MAY 25 - Sunday - 7pm
(Music/Dance)  SULYAP - Kababayang Pilipino's 15th Anniversary Performance Celebration

The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
777 Homer, Vancouver

General Admission tickets are $25, and are available through the following outlets:
KP’s Information & Ticket Hotline: 604.650.7276
Manila Express offices: 604.736.6121   604.874.5571   604.279.1545 

More info:  http://kababayangpilipino.org/index.php/site/news/sulyap_tickets_on_sale_now

KABABAYANG PILIPINO
With an ensemble of over 40 members comprised mainly of first generation Filipino-Canadians, 
Kababayang Pilipino is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Filipino folk heritage 
through its presentation of dance and music. This vibrant group provides the opportunity for 
its members to educate themselves and in turn, educate the community at large about the rich 
history and culture of the Filipino. Conceived for youth, by youth, Kababayang Pilipino is ever 
inspired by each new generation of young people who are eager to discover something of 
themselves by learning something of the Filipino people to which they are tied in culture, 
bound in hearth and indelibly marked in spirit. 

Kababayang Pilipino continues to push the boundaries, taking what is essentially folk and 
making it contemporary and completely relevant. From its desire to discovering new horizons, 
while committing to preserving the authenticity of its presentations, Kababayang Pilipino, 
while always looking back to its new roots, continues to propel itself forward as one of 
the premiere Philippine folk dance companies in Canada. 

In its 15th season offering, Kababayang Pilipino presents "Sulyap", a glimpse into Filipino life 
through the traditional art forms of dance and music. "Sulyap", literally translated as "a short look", 
will give its audience exactly that—a look into the diversity and variety of the numerous forms, 
styles and functions that dance and music plays in Philippine life.  

Through vignettes of eras gone by, of snapshots in time, from the retelling of the legend of Tagabili 
from the indigenous group the T’boli of Mindanao to life in the rural Philippine countryside, 
re-enacting the rice growing season, from planting to harvest, "Sulyap" will demonstrate how 
dance and music is inextricably linked to everyday lives of the Filipino people.