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Visayan Islands & Manila, Philippines // California, USA
Photo: Olivia Eng
Music: "Hope" by Ghostrifter
I want to believe that I fully embrace
the places where my feet land,
And where my body rests
embrace the cracks in my bones,
face the faults of my mind, gently but firm
Heed the whispers that stir inside my belly,
They belong to me, and they are good
I want to believe that every joyful and difficult step I take
Leads me to path of truth and love
Because I am a voyager, I am a healer,
I am deeply kind and flawed
I’m a companion, a daughter
And a friend
In this space I touch the earth
I want to believe I will be free
I want to believe that I choose life
That I will be my stirrings and longings
That I will be and am the dancing,
I will be and am the whispers in my belly,
I am those things and all that dances and sings
Barefoot, sweetly and free
SONGS BE SUNG,
STORIES BE HEARD
Frances Teves Sedayao S.C.A.R.S. Story
Music: "Melody Of My Dreams" by Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
"Believe that you can be strong; that you can be wise. Believe that you can survive and therefore be resilient. Whatever your experiences were and are, believe that 'grace' can meet you. Every circumstance can become a path to your freedom and peace, & can be a path to your vitality and wholeness."
Frances Teves Sedayao, is a multi-disciplinary dance artist and end-of-life doula who has performed in the US and abroad over the past 20 years. She is an alumna of Alvin Ailey Dance School and CSU East Bay where she now teaches.
Frances was an SF Apature Featured Artist and Dance Resident alum of Art OMI International in NY. She has worked w/ many Bay Area notables and is currently a collaborator with Alleluia Panis’ Kularts, Yiddish Theater Ensemble (actor), Olivia Eng’s SCARS, and Sarah Bush Dance Project.
Her work, ‘I Am But a Mighty Bird’ was presented in the 2018 SF National Queer Arts Festival & Shawl- Anderson’s first Queerfest in 2019. Birds gave life to many of Frances’ artistic pursuits in forms of dance, ritual and poetry.
The idea of voice, song and storytelling synonymous to freedom and flight, as well as earthly death synonymous to wings and redemption are what Frances is currently exploring and diving into artistically.
