ang baruto by tisay ng mindanaw, rock the bangka poet 2013
My Boat
by Tisay ng Mindanaw
My little boat in the river of my dreams
No bamboo poles, No paddles
But will ease and give comfort to my restless soul and heart
who’s longing for a long time to build and
recreate our dreams, our hopes for the future
Tisay, is a Mindanaon-Philippine (ATOR activist). ATOR means Community theatre artist, trainer , organizer/production manager and researcher who was shaped by her experience living in the oppressed communities. Her immersion with the indigenous peoples, youth/students ecunemical churches in the countryside in the countryside of Mindanao was to assist in the facilitation of a continuing dialogue of the Philippines Tri- Peoples (Christian, Muslims and Indigenous peoples) for justice, peace, gender equality among women, children and environment using theatre or popular education following Boal and Freire’s ideology to educate and to share their stories to the world way back in the 80′s. She has performed,collaborated and toured extensively locally and all over the Philippines and abroad – Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Sabah with Kaliwat Theatre Collective, Bagaylan Womens Theatre Collective, EDCADS Inc. and Sining Kambayoka under the auspices of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She enjoys being a wife and a mom.
