WAKE –> Touring 2024
WAKE is a queer post-colonial performance ritwal* for grieving and healing (*a term colonized on Philippine tongues as ritual). Created in collaboration with a coalition of experimental Filipinx creatives including installation artist Carlo Maghirang, sound artist Micaela Tobin, and fashion house Vinta Gallery, WAKE excavates identity, ancestry, and the complexities of the Filipinx diaspora. This performance-ritwal provides communities born in the wake of the US empire an opportunity to grieve, heal, and find solace in the collective.
Touring 2024-2025
Mndsgn - Slowdance
If you slow dance
You can really take time to get to know the rhythm
If you slow dance
I could really take time to get to know you better
Jay worked with musician + friend Mndsgn to create this dreamlike and sultry music video for Slowdance. The video features Jay’s choreography and art direction with performances from Shauna Davis + Jobel Medina.
BAHAY in LA —> welcome home
istorya-istorya’s first gathering in July of 2021. Hosted in partnership with Genever.
The event paired recipes inspired by personal stories of each istorya-istorya collaborator with unique craft cocktails. Through diasporic perspectives, these dishes pay homage to Philippine history, with reference to Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade route, Filipino and Mexican farmer solidarity, and family fiestas. More info…
BAGGAGE
“Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan, hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.”
A person who does not remember where they came from will never reach their destination. -Philippine Proverb
Created + Directed by Jay Carlon in collaboration with Alex Wand
Commissioned by Metro Art Presents in partnership with Pieter Performance Space for Union Station
