  CONTACT US Email us at <a href="mailto:butobuto@npc3.ca">butobuto@npc3.ca</a>

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buto/buto : bones are seeds

600 Campbell Ave

SOLD OUT – Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

Free

SOLD OUT – Thursday, July 28th, 2022

$25

SOLD OUT – Friday, July 29th, 2022

$25

SOLD OUT – Saturday, July 30th, 2022

$25

SOLD OUT – Sunday, July 31st, 2022

$25