Bindlestiff Studio cultivates artists who reflect and celebrate the diverse values, traditions, and histories of Pilipino and Filipino American cultures through bold artistic expression and community engagement.
Extended through Sept. 28th!
Stories High 24 is the culmination of our long-running annual page-to-stage workshop series!
Bindlestiff Studio takes you beyond a dimension of sight, sound and mind. Journey with us between light and shadow, where imagination knows no boundary - you have just crossed over to... Stories High 24!
Preview - Thursday, Sept. 12 @ 8pm (face masks required)
Friday, Sept. 13 @ 8pm (face masks optional)
Matinee - Saturday, Sept. 14 @ 3pm (face masks optional)
Thursday, Sept. 19 @ 8pm (face masks required)
Friday, Sept. 20 @ 8pm (face masks optional)
Matinee - Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 3pm (face masks optional)
Thursday, Sept. 26 @ 8pm (face masks required)
Friday, Sept. 27 @ 8pm (face masks optional)
Closing - Saturday, Sept. 28 @ 8pm (face masks optional)
At Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Tickets:
$20 General
$15 Students and Seniors
$50 Support-the-Artist
On October 4–5 (San Francisco), join some of the best Filipino comedians you’ve seen on Netflix, Comedy Central, Just For Laughs, Stephen Colbert, and all over social media for incredible, riotous shows filled with comedy, games, incredible prizes and belly-aching laughter. Join us for a first-of-its-kind festival and meet the next generation of JoKoys!
Featuring:
Granny Cart Gangstas
Herb Digs
Oli Dub
Rhoda Gravador
Paul Heinrich
A. Samson Manalo
Frankie Marcos
Kyle Marian
FOUR SHOWS! FOUR DIFFERENT LINE-UPS
Friday, Oct 4th - 7pm & 9pm
Saturday, Oct 5th - 7pm & 9pm
Tickets: $15 - $30
Must purchase separate tickets for each performance.
Shows will be at Bindlestiff Studio, 185 6th St., SF, CA
Co-sponsored by Bindlestiff Studio, SF Arts Commission, and Sarap Shop
On July 17, 2023, the Bindlestiff Family lost one of our brightest stars. Joyce Juan-Manalo will forever be remembered as one of the linchpins of our community. She - along with her husband, Allan Samson Manalo - took over the reigns of Bindlestiff in 1998, transforming it into an epicenter of Pilipin@ performing arts. In the process, she helped link Bay Area artists with the rich performing arts traditions of the ground-breaking theater of the people - PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association), the influential Teatro ng Tanan (Theater for Everyone), and legendary theater troupe tongue in A mood, whose members laid part of the foundation for Bindlestiff’s current ethos and culture.
A talented costume designer, Joyce lent a playful yet refined flair always rooted in her strong Pilipina identity to numerous productions, most notably Lorna Chui Velasco’s adaptation, “A Pinoy Midsummer.” Her careful attention to detail brought each character to life; by sourcing cultural garments, hand making costumes, and utilizing fresh produce for accessories (sitaw for string bean bracelets).
Her proudest achievement was Tagalog Fest, co-created with Lorna, which features works written and performed entirely in Tagalog (with one performed in Cebuano), selected from the Virgin Lab Fest, curated by Rodi Vera of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Thanks to Lorna and Joyce’s taste and vision, Tagalog Fest regularly brings to our shores some of the best plays in modern day Philippine theater. For Aureen Almario, artistic director of Bindlestiff, “Tagalog Fest was special for those of us behind the scenes because for the first time we were able to do theater in our mother tongue. As immigrants who had to grapple with assimilation, it provided solace and a deep sense of pride.”
Throughout her life, Joyce shunned the spotlight, choosing instead to empower others to shine. Through her decades of work in the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District, including at FADF (the Filipino-American Development Foundation), Kearny Street Workshop (where she co-created the body-positive fashion show, Celebrate Your Body), and Bindlestiff, Joyce always championed her community - to fight for our place here, to tell our own compelling stories, and to do it well. Her influence will be felt for generations to come through those she has nurtured, encouraged, and uplifted.
Joyce is survived by Allan, her husband of 28 years, along with her brother Boni and his wife Elnora, her brother Gerry and his wife Malu, her niece Abigail, her nephew Mikey, her brother Roberto and his wife Wena, her niece Janice, her brother-in-law, Manuel Fermin and her niece Ayenne and nephew Jose aka “Boogs”.
The family is raising funds to cover memorial costs, which includes bringing her ashes back to the Philippines, where she was born. Please click here to donate. https://www.joycejuanmanalo.com/