FakeKnot

On the occasion of Québec’s Action Week Against Racism, Festival Accès Asie is organizing its 4th edition of Let’s Confront Racism Together, a program that strives to fight racism through art.

After a mini fiesta with karaoke and Filipino bites, attend the Québec premiere of FakeKnot’s dance show PIÑA. Inspired by artistic director Ralph Escamillan’s experience as a first-generation Canadian-born Filipino/a/x, this work draws parallels between the physicality of this experience and piña, a traditional Philippine fiber made from pineapple leaves. The delicate yet resilient textile mirrors the fragility and strength of diasporic people and, by investigating the many facets of this culturally embedded material, an anthropological journey takes shape. The modular costumes transform as the performance unfolds and restrict the four dancers’ movement, lending it a unique quality. Light bounces off the stark white fabric, making the figures glow like piña. Incorporating folk dance and music, PIÑA explores how the body carries history and ancestry in a globalizing world.