Workshop Information

New Monthly Workshops: Musical Munchies with Ube Arte!

Grab a snack, drink, and listen with us! We’ll answer all your questions live!

Ube Arte members take you through a listening journey and cultural deep dive into music of the Philippines and Filipino Americans! Let us know what YOU want to know and we’ll cover it. Bring your student org and we can workshop your performances! Click the date to register and we’ll send you the Zoom link and confirmation: Venmo @ubearte

Venmo @ubearte

Sign up for one or all!

Wednesday, March 10, 20217-8pm$5.00
Wednesday, April 7, 20217-8pm$5.00
Wednesday, May 5, 20217-8pm$5.00
Wednesday, June 2, 20217-8pm$5.00

UbeArte researches and provides Lecture-Demonstrations and Workshops on the following topics:

PHILIPPINE MUSIC GENRES

  • Kulintang
  • Rondalla
  • Music of the Sulu Archipelago
  • Music of the Cordillera
  • Vocal Music
  • OPM – Popular Music
  • Overview of Indigenous Music
  • Overview of the Music of the Philippines

SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE DANCE – Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago

  • Pangalay dances
  • Maranao dances
  • Maguindanao dances
  • Tiboli and other Mindanao Hilltribe dances

PHILIPPINES THEORETICAL DEEP DIVES

  • Female Performativity in Southern Philippine Culture
  • Progressive Traditionalism in Sama Bajau Music
  • Constabulary Band and Colonialism
  • Development of the Bayanihan Dance Company
  • History of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao

FILIPINO-AMERICAN TOPICS

  • Philippine Constabulary Band U.S. Tour
  • Filipino American Cultural Shows (PCN) and Post-Colonialism

ASIAN-AMERICAN TOPICS

  • Asian-Americans Making Music
  • Asian-American Immigration to the United States
  • Japanese-American Internment during WWII

SOUTHEAST ASIA TOPICS

  • Gong-Chime Traditions of Southeast Asia
  • Introduction to Thai Performance Forms
  • Introduction to the Music of Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Cambodia

GLOBAL TOPICS

  • Introduction to the Music of China
  • Global Popular Music
  • Contemporary Dance Integrating Traditional Forms