With Bibingka, Alvin Collantes brings their drag persona – named after a resilient Filipino rice cake – to the big stage to question who is being entertained, and at what cost.
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Alvin Collantes: Bibingka
The dance solo, or perhaps a tender duet between the artist and their alter ego, looks into the emotional and physical labor of Filipino migrants working in service and entertainment across the so-called West.
In Bibingka, drag becomes a means of survival, joy becomes work, and the artist stands as both spectacle and vessel. The piece navigates the intricate ties between queerness and Catholic influence in Filipino consciousness, as well as the tension between Kapwa – shared identity – and Western individualism.
When the high heels come off – what remains?
- English, little language
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January 2026
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