With support from the California Arts Council, Parangal Dance Company will sustain its programs, staff, and operations from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. During this period, Parangal will premiere Kalinga Palin-awa, a new full-length dance-theater work centering the cultural practices of the Indigenous Kalinga people of the Philippines, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Following the premiere, the company will tour the work nationally and internationally. Parangal will continue its year-round programming of performances, workshops, and educational outreach rooted in Indigenous Filipino dance, music, and attire for the Northern California Filipino-diasporic community, including weekly Philippine Dance and Culture classes at the University of San Francisco and San Francisco State University, community performances throughout San Francisco, and public workshops sharing Indigenous Filipino cultural traditions.
Our objectives are:
a) to provide workshops in ethnic dance, music, and attires inspired from the cultures of the Philippines;
b) to sponsor special events involving the public performance of any or all of the above art forms as well as other performing arts by the corporation’s performers as well as by other community performing arts groups;
c) to directly engage in and to provide support for others to engage in the promotion of the arts;
d) to nurture existing members in their artistic potential by empowering them with knowledge and freedom to express their connection and pride in the Philippine heritage;
e) to continue to learn, share, and impart Philippine folk arts so the traditions can live on for future generations; and
f) to purchase crafts, ethnic textiles, and instruments directly from various indigenous groups in the Philippines to support and help preserve their respective cultural heritage, ensuring transmission of indigenous skills and techniques to the next generation.