Sarimanok
4:12 AM
Proud friend
right here! As part of the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe, Ferrena was involved in this dance concert in UST entitled, Sarimanok. It was about the Marawi siege and the
Mindanao culture.
It has been
a solid year since my high school friends and I got together. For Ferrena to
invite us was really sweet. This was an important night for her and we would
want to support her. Honestly, getting in was the hard part. UST security is
hella tight. Our concert tickets were available outside the auditorium which
means we didn’t have any proof to present to the guard to let us in. It took a
lot of self-pity and pathetic begging to let us in.
The concert
was rich in Mindanao culture. It’s wonderful to think that the Philippines have
that kind of side. It was like a fantasy or folklore during the first few
minutes into the concert.
Then as
reality strikes, the Marawi siege began. It was clear they involved ISIS in the
play. They had a storyline too about the sultan’s family. The daughter being
taken and was somewhat brainwashed to be part of the resistance.
The dancing
was great and fluid. It was filled with emotion as it portrayed every scene in
the sequence. Got to commend the props too! Well thought out.
I love the
songwriting as well. It was just the sultan who was singing and somewhat
narrating what was happening and it was overall moving. I nearly cried.
This whole
dance concert was an excellent way to give an artistic insight on what was it
like during the siege. It was grave and heartbreaking what happened to Marawi
and it was shown in Sarimanok, but it was also accompanied with a beautiful sash of
culture.
Much love,
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