Pangalay Circle
A Community Celebration
Sunday, October 16th 11:30am - 5:30pm @ Kapwa Gardens
967 Mission St In SOMA Pilipinas
The celebration will feature one more workshop by Pangalay Circle's Project Director and Producing Artist - Kim Requesto, a dialogue with our local instructors, some local vendors, as well as live music and dance performances from our community!
Additionally, we will get to see Kim Requesto's Balay Kreative grant project performance.
At the end of it all, we will continue the night with music and more Pangalay dancing! Looking forward to celebrating with you.
Meet The Artist
Kim Requesto
Kim Requesto is a Philippine born, Mission District raised cultural practitioner and multi-disciplinary artist based in Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory also recognized as San Francisco, California. She specializes in 35mm photography, filmmaking, and dance. At the heart of Kim Requesto’s diasporic work is the mantra, “Advocacy through art.” With an artistic foundation in Philippine folk dance, Requesto has dedicated herself to cultural expression and advocacy through movement, photography, and community outreach.
She navigates her artistic work with the goal of fostering tangible support for Pilipinxs abroad and Indigenous communities in the Philippines. Requesto conducts extensive field research to get a stronger understanding of regional cultures and livelihoods. Her research coincides with her work as a photographer, which allows her to visually share the realities of Philippine citizens. Through the publication of film photography books and the development of contemporary dance pieces, Requesto uses her artistic platforms to not only raise awareness, but to uplift the voices of marginalized communities both in the Philippines and the Philippine diaspora.
Requesto aspires to create more contemporary Philippine diasporic dance work and visual media using her background in Philippine dance to bring awareness and thoughtfulness to the realities of different communities in the Philippines and the diaspora.