STAGES OF RESISTANCE
Theater, Memory, and the Politics of Truth
Lessons from a dictatorship. Urgent for today.
How do artists confront authoritarian power—and keep the truth alive when history is being rewritten? Ma-Yi Theater Company brings together leading Filipino artists, writers, scholars, and activists for two free public forums connecting the Philippines’ experience under Martial Law with urgent questions facing us today.
Hear from people whose art, scholarship, and activism have challenged repression. Explore how theater preserves memory, mobilizes communities, and turns resistance into collective action. Come for the history. Join the conversation about what we do next.
WHO’S JOINING US
Keynote speakers Nicanor Tiongson, newly named National Artist of the Philippines, and Bonifacio Ilagan, with Chris Millado, Jerry Respeto, Nicolas Pichay, Roland Tolentino, Judy Taguiwalo, Sarah Raymundo, and Teddy Casiño. Moderated by Gina Apostol on Day 1 and Neferti Tadiar on Day 2. Conference convenor: Joi Barrios.
WHEN & WHERE
October 1–2, 2026 · 1–4 PM each day
Open Jar Studios
1601 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019
FREE. LIMITED SEATS. REGISTER EARLY.
Attend one day or both. Register by September 25. Reservations are first come, first served, and spaces may fill before the deadline.
REGISTER HERE or scan the QR code below.
Watch your inbox: You will receive an email asking you to confirm your attendance. You must respond to keep your seat. Because of huge demand, unconfirmed reservations will be cancelled and released to other attendees.