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Who is Daloy?

Daloy started with artistic director, Ea Torrado’s vision of generating daring and evocative dance theatre pieces with an ever-evolving group of dancers, actors and artists from diverse backgrounds. 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, Daloy interweaves dance theatre and improvisation to create evocative works that play with the boundaries of contemporary dance and invite audiences to both question and celebrate societal culture.

Having enjoyed diverse audiences by performing in a range of dance and art festivals locally and internationally, and in theatres, galleries, public sites and stages, Daloy had always craved for deeper connections fostered beyond the ‘performance’ of dance.

 

Capturing the energy and philosophy of Ea Torrado’s exploration of the human body as an instrument to provoke reflection and dialogue, the company has crafted Daloy Movement, an embodied and evolving research practice accessible to all body types and movement abilities, that many find liberating, transformative, and even healing.

Daloy Dance Company Contemporary Dance Philippines
Daloy Dance Company Contemporary Dance Philippines

In November 2020, Daloy was artist-in-residence at British School Manila, and gave dance-theatre-for-wellness workshops to their students for their Creative Arts Week, and shown two videos of Daloy pre-pandemic performances called Paghilom (Altaptap Artist Village, February 2020) and Nadia and the Blue Stars (Cultural Center of the Philippines, 2019).

Daloy co-produced Bari-bari, a collection of 9 short dance films that combine interviews, folk and ethnic dances in Ilocos Region (and contemporary interpretation of these dances), while donning visual artist, Leeroy New’s costumes made out of recycled plastic bottles. Advocating for environmental sustainability and regeneration, the premiere of this work is on the Environmental Dances website by Company Christoph Winkler (November 2021), and Fifth Wall Fest international dance film festival (October 2021). Bari-bari is receiving funding support from Goethe Instut Manila.

Daloy Dance Company Contemporary Dance Philippines
Dance Performane -- Ea Torrado at 'Rebellion' Exhibit Jinggoy Buensuceso
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Dance Performane -- Ea Torrado at 'Rebellion' Exhibit Jinggoy Buensuceso

Cited as one of the most exciting and sought-after contemporary dancer-choreographers in the Philippines today, Ea Torrado is the founder and artistic director of Manila-based dance theatre group, Daloy Dance Company. She is a contemporary Filipina artist whose creations manifest in site-specific work, film, installation, improvisational performance and dance theatre pieces. She was awarded the Alvin Erasga Tolentino Koreograpiya Award (2014), Remedios De Oteyza Award for Choreography (2016) and Asian Cultural Council Grant (2017). --------------- -------------------- Hi loves, I'm Ea, I teach dance meditation, do tarot and reiki and is a meditation and mindfulness coach. I share life and wellbeing advice and tips. Join my Group Class, Live Q&A, and Tarot and Energy Reading, --Our Live and Interactive online community: https://www.patreon.com/EaTorrado_EnergyHealing?fan_landing=true Private Sessions: https://daloydancecompany.wixsite.com/eatorrado/coaching Collaboration: goddesscominghome@gmail.com Say hi on my socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatorrado/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EaTorrado Twitter: https://twitter.com/EaTorrado Join my monthly LIVE sessions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EaTorrado_EnergyHealing?fan_landing=true _______________________________ Ea Torrado performs at the Opening Night of Rebellion, a solo exhibit by Jinggoy Buensuceso at Galleria Duemila. Curated by Leeroy New. Thank you JK Anicoche and Leeroy New. Video by Brandon Relucio Music by Explosions in the Sky - 'First Breath After Coma'
Moments of Movement #31 - Ea Torrado Feat. Alister Johnson - Teasing & Nina Simone - To Be Free
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Moments of Movement #31 - Ea Torrado Feat. Alister Johnson - Teasing & Nina Simone - To Be Free

From the #MomentsofMovement Series Artist/Dancer: Ea Torrado Captured by: valino Produced by: Chino Neri & Mika Fabella (Prodigy Ace) Filmmed at: Nova Gallery Manila Dressed Designed by: Stephanie Gancayco (Hella Pinay) On Screen Assistant to Ea: RV Mendoza Music By: Alister Johnson "Teaser" & Nina Simone "I Want To Be Free" Please Subscribe to the "Moments of Movement" Patreon to get more involved and for more exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/momentsofmovement Please donate to Moments of Movement here: https://www.paypal.me/momentsofmovement Thank you for your support Follow Ea Torrado here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/eatorrado/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/ea.torrado website: https://eatorradoblog.wordpress.com/ Follow Alister Johnson here: Insta: https://twitter.com/alister_johnson?lang=en FB: https://www.facebook.com/alisterjohnson/ twitter: https://twitter.com/alister_johnson?lang=en Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/alisterjohnson Bandcamp: https://alisterjohnson.bandcamp.com/ website: http://www.alisterjohnsonmusic.com/ Follow Chino here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lachinoheat/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/germanneriIII website: https://www.prodigyace.com Follow Stephanie Gancayco (Hella Pinay) here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/hella_pinay/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/hellapinaydotcom/ Follow Nova Gallery here: FB: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAGALLERY/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/novagallerymanila/ follow Valino here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/MarkValino FB: https://www.facebook.com/thevalino Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thevalino www.MarkValino.com
Ea Torrado - Featured Choreographer on  Cignal TV's "CREATE" Part 2
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Ea Torrado - Featured Choreographer on Cignal TV's "CREATE" Part 2

Daloy Dance Co's Artistic Director and Founder Ea Torrado was the featured artist on Cignal TV’s ‘CREATE’ last April 24, 2018. ‘CREATE’ is hosted by Daphne Osena Paez where she showcases local Filipino artists, their creative process, craft and what motivates their masterpieces, even their personal life, struggles and achievements. Thank you Maritoni Tordesillas and Danspace Ballet School for the venue support. ______________________________ Daloy Dance Company is a Manila-based group that realises contemporary choreographer Ea Torrado’s works by interweaving dance, theatre and improvisation. Since 2014, Daloy Dance Company has made waves in the Manila art scene by fulfilling its founder and artistic director, Ea Torrado’s vision of generating daring and evocative dance theatre pieces with an ever-evolving group of dancers, thespians and artists from diverse backgrounds. Nominated by Aliw Awards as Best Dance Company of 2017, and cited as one of Philippines’ TOP CREATIVES in 2016 by Preview Magazine, the company has performed in a range of dance and art festivals in the Philippines and abroad. Daloy is committed to the appreciation and critical understanding of dance by realizing the creation of new choreographies by Ea Torrado and her collaborators. ________________ About Ea Torrado Cited as one of the most exciting and sought-after contemporary dancer-choreographers in the Philippines today, Ea Torrado’s creations manifest in site-specific work, film, installation, improvisational performance and dance theatre pieces. Among her awards are Alvin Erasga Tolentino Koreograpiya Award (2014), Remedios De Oteyza Award for Choreography (2016) and The Asian Cultural Council Grant (2017). International Agent: www.kmpartists.com contact: daloydancecompany@gmail.com or FB: Daloy Dance Company, Instagram: @daloydanceco
Ea Torrado - Featured Choreographer on  Cignal TV's "CREATE" Part 3
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Ea Torrado - Featured Choreographer on Cignal TV's "CREATE" Part 3

Daloy Dance Co's Artistic Director and Founder Ea Torrado was the featured artist on Cignal TV’s ‘CREATE’ last April 24, 2018. ‘CREATE’ is hosted by Daphne Osena Paez where she showcases local Filipino artists, their creative process, craft and what motivates their masterpieces, even their personal life, struggles and achievements. Thank you Maritoni Tordesillas and Danspace Ballet School for the venue support. ______________________________ Daloy Dance Company is a Manila-based group that realises contemporary choreographer Ea Torrado’s works by interweaving dance, theatre and improvisation. Since 2014, Daloy Dance Company has made waves in the Manila art scene by fulfilling its founder and artistic director, Ea Torrado’s vision of generating daring and evocative dance theatre pieces with an ever-evolving group of dancers, thespians and artists from diverse backgrounds. Nominated by Aliw Awards as Best Dance Company of 2017, and cited as one of Philippines’ TOP CREATIVES in 2016 by Preview Magazine, the company has performed in a range of dance and art festivals in the Philippines and abroad. Daloy is committed to the appreciation and critical understanding of dance by realizing the creation of new choreographies by Ea Torrado and her collaborators. ________________ About Ea Torrado Cited as one of the most exciting and sought-after contemporary dancer-choreographers in the Philippines today, Ea Torrado’s creations manifest in site-specific work, film, installation, improvisational performance and dance theatre pieces. Among her awards are Alvin Erasga Tolentino Koreograpiya Award (2014), Remedios De Oteyza Award for Choreography (2016) and The Asian Cultural Council Grant (2017). International Agent: www.kmpartists.com contact: daloydancecompany@gmail.com or FB: Daloy Dance Company, Instagram: @daloydanceco
Ea Torrado - Featured Choreographer on  Cignal TV's "CREATE" Part 1
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Ea Torrado - Featured Choreographer on Cignal TV's "CREATE" Part 1

Daloy Dance Co's Artistic Director and Founder Ea Torrado was the featured artist on Cignal TV’s ‘CREATE’ last April 24, 2018. ‘CREATE’ is hosted by Daphne Osena Paez where she showcases local Filipino artists, their creative process, craft and what motivates their masterpieces, even their personal life, struggles and achievements. Thank you Maritoni Tordesillas and Danspace Ballet School for the venue support. ______________________________ Daloy Dance Company is a Manila-based group that realises contemporary choreographer Ea Torrado’s works by interweaving dance, theatre and improvisation. Since 2014, Daloy Dance Company has made waves in the Manila art scene by fulfilling its founder and artistic director, Ea Torrado’s vision of generating daring and evocative dance theatre pieces with an ever-evolving group of dancers, thespians and artists from diverse backgrounds. Nominated by Aliw Awards as Best Dance Company of 2017, and cited as one of Philippines’ TOP CREATIVES in 2016 by Preview Magazine, the company has performed in a range of dance and art festivals in the Philippines and abroad. Daloy is committed to the appreciation and critical understanding of dance by realizing the creation of new choreographies by Ea Torrado and her collaborators. ________________ About Ea Torrado Cited as one of the most exciting and sought-after contemporary dancer-choreographers in the Philippines today, Ea Torrado’s creations manifest in site-specific work, film, installation, improvisational performance and dance theatre pieces. Among her awards are Alvin Erasga Tolentino Koreograpiya Award (2014), Remedios De Oteyza Award for Choreography (2016) and The Asian Cultural Council Grant (2017). International Agent: www.kmpartists.com contact: daloydancecompany@gmail.com or FB: Daloy Dance Company, Instagram: @daloydanceco
Unearthing by Ea Torrado and Daloy Dance Company
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Unearthing by Ea Torrado and Daloy Dance Company

Video by Brandon Relucio Unearthing by Ea Torrado and Daloy Dance Company explores the profound entanglements of the carnal and the spiritual. An experiment in transcendence from the physical to more vulnerable states of inner being (loób), the three-person piece uses movement as a form of attunement to a deeper inward contact.  Inspired by Somatics, trance improvisation, and contemporary practices of Babaylan philosophy, Daloy dance artists Buboy Raquitico, Zyda Baaya, and Jomari Cruz transcend conventional dance-making and performance through chanting and intuitive movement. Chant artist and singer Anjeline de Dios, percussionist and Kulintang-player Tusa Montes and award-winning lights designer Katsch Catoy envelop the piece in a powerful and uninhibited setting.  In expanding the inner space of loób, the three bodies reanimate the consciousness-shifting modality of the Babaylan—the pre-colonial shamanic priestesses of the Philippine islands. Unearthing transforms performance into community ritual, foregrounding the social being as a sacred being. Unearthing premiered at the 2015 Karnabal Festival: Social and Performance Innovations. Wanggo Gallaga of the Manila Bulletin writes that the piece showcases Daloy's distinct orientation “away from the conventional idea of what contemporary dancing is expected to be. Unafraid to explore awkward shapes or deal with simplistic narratives, the Daloy Dance Company presses forward in their offering of a very different kind of contemporary dance show for the Filipino audience.”  ___________________________ Daloy Dance Company is a Manila-based group that realises contemporary choreographer Ea Torrado’s works by interweaving dance, theatre and improvisation. Since 2014, Daloy Dance Company has made waves in the Manila art scene by fulfilling its founder and artistic director, Ea Torrado’s vision of generating daring and evocative dance theatre pieces with an ever-evolving group of dancers, thespians and artists from diverse backgrounds. Nominated by Aliw Awards as Best Dance Company of 2017, and cited as one of Philippines’ TOP CREATIVES in 2016 by Preview Magazine, the company has performed in a range of dance and art festivals in the Philippines and abroad. Daloy is committed to the appreciation and critical understanding of dance by realizing the creation of new choreographies by Ea Torrado and her collaborators. Read more about Daloy here: www.daloydc.com ________________________________ About Ea Torrado Cited as one of the most exciting and sought-after contemporary dancer-choreographers in the Philippines today, Ea Torrado’s creations manifest in site-specific work, film, installation, improvisational performance and dance theatre pieces. Among her awards are Alvin Erasga Tolentino Koreograpiya Award (2014), Remedios De Oteyza Award for Choreography (2016) and The Asian Cultural Council Grant (2017). Read more about Ea here: www.eatorradoblog.wordpress.com
Daloy Dance Company Contemporary Dance Philippines
Daloy Dance Company Contemporary Dance Philippines

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