ItikLandia
Cultural Center of the Philippines
January, 2024
We're humans
Samsung Performing Arts Theatre
April, 2024
Tryst
KONDI Gallery - March, 2024
Daloy Dance Company is an innovative and thought-provoking contemporary dance group based in the Philippines, primarily showcasing the works of multi-disciplinary Filipina artist Ea Torrado. Known for their collaborative spirit, Daloy provokes thought and conversation through their unique approach to contemporary dance, which blends various movement techniques, storytelling, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Daloy Dance Company engages with contemporary issues by addressing socio-political, environmental, and other current topics, especially those pertinent to the Filipino experience.
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ItikLandia
This production takes inspiration from the traditional Filipino folk dance "Itik-itik," then uses it to honor our shared connection to the natural world. Ea Torrado draws from the heritage of Philippines Folk Dances, written by Francesca Reyes-Aquino. ItikLandia prompted reflections on humanity's role in nature and the indelible imprints we leave behind.
It sparks introspection on development (for the sake of development), gentrification, and displacement.
DALOY DANCE CO. PERFORMANCE AT THE UP VARGAS MUSEUM
We're humans
Performed for International Dance Day 2024 at Samsung Arts Theatre, and directed and choreographed by Ea Torrado, "We're Humans" delves into the varied responses to the influence of colonial institutions such as the state and religion. The piece examines how these powers have historically affected us and how we, in turn, wield power over each other on an increasingly warming planet.
Tryst
‘Tryst’ is a performance piece inviting audiences to contemplate on primal animal desires, pleasure, intimacy, and erotica through the movements of three bodies. Directed by Ea Torrado , it features dancers from Daloy Dance Co— Julienen Depatillo, Freyja kapangyarihan, CJ Aquino —supported by Intimacy Coordinator Jovin Lazaro. Adorned in wearable art by Leeroy New .
Unearthing (2023, Taiwan)
The process of Unearthing began nine years ago, when the piece was commissioned as part of Sipat Lawin’s Karnabal Festival for Social Performance Innovation and developed subsequently over the next two years in festivals and performance series around Manila and across Japan. The work is a choreographic exploration into the relationship between the carnal and the spiritual, the sacred and the sexual.
Through intuitive movement investigations into first the sensuous, then the ecstatic, and finally, the mythic; Ea Torrado and Daloy’s corps of dancers have assembled a fierce and primal homage to the filipino babaylan (the balance-bringing shaman-priestess) and to the ancient wisdom of the Sacred Feminine.
Performances: 2015 KARNABAL Social Performance Innovation, 2016 Dance MNL Festival, 2016 Mga Sayaw ng Paghilom Festival , 2016 Setouchi Trienalle, Asian Performing Arts Market, Japan, 2019 Asian Federation of Arts Venues, and Manila Performing Arts Market at Blackbox Theatre, The Cultural Center of the Philippines
Caburayan (2023, Taiwan)
Channeling the energy of "Caburayan," the Ilokano Goddess of Healing, in a collective tarot reading. Blessings abound as Ea Torrado share the dance in Taiwan with incredible contemporary and traditional artists. In this ritual performance, a collective tarot reading allowed Ea to connect with her Ilokano roots and express her gratitude to her ancestors. Ea offered her body as a vessel for channeled messages from 'Caburayan', a Filipino deity of healing.
Roots / Routes: Talking about Migration, Identity and Wayfinding
Co-creation with Joy Alpuerto Ritter
Weaving together cultural influences and personal narratives to create a tapestry of movement and emotion, in this intricate weave lie Ea Torrado and Joy Alpuerto Ritter, two dancer-choreoagraphers whose artistic endeavors intersect in a dynamic exploration of roots (home, community, support system) and routes (direction, paths, visioning). As Roots / Routes continues to evolve, we invite you to join us on this extraordinary journey of artistic fusion and exploration. Stay tuned for updates on upcoming performances and experiences that promise to captivate and inspire.
Thank you Goethe Institut PH for the support.
Vogue Philippines and Daloy Dance Company
It was a world of refined splendor as Vogue Philippines, the epitome of high fashion, made its dazzling entrance onto the Philippine fashion scene last August 2022. The momentous occasion unfolded with a s show-stopping party wherein Daloy Dance Company took center stage, and mesmerized the audience with their captivating performance. Adorned in exquisite Rajo Laurel costumes, their graceful movements seamlessly blended fashion and art, leaving spectators spellbound. The event marked the official launch of Vogue Philippines, a milestone that heralded a new era of sophistication, glamour, and inspiration within the realm of Philippine fashion.
Pag-aatang Film
A short film creafted by director Ea Torrado, in Tagalog, it means "offering" and "sacrifice".
On a poignant May 5th, Ea commemorated her beloved grandmother's birthday through an intricate ritual guided by ritualist, Malaya Arguelles
As the film unfolds, behold the breathtaking Mebuyan Vessel, an art installation by the Filipino artist Leeroy New, an awe-inspiring tribute to the mythological deity Mebuyan.
"Pag-aatang" is a collaboration brought to life through the visionary support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Greenhouse Theatre, The Future is Ritual, and the Daloy Dance Company.
Babae
A 30min Solo work by Guest Artist - Joy Alpuerto Ritter, inspired by the "masterpiece of strangeness”, Mary Wigman’s Witch Dance.
Raised and classically trained in Germany, Joy examines inherited vocabularies, reconfiguring what it means to summon the power and mystical practices of woman as witch.
Combining her roots in Philippine folk dance, classical/ contemporary training and vocabulary of hip hop and voguing, BABAE is a one woman interplay between the animalistic and sensual qualities of ritual and power.
DALOY AT MISS UNIVERSE PH 2023
Support Daloy Dance Company
Daloy Dance Company realizes the creation of new choreographies by artist-healer and choreographer Ea Torrado, her collaborators and guest artists. Nominated as Most Outstanding Contemporary Dance Group by Philippine LEAF Awards in 2019, Aliw Awards as Best Dance Company in 2018 and Best Classical Dance Company in 2017, we continue to build and sustain Daloy Dance Company by working towards mounting community rituals through site-inspired and nature-reverent immersive dance theatre pieces.
If you feel moved to support DALOY DANCE COMPANY, donations can be made through the link below.