Creativity@Work Tarektek’s trail and tale exposes woodpecker’s travail as an important part of the country’s biodiversity. Form the original intent of its dance researcher, National Artist for Dance – Ramon Obusan, this dance was transformed to make alive on stage the story of hope, freedom and love deeply engrained also in our humanity. This story telling is made possible by the choreographer’s artistic lens and applying elements of choreography, principles of composition and choreographic devices.
NATIONAL WINNER
CREATIVE WORK: CHOREOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE CREATIVE WORK dance and make storytelling vivid and worth watching. The choreography set out for the dance “Tarektek” (woodpecker) was inspired from series of iteration of concepts centered on
The artist argued that these rudimentary elements are considerably absent in some of the dances performed on stage and in this case, during the National PASUC Culture and Arts Festival. Amplifying the choreography is the use of focus and subordination in which all elements, performers, staging components subordinate with one to highlight a point in the performance and thereby telling a compelling story for the audience.
the flight and plight of the ‘woodpeckers’ portraying hope, freedom and love.
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2ND RUNNER-UP | PASUC NATIONAL CULTURE & ARTS FESTIVAL December 2, 2015 | Legazpi City, Albay Philippines
Trail and Tale: A Dance Choreography of Hope, Freedom and Love RICHARD G. CASTOR
Besting 10 Regions of the Philippines
Choreography transforms a
TAREKTEK
TAREKTEK IN SAMBIT'S REPERTOIRE Rizal Day Celebration – December 30, 2015 at Calabanga People’s Octagon with different LGU Calabanga Stakeholders in attendance National Arts Month Celebration – Arte de Varayti, February 2017 at SM Naga City with hundreds of mall guests and patrons watching 98th Foundation Anniversary of CBSUA – March 2016 at CBSUA Pili Camarines Sur with faculty members, non-teaching employees, students and honorees
PERFORMANCES: DISSEMINATION Sayaw ng Bayang Magiliw – a dance concert in celebration of the National Arts Month in February 9, 2018 at Bichara Mall watched by thousands of students from the secondary schools in Camarines Sur as part of their curricular activities Feria de Cultura (A showcase presentation) in celebration of the Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, July 1, 2018 at the USI Auditorium, Naga City with honorees, guests, and other performers organized by the Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement, Inc.
TRAIL & TALE 2015 & BEYOND The choreography for this dance was first staged for the 2015 National PASUC Culture and Arts Festival. The competition featured five (5) different indigenous dances from the Cordillera region. Of the 13 regions competing, this dance ranked 3rd place or 2nd runner up besting 10 other prominent and competitive regions.
Originality 01 This dance choreography presents an original take on
Cultural Night for the 5th PAA National Congress cum Philippine Agriculturist Summit 2017 and SUC-ACAP National Convention held on July 20, 2017 at CBSUA Pili AACCUP Survey Visit Mayor’s Night August 17 & 20, 2017 at CBSUA Calabanga Welcome Cultural Performances during the International Conference on ASEAN Education and Cultural Exchange at SONRISA Farm, Magarao, Camarines Sur held on March 26, 2018
INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL & LOCAL PERFORMANCES
how ‘Tarektek’ could be elevated on stage to tackle hope, freedom and love. The artistic lens used amplified tales and trails of important yet vanishing species of ‘Tarektek’ uniquely presented with emphasis on the principles of composition and choreographic devices.
02 Relevance & Value
Tarektek became valuable component of SAMBIT’s repertoire for local, national and international audiences which undeniably bring honor, prominence and pride for CBSUA in the national arts and culture stage.
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Acceptability & Recognition
Of the 13 regions competing, this dance ranked 3rd place or 2nd runner-up besting 10 other prominent and competitive regions and university dance troupes.
Dissemination 04 After winning, this dance was showcased more than a dozen times on far too many different occasions and events in the University, community and even with international audience.
Cultural Show for the ASEAN – SAFE Course on July 16-17 2018 at CBSUA Pili and Sonrisa Farm SEAMEO SEA Teacher Project Cultural Show held on January 29, 2019 at CBSUA Pili