Category Archives: PSL

Kapisanan @ Winnipeg

By kat estacio | Published: May 12, 2011

This weekend, KAPISANAN becomes national!

KAPISANAN, in community partnership with Aksyon Ng Ating Kabataan (ANAK) Inc., presents the 4th Annual Liwayway Philippine Heritage High School Conference on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the University of Manitoba.

This year’s youth conference will examine the theme Sino Ka?: Our Filipino-Canadian Identity through the Arts. Each year, up to 60 Filipino-Canadian high school students from across Winnipeg are invited to participate in youth-led dialog and discussion on issues faced by Filipino-Canadian youth. The one-day conference concludes with an evening celebration with community supporters, parents, and guests.

Kapisanan’s community of Filipino-Canadian artists will facilitate workshops in three different break-out sessions that will cover topics such as Visual arts, Theatre & Improv, and PSL: Poetry is our Second Language.

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The spotlight is on you at Nuit Brune, Saturday October 2nd

By kat estacio | Published: September 29, 2010

KAPISANAN and LEONARD CERVANTES present: NUIT BRUNE
…An Open Mic / Poetry Jam Fundraiser

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PSL facilitator/mentor/rockstar Len Cervantes spitting a few lines. Just a little preview of what’s to come in Nuit Brune

This coming Saturday, October 2nd, from sunset to sunrise, we invite you to join Toronto’s transformation into a celebration of contemporary art.

At the Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, however, this year’s Nuit Blanche just got browner. In conjunction with Les Rues des Refuses (the renegade guide for off-program Nuit Blanche events), we invite you to experience NUIT BRUNE, an open mic/poetry jam fundraiser like no other you’ve seen or heard.

This year’s main event will feature talented spoken word artists and poets who grew out of this year’s Poetry is our Second Language (PSL) Season 3.

After four weeks of intense learning, writing and performing, the poets are ready to roll out their works in an epic, final poetry performance. The best part? A portion of the event proceeds will go to charity. Making a difference never sounded so sick!

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PSL week 4: Taking it to the stage (with Patrick De Belen)

By kat estacio | Published: September 27, 2010

Patrick De Belen performing at last year's Nuit Brune. PHOTO: Alex Felipe

PSL Week Four: Taking It To The Stage
Facilitated by: Len Cervantes
Special Guest: Patrick De Belen

PSL Cycle 3 is slowly coming to a close! This week’s workshop is the last chance to put some polish on those poetry pieces, just in time for PSL’s final slam performance on Saturday, October 2nd for Nuit Brune. We’re setting up the stage, dimming the lights, setting up the microphone and plugging in the speakers.

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PSL Week 3: building community (feat. Tomy Bewick)

By angie torres | Published: September 17, 2010

PSL Week 3: Building Bridges and Fostering Community
Facilitated by Len Cervantes
Featuring special guest, Tomy Bewick

When Len Cervantes first began attending Dwayne Morgan’s Roots Lounge (the monthly series that starts up at Kapisanan again this Sunday), he didn’t know anyone. This was around 2005 when he was only starting to spread his wings outside of the Filipino community, shuffling from one open mic to another around the city. Tomy Bewick was one of the first poets that caught Len’s eye during those days. Even then, he knew this guy would go further–and he was right.

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PSL Week 2: Epics (feat. Word Mason)

By angie torres | Published: September 13, 2010

Here’s what Kapisanan’s got lined up:

PSL Week 2: Epic Poetry and Historical Tales
Featuring special guest, Spoken Word Artist Word Mason

If you’ve heard the stories of King Arthur, Beowulf, Homer’s Odyssey, Dante’s Inferno… then you know what an epic is. Just like many of the world’s people, early Filipinos used epic stories to make sense of the world around them. These were creation stories, tales of courtship and stories that passed down knowledge and wisdom through morals.

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