World acclaimed Bayanihan dance coming to Kuching

KUCHING: Kuching will host the spectacular dance performance of the Bayanihan on Saturday (June 14) at the Imperial Hotel Grand Ballroom.

The mission of this world acclaimed Nat ional Dance Company of the Phi lippines is to research and preserve the indigenous Phi l ippine art forms in music, dance, costumes and folklore and to evolve them into repertoires suited for contemporary theatre and to promote International goodwill.

Bayanihan has mounted 14 major world tours, each lasting six months to a year, covering six continents, 66 countries and 700 cities.

This event is jointly organised by the Soroptimist International Club Kuching, the Filipino Commu ni t y o f Kuchi n g , thePhilippine Embassy, Kuala Lumpur and the Social Welfare Council of Sarawak.

Soroptimist is an international NGO working to transform the lives of women and girls through bet ter access to education, economic empowerment, while also protecting their rights and eliminating violence against them.

This global volunteer movement has anetwork of over 80,000 club members in127 countries.

Proceeds from this concert will go to various community projects of the Soroptimist International Kuch i n g , p r i m a r i ly its commitment to educate women and children in rural villages of Sarawak with l i fe ski l ls training, to generate an income for a better standard of living for their families.

Some proceeds wil l a lso go to help support chi ldren in the Philippines who were lef t orphaned fol lowing the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

Tickets ( RM50 and RM30) are available from TelangUsan Hotel, Ban Hock Road, Kuching. Those interested may also call 082- 415588.