KAAKUHAN-KALAYAAN

A CALL FOR ARTISTS, VOLUNTEERS, BAZAAR-PEOPLE, AND ENTRIES

CAVITE YOUNG WRITER’S ASSOCIATION PRESENTS:
KAAKUHAN-KALAYAAN  
  Kaakuhan-Kalayaan is an exhibit-theatre-play-poetry
performance-bazaar-carnival fair presentation of the
Cavite Young Writer’s Association
in cooperation with other artist groups of Cavite. It
will be held on
June 12, our national day of independence, something
that Cavitenos can
be doubly proud of, because the first Independence Day
was celebrated
right here in Cavite. As such, it is a celebration of
the independent
status of artists and of the self as represented in
the arts, and of the
self as part of the nation.
  
  If the theme sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a
spin-off from
Alejandro Garcia Abadilla’s Ang Ako, which is only
fitting since this is his
hundreth year celebration. Abadilla’s representations
of an egocentric
self, Ako ang daigdig, is taken to another level as
CYWA (and others)
digs deep into the self to come up with glimpses, bold
glances, stolen
shots, paintings, dances, music, what-have you of the
self in the
carnival of the universe.
  
  A carnival with flashing lights, rides, poetry
readings, bands and
great music, exhibits, plays, all going all at once,
no holds barred, the
idea for this year’s art event in Cavite. Of the
carnival itself, of
the self in the carnival, of the carnival of the
universe, and of the
carnival-like universe, seen at different angles, and
conflicting
paradigms and shifts, CYWA aims to bring out cultures,
sub-cultures, and
counter-cultures of Cavite by involving artists,
fair-goers, students, the
local government, and just ordinary people who came
for a show.
Definitely, this is one show, they won’t soon forget.
  
  Using the perya as a format and take-off for the
ako, the event is
deliberately multi-layered to represent, uncover, and
add more layers to
the ako, the centerpiece of the event. Thus, the
following are
necessary parts of the celebration:
  
  I. Exhibit- one tent crammed wall to ceiling with
artist’s
representations of their own ako, their kaakuhan,
their daigdig. The artworks
will be pasted/ installed side by side, thus the whole
exhibit is also one
big installation of the ako. When viewers enter the
tent, they will be
treated to the daigdig of the ako, as the whole
installation/exhibit
will seem to engulf them in its seamlessness. Their
will also be film
installations all around the project site.
  
  II. Theatre- the tula-dula, or street theatre will
be highlighted in
this celebration. Taking one of Abadilla’s plays and
adding a modern
twist to it, the play is then made accessible to
ordinary people. Shown
in the open, the tula-dula will call people to watch,
take part, and
engage in their own ruminations of Abadilla’s and
their own ako.
  
  III. Performance Poetry- as poetry is one of the
more personal forms
of art, the performance of it will speak of the ako of
the poet, and
also how s/he deals with his/her daigdig. This is
synthesized by the
poetry chapbook that CYWA will be releasing at the
event.
  
  IV. Dance- using the body as canvas, the dancers
will elucidate in
mimes, gestures, and dance their own ako, and the
daigdig of their ako.
The fitting backdrop for this dance festival is
experimental music from
emerging artists. 
  
  V. Music- an open-air concert of bands coming from
Cavite. Their
presence would be a sure crowd-pleaser and the music
that they play, part
and parcel of the general atmosphere of the perya. The
thought that
travels in sound is also that which powers the ako.
  
  VI. Bazaars- anything and everything will be put up
for sale,
auctioned, and inspected to within an inch of their
lives. In this marketplace
of clothes, food, music, art, and ideas, people come
to buy what they
need for themselves and their souls.
  
  What we need:
  
  I.                    Artists/ artist groups for the
exhibit,
theatre, poetry performance, dance and band shows and
video installations. We
are especially looking for Cavite artists.
  II.                 Volunteers who will help in the
preparation and
actual project.
  III.               Bazaar people/ franchisers who
will sell their
wares during the perya.
  
  If you or your group is interested, please register
by contacting
Ronald Verzo (Acting Project Coordinator) at
09179417365, or Ayn dela Cruz
(Acting Secretary General) at 09209517707. You can
also e-mail
cavyoung@yahoogroups.com, or
sanghiyang@yahoogroups.com. We hope that
you can join us in this effort to celebrate our
independence, (in more
ways than one), and also to turn art into a community
initiative.      
  
  
  A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE KAAKUHAN-KALAYAAN
FOLIO.
  
  Kaakuhan-Kalayaan is an exhibit-theatre-play-poetry
performance-bazaar-carnival fair presentation of the
Cavite Young Writer’s Association
in cooperation with other artist groups of Cavite. It
will be held on
June 12, our national day of independence, something
that Cavitenos can
be doubly proud of, because the first Independence Day
was celebrated
right here in Cavite. As such, it is a celebration of
the independent
status of artists and of the self as represented in
the arts, and of the
self as part of the nation.
  
  If the theme sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a
spin-off from
Alejandro Garcia Abadilla’s Ang Ako, which is only
fitting since this is his
hundreth year celebration. Abadilla’s representations
of an egocentric
self, Ako ang daigdig, is taken to another level as
CYWA (and others)
digs deep into the self to come up with glimpses, bold
glances, stolen
shots, paintings, dances, music, what-have you of the
self in the
carnival of the universe.
  
  A carnival with flashing lights, rides, poetry
readings, bands and
great music, exhibits, plays, all going all at once,
no holds barred, the
idea for this year’s art event in Cavite. Of the
carnival itself, of
the self in the carnival, of the carnival of the
universe, and of the
carnival-like universe, seen at different angles, and
conflicting
paradigms and shifts, CYWA aims to bring out cultures,
sub-cultures, and
counter-cultures of Cavite by involving artists,
fair-goers, students, the
local government, and just ordinary people who came
for a show.
Definitely, this is one show, they won’t soon forget.
  
  Using the perya as a format and take-off for the
ako, the event is
deliberately multi-layered to represent, uncover, and
add more layers to
the ako, the centerpiece of the event.
  
              Thus, we are calling for works (poetry,
short story,
creative non-fiction, one-act play, art) in English
and Filipino that will
tackle the self, the independence of the self, the
self as part of the
nation, the self as an artist, the self as an ordinary
person, the self
as more than self, and as less than self. It will try
to uncover the
multiplicity of images that one and many sees of the
self, or the
blindness that occurs in the self.
  
              The folio will be distributed during the
event. The
artists who will be selected for the folio are
enjoined to perform their
pieces or excerpts of it during the event. Submit all
works to
cavyoung@yahoogroups.com or
sanghiyang@yahoogroups.com. Please include
contact information, and a one-paragraph write-up
about the author. For
questions, comments, etc. please contact Ayn dela Cruz
at 09209517707
or Ronald Verzo at 09179417365.