bayot, ang lugar mo'y sa pakikibaka : queer, your place is in the revolution — this is a phrase proudly shared by queer activists in the Philippines today.

Blending oral histories and living traditions of batok, kalis, pangalay, and organizing for true sovereignty in the Philippines, mica rose invites us to play like we belong in the revolution. In this highly participatory event of ritual activities and stories, you are invited to breathe, stretch, swing bamboo swords, and dance like the water you are — then together we will draw maps to express kinship and imagine liberation. 

Please wear loose, breathable clothing that allows for movement.

This workshop is part of ReCloaking : ReCircling — an event series re-indigenizing public spaces with traditional arts & ecological knowledge — rooted with cattail screens made by Elizabeth James Perry. ReCloaking: ReCircling is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts' Public Art for Spatial Justice program, with funding from the Barr Foundation and the Fund for the Arts at NEFA.

This program is generously funded by the Howard Cooper LGBTQ+ Endowment Fund.

Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website.

About the artist
mica rose is a gemini gust of slumber-party who trains in ancestral medicines. Their teachers include lola Nellie & Laguna, manong Wayne & pangalay, Márquez Rhyne & story circles, and taiko with sensei Karen Young. Chosenand blood families shape mica's commitment to international solidarity. They are a member of Liyang Network: a local to global advocacy network amplifying calls to action of grassroots communities in the Philippines. Living between Boston and their maternal home in the Philippines, they organize with masses for land, water, and self determination. Currently a co-director at Arts Connect International, they resource artists towards collective action. Instagram: @micaxrose