Philippines – Kalinga Dance
Brief background: The Cordillera Music, Tutorial and Research Center (CMTRC), a school of living tradition, will present “THE KALINGA WAYS OF LIFE” staging the two tribal communities celebrating their bodong (peace pact) relationship. While the occasion is in progress, a courtship between the young people of both community is blossoming that eventually ended into a marriage. Both parties in agreement to the wedlock will also consolidate the peace relationship. The performance is showcasing the traditional songs, dance, various bamboo musical instruments and gangs (flat gongs) in relation to the everyday life of the Kalinga people.