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Behind every winning Sinulog performance is a story of vision, discipline, and creative leadership.
On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, we sit down with Marvey Caño, choreographer of Toledo City’s grand-winning Sinulog Free Interpretation.
From shaping concepts into movement to unifying performers on the grand stage, he shares the creative process, preparation, and dedication that brought an award-winning performance to life.
On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, we sit down with Marvey Caño, choreographer of Toledo City’s grand-winning Sinulog Free Interpretation.
From shaping concepts into movement to unifying performers on the grand stage, he shares the creative process, preparation, and dedication that brought an award-winning performance to life.
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07:15Even the lyrics of the song.
07:25Yes.
07:26And then,
07:26Mahog naglalistanan.
07:28Mahog naglalistanan.
07:28Kaya di lagi,
07:29kaya manggawas tong mga,
07:30katong mga gifite supper group ba,
07:32which I don't like.
07:34Nga,
07:34may ngon tong taga-grupo mo ni,
07:35mo ni Mona.
07:36Yeah, I saw that.
07:37Then,
07:37I don't want also to touch about the corruptions.
07:39I don't like it.
07:40Basta,
07:41ang gusto lang yun ako,
07:42unity.
07:43So,
07:43ang revisions yun,
07:44sa dance,
07:45nai-revisions gamay,
07:46pero ang revisions yun,
07:47dito yun sa ritual.
07:48Because I want to emphasize nga,
07:50lain-lain yun ang kolor.
07:52Wala,
07:53wala minanaot o gos sa kataw.
07:54I don't want nga,
07:55nai makakita dito sa sayo,
07:56ay,
07:57nanaot silang koan,
07:58president,
07:58nanaot silang vice.
07:59No.
08:00So,
08:01what we are trying to,
08:03to express nga,
08:04ganahan ng yun may prayer,
08:05because in,
08:06kumotokag basilikad ako kayo,
08:07in Santo Niño,
08:08we are one.
08:09And even the theme for this year,
08:11diba?
08:11Yes,
08:12in Santo Niño,
08:12we are one.
08:13So,
08:13dito gudmi.
08:14So,
08:14ang revisions dito.
08:16So,
08:17Karun,
08:18you've mentioned about the ritual,
08:19so I'd like to ask for specifics,
08:23because,
08:24at the end of the day,
08:26you mentioned it also,
08:27that it's a hip-hop dance,
08:28but it's still prayer.
08:30Yes.
08:30So,
08:31how did you make sure,
08:32that innovation remains aligned to faith?
08:37Yes.
08:40As what I have said,
08:41I'm going to ask,
08:43if the fishermen,
08:44I'm going to ask,
08:45and then,
08:46we are going to ask for the harvest,
08:48and then,
08:48we are going to ask for the harvest.
08:50We studied,
08:51we studied,
08:51the movements of the generation,
08:54the kids today,
08:55and then,
08:55of course,
08:56we pause,
08:57some of our dances pause,
08:59and then,
08:59we incorporate the veneration.
09:02Yeah,
09:02I saw that.
09:03Yeah.
09:03Correct.
09:04And yeah,
09:05in the opening,
09:06I remembered that,
09:07but eventually,
09:08we will be showing clips,
09:10after the hip-hop dance moves,
09:13they turn their back on the stage,
09:15and then,
09:16Race to Santorino.
09:18Yes,
09:18and then,
09:18nakita,
09:19said,
09:19change po ng backdrop.
09:20Yes.
09:20I remembered that.
09:22So,
09:23sige.
09:23Now,
09:23speaking of techniques,
09:25we have,
09:26ka na,
09:26prepared,
09:27a few,
09:29video clips,
09:30of the performance,
09:32of,
09:33tribu masadyaon,
09:35both,
09:36during the ritual showdown,
09:39and also,
09:39on the street,
09:41because,
09:42Toledo also won,
09:43as best in street dancing.
09:45So,
09:45let's play the first clip,
09:47and then,
09:48I'll ask you to,
09:49comment,
09:50and to share the technique.
09:57Actually,
09:58I love this part.
10:00This is,
10:01opening pala.
10:02great wow.
10:14So,
10:14love,
10:15let's go.
10:24things,
10:25love,
10:25love,
10:26love,
10:26love,
10:27love,
10:28love,
10:28love,
10:30of,
10:30love,
10:30love.
10:31Oh
11:01Oh
11:13So you will pause
11:15for that part I can already see that on the first
11:2030 seconds you already set the tone about what the theme
11:27was about from conceptualization until the choreography that felt right how
11:35long did it take you to do that we started on as early as October but I let
11:44the team do the research for the concept and they will present to me their their
11:49desired concept their gusto na concept but when they presented to me the
11:54concept it's very common the tribal dito sa isla then then I then after
12:02nako na humana ko ang tanang Pasko nga dekor kay naghanmang tag Pasko nga dekor on
12:06December did to kone design let's do the this concept so late December December
12:12but ang dance man good ang Toledo City dancers grabbin na guna sila manayaw
12:17ari na lang tadaugon sa concept
12:19actually I also wanted to ask that piece because when I saw the performance
12:25live during the rituals showdown it gave me the impression that they were really
12:33dancers no they're not like DJ who just wanted to join no but they were really
12:39dancers and then when I saw the street performance also it's still the same level of competence if we call it that they're
12:47really dancers how did you find all of them actually luto na gud sila kay nag work
12:53the workshop mangyunanamo sila into this all year round and and um siguro
12:59dili sad kay most of them sad is um nagtrabaho manto under sa LGU ah okay so
13:06ang diliputanan matrabhanti kay daghan kaayo so and they have to really dance well yes
13:11because they were excellent dancers so nag di workshop nun tunak ko sila in different genre so nag afro nag hip hop
13:18mo itong luto na gud ang mga bata daan so I think that's why you also mentioned earlier nga luto na gud sila so there's no question that they can execute so it's more of the concept
13:29according to the choreographer which is um
13:32see christian tundag again um naglibog na ganit siya on siya ihatang na figure
13:36kadali kay makuha sa mga bata
13:38um luto na san sila because of their local festival so naamog yung local festival
13:42aghinulawan dito na san sila nagsigiog practice and dance
13:47so it's really safe to say that in cebu
13:53the best dancers many of the best dancers are in toledo
13:58is it safe to say that
14:00ah
14:02nagantang maiguan na sir
14:04ah okay sige sige sige
14:06nagatang mga hall of famer sa cebu sir
14:08so first time babi aninga na champion ang toledo sir
14:10so let's
14:11it was actually a good execution so sige i'll rephrase my point
14:22so we really have a lot of dancing talents
14:25in toledo
14:29now sige before we move to the next clip uh even during the was it the festival queen
14:35but who decided on the costume also of the festival queen because it looks
14:40viral
14:42actually what's the inspiration um actually
14:45gidelegate mang guna na ko
14:46okay stress but so the costume department na po sila ilaha
14:49and then i'll tell them the concept maoni had and they will present to me the
14:52costumes and i'll decide the the the final costume
14:56for the festival queen gidelegate sa danako sila sa um
14:59um youth um mga youth satulado the lyd o so kamu na ibahala
15:03sa festival queen sayang training sayang pag screen so
15:06tag basta money concept so the youth officer of toledo decided to pick the
15:11designer from toledo sad and then money ako ang gusto very
15:15nationalistic
15:16it's about philippines so wasa ko nagtanaw sa
15:20questions pag abot na shock lang ko mj lastimosa
15:24it's okay i love it sad yeah no no no because if the trend is
15:30trending yes diba so it's also a trending trend yeah
15:35so again let's move to the another video clip but this time on the street dancing
15:41the sad
15:50one
15:52one
15:54one
16:00one
16:02one
16:04two
16:08How many times can it and by the way again let me emphasize to our viewers
16:38that Toledo also won best in street dancing so actually five major awards for free interpretation
16:50oh no because street dancing and musicality is actually street dancing is for both yes so this
16:56is also a tough achievement to attain so going back to street dancing how many times did they
17:03dance on the street um actually there are five stations there were five stations so five podcast
17:08stations because it's a briefing man good nato sa sinurag foundation bawal yun ta magunong
17:12ungot-ungot kay their target man good man manog say you were in fact kung makita ni mo sa street
17:17dancing ang among props diha lima ragud taon kabuok kay we don't want nga daghan kay mig props
17:21para dili may kaputol sa contingent so ang kanang best in street dancing na mga award shock
17:27jud kaya mi sir kaya murag first time you na assess me you're on a shock
17:31pero kung makakita ka kung naamanggo ka ka sa karsada hapo namang good me like um we have three
17:37contingents more to go para mahuman murag ang mga tao dito sa karsada nga nag atang holding
17:41were exhausted ba murag yutapo yupak na kaisig atang unya kanang makakita sila o inana nga
17:49sa manyagit good maukkay good bisag unsapan mo kalimpio pero ang tao mo ana ramurag di good
17:54ma alive dito so ako ako silang giingnan ang team nga pag himomog street dancing nga kanang
18:01maukkay ang tibok sebo atos karsada nga mawagtang ang duka because that's the technique
18:06kaya every time ba yung lumad ba yung pinaka hugyo ang street dancing di gudta ka di gudta ka
18:12kuha na na di gudta ka deny na nga sila di hugyo sa street dancing lahat sa nilang style so
18:17di isang kung ganahan nga mo copy sa ilang style because it's their trademark so hugyo sila
18:22sila mga formations kung nga tagi na lang kong street dancing nga o kay juke nga mawa ang duka
18:27sa tanang tao kay imit dito o haw niya murag so i was there the last station kay kanang masukupoy din nga
18:34mo kuyo good kay ang props nato naaman sa pikas sa arlandon so i have to
18:37monitor said sa props men and nasa ko yung saka contingent so dito ko sa lasi kita
18:42di ko sa sa pagdawat sa tao ino sa first move pa lang sa
18:46namurag di kisi kisi amang tao manyagit mo yung maayo sir uy asang judge mo barog man
18:51pagka award sa street na siya ako kay first time be a town to so how do they how do you keep their energy level
19:02high good no because this is like morning to afternoon yeah the call time is we
19:08uh naginigikan min sa amu ang biliting area is three o'clock imagine in the morning so
19:14abot sa area ng six na hinahigda pa na ito kani mga bata akong ma-check lang din mo sa online
19:20videos bisag walay bisag nakabreak pa bisag nakalanch break pa daghan kay viral nga mag showdown showdown
19:26na ito manong uglaing contingent kay mag mag balitok balitok wag yod na sila pahuwai
19:33naagyod nila ang spirit but omoto sige pa inuman ng mirror na nila
19:37no because we can see that that was already afternoon katong video clip
19:41let me show pero their level of performance is like they just woke up
19:45yes now i also noticed that correct me if i'm wrong but the contingent also had is it three or four
19:54cost costume changes is it three or four um we have we have two ah two okay and three three three
20:02you have the open rally then the veneration and the dance proper plus the barong yes um the the
20:11rally is the varsity jackets yes then the barong during the veneration yes and then for the dance
20:18proper we have blue and then we have red so how did you decide on the costume part okay um
20:38naasad ko yung mga group of designers actually ang atong mga designers diligod ka na yung sikat
20:42kayo ka na maikog mantaan na mga sikat to to ask their time ganahan naman siya kung mga
20:47designer nga mga batanon ba nga tawgo na kong tagalas do sa kadlaon so i told them this is the
20:52first scene muna siya ay may tabo so give me the design of the first scene this is rallies then
20:57second scene ta they call me tita man second scene i want veneration a formal filipino ah so
21:03veneration lain nga costume during the dance proper i want the nationalistic hip-hop street
21:07dance and then the change costume in the middle so ako lang silang yatagan sa mga
21:13scenarios o sakong gusto then they'll present the prototype then they said ako mo decide i let
21:19the team decide and also sa mga kasilingan ng mga kabaklaan i always consult the concept and to the
21:29details there's one part of the presentation day that even if i re-watched it on on video
21:37wag yun ako na capture how did you take off the barong and then nahimo siyang blue i could see
21:47that there were a few guys and they run towards the backstage but i could not spot how the costume
21:55change and it happened on stage actually
22:01uh actually
22:05tape saloy yung ahubo on ra siya pero kinanglan ihubo dilini mo siya pahunungon ang dancer ya maklaro so they
22:12have then i'll told you have to give a figure nga di langas di kayo nga di makita na huwuan na siya
22:20siya pero katong mga people who run towards the the backstage after i would assume that they were
22:28carrying the costume the costume where were they prior to that were they part of the dancers
22:35no that was tricky yun perhaps menda yun yun yun sila pero they did they were not visible
22:39upo yun yun siya sir really and then you have they were wearing white bia yeah you have to do
22:46some movements nga makailad sa mga mata actually it's like magic now di ba
22:51pabarok padagana ang props palihuka ang dancers pabutang nga yun para di yun mabantayan
22:56kaya katungin i had to play it back and then nanagan lang sila kung where were they
23:01actually daghang kang mga change costumes sa sa tanang contingents pero mabantayan so moon na nga
23:08i challenged them nga kinanglan blue lang sila nagkalit ngawin nakabantay so i told the production
23:14the props department the props personnels ang assigned tagaikog movements nga dili mabantayan
23:19ang pag change a costume which is di ba what magic is yes you create something and then people will
23:26focus on that and then the next thing they knew blue nam dancers
23:32and it's a sharp switch from barong formal di ba into the hip-hop so for me that's also
23:38artistic genius it's a collaboration now we've mentioned about costume before we show the next
23:47clip no in the hierarchy because i know all of them are important in terms of what you think
23:54catches but the the audience attention hierarchy music music uh choreography timing
24:07asaman ani nila or costume sige asa manila ani order of priority na i catching to the audience concept
24:14a concept yeah yeah the overall yeah the concept good dayon ang hihad yung figures and then on
24:20the the dance steps or the choreography plus equal gyuna music tanan as in tanan like
24:26like kung sa o mananin mo lindot kay kang kung nag hip-hop lang mi diha o niya among
24:30concept simang did so you make a backstage or katanya yung giingon na katong mga aswang aswang
24:36it would have been different yeah o niya kung sa o mansanan ako diha kung nag hip-hop mi niya
24:40ang among costume very traditional so it goes with the on sa ang music sad kinahanglan mo bagay
24:48gyud kung gen z manganin kung naka-observe ka sa music mga isigaw mo sa hangin so i really
24:54asked them kinahanglan mo o gyudni mo o gyudni as in stress na gyud ka na na kung ka nang
24:59instrumentalist kay kada add to na ko osab festival
25:02os ba os ba okay now speaking of musicality the next video will also
25:09show show that no so aside from best in street dancing for free interpretation toledo also won
25:16best in musical musicality so let's show the clip
25:33is
25:44Actually, I did.
26:07I saw that I did live live in a bata.
26:11Yes.
26:12But in the ritual showdown, on the day itself, it was really well done.
26:21I thought it was recorded.
26:23So now, let's dwell more on the musicality.
26:30How many are they, by the way?
26:33The guidelines is 100.
26:34Okay.
26:36So that includes the choir, the drummer.
26:41The drummers, the electronic, the electronic pianist, guitarist, and then 70 micapin.
26:48And then, how were they formed, Mansad?
26:51I hired a musical director, which is, tulad dumang good, nanagin na sila ibanda nga.
26:56Actually, this is our second time best in musicality, straight.
26:59So this year na best in musicality nasad mi.
27:01Karun lang kay Murag, na challenge silang maayo kay, they used to tukar ka ng mga tribal.
27:08So, karun lang kay, farmer pinanagin na sila ibanda nga.
27:11So, karun, akong gusto, yun nga, kinanglan, more on electronics.
27:16Gen C, yun.
27:16Gen C, yun, pero di mawagtang ang traditional beats sa sinulog.
27:21So, naapot ng harp, para mabugat pa yun akong concept, para ma-emphasize, yun na ko ang,
27:27the unity of colors.
27:29Mato, nangita at yun kong kanta sa mga research, yun, mato, sanay, sanay pag-ibig na lang ang isipin ng bawat isa.
27:37So, mas nindot man siya paminawin, mo bata, kipa, okay, yun na ko ang mga job order,
27:41pangitae kong bata, galami mo ka na.
27:44In fact, atong choir is, most of them are job orders po.
27:48Ah, so they're employees.
27:50They're working, yeah.
27:51Ah, di, di, job orders na ko ba, ang regulars, ganito, ganito.
27:53Really?
27:54So, sila sinangita atong bata.
27:56Very talented, at least for now.
27:58So, I will not make the same claim also that I did, but it looks like Toledo City is really a very talented city.
28:04Yes, actually, the choir are, they call themselves as a joyful band.
28:08So, every time niya na, ay, visit ang mayor, so,
28:11got too good.
28:12Na, complete na siya na, ay, drummer, ay, pianista, ay, vocalist, all of them are working in the government.
28:18And then, I'm just reminded, although I asked about this in the beginning of the interview,
28:22I was just able to capture lang the lyrics of what they were singing, no, in the musicality piece.
28:29Was there a moment in which you also got pushbacks?
28:36Namorag, I think this is too risky to put politics into the performance.
28:41Were there pushbacks also that you encountered?
28:44Na, ay, na, ajod.
28:46As in, bisan paog ka ng paduong nanayaw, or that a night before, nga, musayaw na, yudmi,
28:51ka nang, nagsigig ko ko na huna, nga, nga, sakto ba yud ka, nga, kung gibuhat, nga,
28:56ikantag yun ako ang mga jingles sa politik ko.
28:58Sige na, yung, siya, opening ba yun siya.
29:01Yes.
29:02That's it, yun.
29:02If they love it, they will love the rest, but if they will hate it, potentially, they will hate the rest.
29:07Ma, o, yud na, ang akong yun ako na pirmin.
29:10So, amun lang sa, yun po, then, ang ako, niyana lang yun ko sa team,
29:14wala tay ba sulay ha, kung magkinaon sa ta.
29:17Kay, winning biyang tulay do, every year, yun, na, a, yun siya.
29:20Oto nga, siya, go na yun ta, anak ta, siya, go, as in,
29:24basta kumati urok ako kitang tanan, bahin-bahin.
29:26So, the pushbacks came from,
29:30without naming names lang,
29:33the pushbacks came from,
29:35okay, sige, the context, that's why,
29:36not to so intrigue, no, but the context of the question,
29:40because I'm sure,
29:41whether it's street dancing,
29:45or whether it's even innovation at work,
29:49innovation and technology,
29:51a lot of this did not happen without any major pushback,
29:55but it would always take one visionary,
30:00a courageous visionary, to say,
30:02let's do this.
30:05Sige, so what were the pushbacks,
30:07specific, that you met along the way,
30:10and what was your deciding factor,
30:13nga, niingon ka, nga,
30:14kato,
30:15bahalag mati urok,
30:16ni,
30:16ato,
30:17ningtanan,
30:17let's go.
30:18Actually,
30:19didton siya,
30:19ni,
30:20ni Saba,
30:20nagmayo,
30:21during the festival competition,
30:23festival queen competition,
30:24it happened on Friday,
30:25then,
30:26napayusakaan law,
30:27before magsinulog,
30:28during the festival queen competition,
30:30ni Ritsom Gumingsayaw,
30:31nga,
30:31ni hip hop,
30:32by the way,
30:32I did not see,
30:33but,
30:33katong beginning,
30:34katong,
30:35katong,
30:35that was in the festival queen,
30:38wala siya nakita,
30:39didn't sura yun yung hip hop,
30:41okay,
30:41and then,
30:42but then,
30:43during the festival queen,
30:44grabe man siya ka-uploaded,
30:46so,
30:46daghanaan ni React online,
30:48ah,
30:48di man na siya sinulog,
30:49anana,
30:50pero,
30:50wala na mo,
30:51ipresent yun ang katong,
30:52unity,
30:53because we only have one minute,
30:54on the festival queen,
30:55one minute and thirty seconds,
30:57yata ang presentation,
30:58so,
30:58dito na ko na,
31:00agoy,
31:00what if,
31:00sakto ang mga tao,
31:01na wala ang culture,
31:03na wala ang,
31:04but that's what,
31:05free interpretation,
31:05yes,
31:07sige,
31:07can you articulate,
31:08for the future,
31:11Marvies,
31:11na who are watching,
31:13kanang,
31:13what's,
31:14free interpretation,
31:15di ay,
31:16sige,
31:17ang free interpretation,
31:19ah,
31:19to educate them,
31:20no,
31:21sige,
31:22let me educate you,
31:23sir,
31:23when I'm opening,
31:25let me educate you,
31:26sige,
31:26not just kidding,
31:29not just kidding,
31:29just kidding,
31:30so,
31:30kung sa guidelines man good,
31:31sa sinulog,
31:32na agyo dito,
31:32you can do the hip hop,
31:34yeah,
31:34I've read about that,
31:35bisagunsa nga,
31:36genre,
31:37as long as,
31:37naalangyapon ang,
31:38pag incorporate ni mo,
31:40sa sinulog,
31:41sa free interpretation,
31:42paranako,
31:44as long as,
31:45it represent,
31:47a community,
31:49a group of people,
31:50as long as,
31:50it represent sa mga tao,
31:52no,
31:53no,
31:53pwede manggani,
31:54yun,
31:54ang pananglitan,
31:56ang mga tribe dito sa Mindanao,
31:57pwede,
31:58ang mga tribe sa,
31:58ilang isayaw,
31:59dito sa Cebu,
32:00morang,
32:01ikuan sa sinulog,
32:02muna nga ka nang,
32:03yun,
32:04pwede rin yun siguro,
32:05bisagunsa basadili lang,
32:07ka nang biya,
32:08nasan siguro yung mga limitations nga,
32:09nanubra na sa lapdancing,
32:11kunak,
32:11bisinulog sa,
32:12pero,
32:12because it's,
32:13it's worship man,
32:14yeah,
32:14as long as,
32:15ka nang,
32:16ang sayaw,
32:16ang movements mo,
32:18paduong ng Japon ka sa imuhang venerasyon,
32:20ang imuhang paghalad,
32:22dito sa balaang bata,
32:23so,
32:23sa Toledo ka rin,
32:25free interpretation,
32:26again,
32:26I would like to say nga,
32:29ka nang,
32:29it's a dance of the generation,
32:31Gen Z,
32:33kung sa'yo di ang Gen Z,
32:34kung,
32:34mouna to ang halad sa mga bata nun,
32:37nanayaw ang mga bata nun,
32:38through Toledo City Contingent,
32:41they represent the Generation Z,
32:44anya,
32:45napada yung Generation Z nga,
32:46mo bako,
32:46mo bako itong mga,
32:4716 counts,
32:49or 32 counts,
32:50ang mauro ang figure,
32:50wala naman na karoon,
32:52so,
32:53osaka count,
32:54duhan na ka movement ang mahimu,
32:56and that's the new generation,
32:58no,
32:58I captured that,
33:00one count,
33:00two moves,
33:00so that's really the speed,
33:02no,
33:02that's Toledo,
33:03we have one,
33:04in one count,
33:05duhan na,
33:05two to three movements,
33:06yunan,
33:07kapaspas,
33:08and correct me if I'm wrong also,
33:10because this is an opportunity also,
33:12to,
33:12to,
33:13to give more updates also,
33:15to our viewers about free interpretation,
33:16from what I research,
33:19free interpretation is also meant to recognize the other practices and moves from contingents,
33:27not necessarily coming from Cebu,
33:30yes,
33:30so that's what they bring,
33:32to the table,
33:33yeah,
33:34and I would agree with what you said,
33:36as long as ultimately,
33:37it's still about worship and veneration,
33:40then,
33:40that's,
33:41that's the correct movement,
33:43yes,
33:43yes,
33:44so,
33:45ah,
33:47there's a question coming from,
33:49one of our,
33:50from one of your fans,
33:51no,
33:52did you perform yesterday,
33:53oh,
33:54sorry,
33:54sorry,
33:55so,
33:55time question,
33:57ah,
33:57okay,
33:57nagperformed sila yesterday,
33:59sa,
33:59sinulog,
34:00sa Toledo,
34:01sa Toledo,
34:02yes,
34:02because it's annual man,
34:04actually,
34:05lahi,
34:05akong gi,
34:05gi,
34:06gi,
34:06now,
34:07na,
34:07sinulog,
34:08but,
34:08yeah,
34:08sige,
34:09ah,
34:09so,
34:09sinulog sa Toledo,
34:10I thought it's a typo,
34:11articulate,
34:12na,
34:12ay,
34:13sinulog sa Toledo,
34:14every year,
34:14it happened every,
34:16one week after the sinulog,
34:17grand parade,
34:18ah,
34:18every,
34:19after fiesta sa Cebu,
34:20magsinulog sa,
34:21na,
34:21toledo,
34:21so,
34:22every time,
34:22mapildi man,
34:23umudaog,
34:24ang contingent from the Toledo city,
34:25Musaya,
34:26alongside with the mayor,
34:28ah,
34:28by the way,
34:29we have one last clip,
34:30pa,
34:30ah,
34:32wala,
34:33sige,
34:33sige,
34:34so,
34:35let's,
34:35before I'll move to you,
34:38like,
34:38personally,
34:39kina,
34:40kina,
34:41I'll,
34:41I'll have questions,
34:42lang gi,
34:42hapon,
34:43ng,
34:43ng,
34:43specific to,
34:44well,
34:45this can also be technique,
34:46this can also be about,
34:47who you are,
34:48no,
34:48as an artistic director,
34:50it's always,
34:51a tricky balance,
34:52between,
34:53innovation,
34:54and also,
34:55playing it safe,
34:56yes,
34:57because,
34:58for me,
34:58life is a play,
34:59man,
35:00between tradition,
35:01what we have in the past,
35:02but we cannot just dwell on that,
35:04because we also need to,
35:06move forward,
35:07so,
35:08ka ganina,
35:08ipangutana ti ka about taking risk,
35:10din hi kumangutana,
35:12at what particular,
35:13point,
35:14in your,
35:15artistic journey,
35:17or creative journey,
35:18that you will also decide,
35:20na,
35:21we will play it safe,
35:22applicable to Sinulog,
35:26applicable to,
35:26any creative journey,
35:28that you had in the past,
35:31um,
35:32na,
35:32important times,
35:33na,
35:34play safe,
35:34good,
35:35but most,
35:36example,
35:37for example,
35:38if you,
35:38sa Sinulog base,
35:39play safe,
35:39may good ka,
35:40correct,
35:40no,
35:41because,
35:41yeah,
35:41it's tradition,
35:42but most of the,
35:44most of the events,
35:45or mga competitions,
35:47kung makisigaw tagpa si Garbo,
35:48di,
35:48yug kumu play safe,
35:49sir,
35:50di,
35:50yug kumu play safe,
35:51I always take risk,
35:52kahit,
35:52ba,
35:52ako ang team,
35:54ayaw,
35:55gong tagay,
35:56og balik balik,
35:57ng concept,
35:58and figures,
35:59ah,
35:59go,
35:59let me,
36:00let me,
36:02just kidding,
36:02ah,
36:03pag,
36:04first,
36:05gong,
36:05apel,
36:06ah,
36:06pag,
36:06first,
36:06gong,
36:06introduce,
36:07sa Toledo,
36:07og hip hop,
36:08nga,
36:08mo,
36:08ina,
36:09simang,
36:10sa tanan,
36:10during,
36:10da,
36:10pa si Garbo,
36:12dito,
36:12nga,
36:13every time,
36:13ganahan siya kog simang,
36:15kaya according to,
36:16ang,
36:16parehas sila tanan,
36:18parehas sila tanan,
36:19nagdaug,
36:20bukag,
36:20nagdauguan,
36:21din,
36:22pansin dita,
36:23kung mo parehas tatanan,
36:24so,
36:25I always said nga,
36:26add to gita sa simang,
36:28add to gita sa lahi,
36:29add to gita sa bago,
36:30that is why I always take risk.
36:32Actually,
36:33that,
36:33that,
36:34that perspective is applicable,
36:36anywhere in life,
36:37no,
36:37not only in performance,
36:39but even,
36:40at work,
36:40or even conceptualization,
36:41of a product,
36:42or a service,
36:43that's why it's even called,
36:45differentiator,
36:46because it means,
36:48it's not,
36:49the same,
36:49literally,
36:51di ba,
36:51so now,
36:53let's move into,
36:54your leadership style,
36:55na,
36:56because you are working with,
36:58like,
36:59how many,
37:00how big is the contingent,
37:02ganit?
37:04Quite again,
37:05including props man,
37:06dancers,
37:07including all,
37:08everybody,
37:08close to 1,000,
37:10imagine,
37:10but we have,
37:11400 people,
37:12lang on stage,
37:13now,
37:14given,
37:15this 1,000 people,
37:17with,
37:17different ideas,
37:19different working styles,
37:21different preferences,
37:23on what should be,
37:24and what should not be,
37:26how do you,
37:27make sure,
37:28that everybody,
37:29is working in harmony?
37:31Actually,
37:32we have the production side,
37:34so,
37:34it's a production,
37:35we have the dance masters,
37:36the choreographers,
37:37the drummers,
37:38the props artists,
37:39the props personnel,
37:41and all,
37:42motto,
37:42she,
37:43maghimog,
37:44yun sa toang presentation,
37:45but,
37:46wala lang na sila,
37:47most of the choreographers,
37:49daghan kay,
37:49ligon ka,
37:50ayung,
37:50nindot kay,
37:51makamug na,
37:52pero,
37:52deliver,
37:53because,
37:54of the support system,
37:55so,
37:56kingsama ng support system,
37:57nanadito ang finance,
37:58nanadito ang foods,
38:00kaya kung,
38:01musayo,
38:01best in street dancing,
38:03kato sila,
38:03o,
38:03ang pagkaon,
38:04naabot o,
38:04alas 4,
38:05which happened,
38:07mga previous years,
38:08so,
38:09bonong,
38:09before minanayaw,
38:10ako yung,
38:11di call up,
38:12ang tanang committee,
38:13switch LGU,
38:14one by one,
38:15di kan sa food,
38:16kinahanglan,
38:17maabot ang food,
38:17alas 12,
38:18kinahanglan,
38:19ang tubig,
38:20kumpleto,
38:21ang security,
38:22ang cordon,
38:23ang medical,
38:24ang tanang,
38:26good sir,
38:26so,
38:27it should be balanced,
38:28kaya kung na'y madiskaril,
38:29nga usalang diri,
38:30lami,
38:30kaya ang tulad do,
38:31manayaw sa street dancing,
38:32pero katunga nalain,
38:33habilin,
38:34pag abot 20,
38:34kaya wak ka paniuto dito sa,
38:36diri man may sunstar,
38:37wak ka paniuto sa gurur do,
38:39so,
38:39teurok,
38:39yapon,
38:40so,
38:40that is why,
38:41ako,
38:42di man ako,
38:43yung muhimu sa sayaw,
38:44kaya I hired choreographers man,
38:46but I'll do the management,
38:47good,
38:47you have to check all the,
38:49kinahanglan,
38:50ang tanang committees are functional,
38:52kaya kinahanglan,
38:52strikta sa jukas personal,
38:54kaya kung mag,
38:55jima-jima ka di ha,
38:57mga regulars,
38:57bihanay mong kayistorya,
38:58mga doctors,
39:00pero kifo,
39:00o doctors mo,
39:01basta ako yung mga meeting,
39:02prank kam,
39:02sir,
39:04ang police,
39:04sir,
39:04o mayabu ka sir,
39:05kaya ako,
39:06nao man jud na ako,
39:07bitaw,
39:09that,
39:10I hired the best team,
39:12and I'll make it sure also,
39:14that,
39:14kinahanglan,
39:15ang mayor sa jud,
39:16ka ng,
39:17nindot sa jud,
39:18o ka ng,
39:19kuwan ang mayor,
39:20so,
39:20mauna,
39:20nasuertian ako sulay do,
39:22nindot kayong mayor,
39:23nindot kayong mga department,
39:24nindot kayong mga empleyado,
39:26kay ang dancers,
39:27sir,
39:271 to 20 is empleyado number 1,
39:30and regular employee,
39:31so,
39:31shame mo,
39:32shame mo,
39:33check sa bata,
39:34kung nakatog,
39:34magtarong sa iyang quarters,
39:36nakakaon ba,
39:37because employee number 1,
39:38assigned to dancers 1 to 20,
39:40will pick the food,
39:411 to 20,
39:42and,
39:43she or him,
39:43make it sure nga,
39:44nakakaon yun ang bata,
39:46so,
39:46kung number 20 dito,
39:47wakakaon,
39:48ang yaw-yawan ako,
39:49ang regular employee,
39:50number 1,
39:51nga,
39:51wakakaon ang number 20,
39:52so,
39:52inaana ang dating nga,
39:53and,
39:54as you were saying,
39:56nalang gawin madiskaril dito,
39:57nga,
39:57usang nga kumiti,
39:58domino effect,
39:59magod na,
40:00so,
40:01mo na nga,
40:01balance,
40:02and I would also,
40:04agree with what you said,
40:05nga,
40:05everything will have to work,
40:07in clockwork,
40:07precision,
40:09otherwise,
40:10the effect will be seen,
40:11also,
40:11ultimately,
40:12and we learned a lot,
40:13from the previous years,
40:14like,
40:15na,
40:15times nga,
40:16wala,
40:16nakablocking ang props,
40:17so,
40:18di kawin may ma-champion,
40:18kaya,
40:19ang props,
40:19yabuman,
40:20so,
40:20karun,
40:20ako nagyong gimmick,
40:21kaya,
40:21sure nga,
40:22some,
40:23ang,
40:23assigned sa transportation,
40:25the props,
40:26should arrive on time,
40:28so,
40:28labi na,
40:29stricto kay ang,
40:30sinulog ron sir,
40:31stricto kay sila,
40:32pero smooth kay stanan,
40:34yes,
40:34nakinhanglan,
40:35ang uras na paglipusit sa props,
40:36maugod niya,
40:37maugod niya,
40:37oh,
40:37na,
40:37juchad lah,
40:38so,
40:40mo na among challenge siya,
40:41nagpasalamat lang yun kay,
40:42ng lihok,
40:43good ang tanan.
40:44Sige,
40:44now,
40:45let's move a little closer to you,
40:47and your,
40:48your mind,
40:49your heart,
40:49and your spirit,
40:50sir,
40:50ikaw na niya,
40:51so,
40:52I've also researched that,
40:53this is not your only accomplishment,
40:56you have,
40:57made so many wonderful contributions also,
41:00in the,
41:02on the space,
41:03particularly in arts,
41:04and creativity,
41:06but you are not,
41:07the,
41:09Marvicanio that you are today,
41:12when you were starting,
41:14di ba?
41:14So,
41:15what was that point,
41:16in your career,
41:18tell me something about,
41:18and this is meant to inspire the audience,
41:20that you still had,
41:22to prove yourself,
41:25in the,
41:25in this space,
41:26that you are excelling now?
41:28Sus,
41:28kung,
41:29solte lang ta sa,
41:30tibook,
41:31yun,
41:31sa kinatabukan,
41:32skwangan,
41:32ang tibook,
41:33aglao,
41:33sir.
41:34But,
41:34ako lang siyang ipik,
41:35no,
41:35before ko naabutan,
41:36idaghan sa kayo kapildihan,
41:38sir,
41:38idaghan kayo sa kapildihan,
41:39dili lang sa stage,
41:40udi sa kinabuhi,
41:42yun,
41:42I,
41:43nag,
41:45kuwan ko sa akong kinabuhi,
41:46nga ako radyod,
41:47gaya wala naman,
41:47dili ko yun,
41:48gini kanan at early age,
41:49then,
41:50then,
41:50how old were you,
41:51when you lost your parents?
41:52Mga six pa,
41:53siguro akong mama,
41:54then,
41:54nag high school ko,
41:55murago na wala,
41:56nasa na kong papa,
41:57so,
41:58muna nga ka nang,
41:59bis na naasalan ko po yun sa una,
42:01but,
42:01nakabantay yun ko,
42:02nga ganahan,
42:03yun ko anong tudlo,
42:04so,
42:04nasa yung mga tao nga,
42:05musalig na ko,
42:06kapilas ako na pildihan ng sinulog station,
42:08yun ko masod sa lima,
42:09so,
42:10kadaghanag yun,
42:10pero,
42:10wag yun ko ni Hunong,
42:12sir,
42:12o,
42:13o,
42:13explore sa kinabuhi,
42:15so,
42:15ang ako lang,
42:16kanang,
42:17ang,
42:18naabot ko ani,
42:19siguro kay,
42:20wag yun ko ni Hunong,
42:21o kanang panata sa kong santunyo,
42:23bisag,
42:23bisag manaa pa ko,
42:25wala,
42:25hangtod ka ron,
42:26katong nag,
42:27suroy-suroy pa ko,
42:28nga,
42:29wap ako'y Tarongbay,
42:29ako ginampistahan,
42:30akong santunyo every January,
42:32hangtod ka ron nga,
42:33na nami balay,
42:34so,
42:34na nami opisina,
42:35makapista na jumigtarong,
42:37makapangajimigtarong,
42:38kay,
42:38when I started my company,
42:41ana-ragin taon mi sa plaza,
42:42aming lanili,
42:43ang wap,
42:43ana-usab,
42:44ana-miss Bermuda,
42:45mga G,
42:45ibutang na namong santunyo,
42:46ato ba nga ni Rizal,
42:48o niya,
42:48ana-rasan mi magpista diha niya,
42:50so,
42:50karoon,
42:51ang mga bata,
42:53nanakoy mga trabhanti,
42:54so,
42:54asain-asain silang turno,
42:56makahatag na silang snacks,
42:57kada turno,
42:58kay,
42:59mo bito nga,
43:00mga G,
43:01mi,
43:01in o novena sa ako,
43:02ang santunyo,
43:03makahinomdom ko sa panahon ba nga,
43:06ato lang mi magpista sa kilid sa dagat,
43:09niya,
43:09magnovena mi kada gabi,
43:10kanina,
43:11anas plaza,
43:12anas ibutang na mo sa Bermuda,
43:13but we never stopped dreaming,
43:15amulang yapong ipadayon,
43:16bisag na nami mga achievements,
43:18gaya ponggi,
43:19padayon,
43:19diigyo naman siya kalimtan yan,
43:20every time nga nami event,
43:22sinulog,
43:23mapagent,
43:25maunsapatan ng event,
43:27ina,
43:27kadaan naman mi mga pageants,
43:28maunsa-unsarihan,
43:29naagyo na siya sa mong technical,
43:31kanagyo nang santunin yun ang mong karaan.
43:34And then,
43:35we're down to just several questions,
43:37but I also have to ask this,
43:39kadaang,
43:40when they see a person
43:41as successful as you are,
43:44a lot of people would see the applause,
43:46because you already,
43:47have arrived,
43:49pero,
43:51what they,
43:52not many of them see also,
43:54what you are doing on the back end,
43:57to get you here,
43:59So,
44:00how is success
44:02to you
44:03before you arrived
44:06at where you are today?
44:08Unsaan ka nang,
44:09unsa man ang mga sacrifices
44:10that you had to
44:12to do,
44:14the hard work
44:15that you had to do,
44:17to get you here,
44:18okay,
44:18this is,
44:19this is a process,
44:20actually,
44:21success never determined,
44:23diigod siya success,
44:24diigod siya success,
44:24diigod siya,
44:24because every day,
44:25bisag nabot na kanin,
44:27ang bachers,
44:28nagkalagdasa,
44:29diigod siya,
44:29diigod siya maihap,
44:30kumain ko yung sakripisyo,
44:31sakripisyo sir,
44:32before ko nabuti,
44:33diigod siya,
44:34diigod siya maihap sir,
44:35as in,
44:35ang gilak,
44:37ang luha,
44:37sampled out,
44:38diigod siya,
44:38di lang nato,
44:40tagsa-tagsa audio,
44:41isa lang,
44:43kanang,
44:43was something that stood out,
44:46um,
44:47kanang,
44:47kanang,
44:48before ko nga,
44:51naka-remember lang ko nga,
44:52nampasalamat lang ko sa kumang friends nga,
44:53nampasalamat lang ko sa kumang friends nga,
44:54kanabang ni balhin,
44:55balhin lang ko stay o balay,
44:58like,
44:58stay ko aning abalay,
44:59so,
45:00pahinyo asa ko di abik,
45:00kaya ko pliti,
45:01hangtun,
45:02ako nalang sang jima-jima hon,
45:03siya nalang sag,
45:03mupuyo nalang siya ko di abik,
45:05mga binuwan kay,
45:06sunod,
45:07balhin na sa kuspikas balay,
45:08so,
45:09antun ko yung friends nang,
45:09yapon minin,
45:11karoon kay,
45:11nakabalay sa tagamay mo,
45:13nang nakatog sa tagtarong mo,
45:15na akong,
45:15usag yun nga,
45:17nga,
45:17nga,
45:18sakripisyo,
45:19ganoon,
45:19hindi na to,
45:19hindi na akong matagsatag sa sir,
45:21naghahanyo kayo,
45:22basig mag,
45:23mag,
45:25mag-minkita diri,
45:27or gulong ng pala,
45:29but,
45:29sige,
45:30last two,
45:30katong mga sakripisyo,
45:31o mga bachers,
45:32tanan-tanan mo,
45:33ganoon ay nakapaligun ako ganoon.
45:35So,
45:35instead of allowing them to pull you down,
45:37yes,
45:37they ended up lifting you up.
45:39Sir,
45:39murag nagpabili ng yapon kuskarsada,
45:41galakaw-lakaw.
45:43Muna nga,
45:43ako ganoon,
45:44di barugan,
45:44akong gipanin kamutan nga,
45:46rong mo,
45:47sa inyuhang tanaw na ko.
45:49So,
45:49now,
45:50the applause,
45:51the awards,
45:53and then eventually,
45:54the crowd will quiet down,
45:56man.
45:56So,
45:57when you are just by yourself,
45:59and then,
46:00you're praying perhaps,
46:01what are you most proud of about yourself?
46:05Not necessarily as an artist,
46:06but as Marvie Canio.
46:09Na proud lang ko sa kong kugalingon nga,
46:12aside from sa mga nagi-ana ko,
46:15ubay-ubay na sad ko ka ng mga natabangan,
46:20like,
46:20naman tayo mga dancers nga,
46:23mga dancers nga,
46:24kung mo tanaw ka sa mong companies,
46:26although,
46:27dili yun yung full nga tabang,
46:28pero,
46:28daghan kayo mga dancers nga na graduate na,
46:31licensed na tanan.
46:33In fact,
46:34some of my choreographers
46:35are licensed engineers.
46:37They started as high school dancers,
46:39nahimong licensed engineer,
46:41naasag ko yung mga staff,
46:42nga mga restrado,
46:43yun nga maestra.
46:45Ang akong scriptwriter,
46:47gikan bata pa na siya,
46:48pero karun na nahimong na siyang medtech,
46:50nasa Soto,
46:51daghan kayo,
46:52jud nga mga professionals,
46:54na nag-start sa ako,
46:55ang pagsayaw-sayaw lang nga napita.
46:58Naan na naman sa ganyan,
46:58tawa ko,
46:59tapos ni akong tuition,
47:01tapos,
47:01naan na nga yun ang dating,
47:02ang mga graduate na sila,
47:03masyak nalang ka.
47:04And dili lang graduate ha,
47:06licensed yun na sila tanana,
47:08na amang gani,
47:09pressure man ko,
47:09hindi ka kapasar,
47:10bantay ka na ko.
47:11So,
47:12para ma-post yun na yun ako sa,
47:13makapasar man sa good town,
47:14ubay-ubay good sila.
47:16Engineer,
47:16medtech,
47:17nurse,
47:18uban eh,
47:18tapagani.
47:20So,
47:21mo na akong,
47:22mo na akong ma-proud sa kong galingon nga,
47:24ni Saka ko,
47:25ni Saka man siguro ko.
47:27But you also brought others.
47:28Yes,
47:29wajun na ko biya ipod ang uban.
47:32Bisag na nga minyo,
47:33o na na sila ang uban,
47:34sir.
47:34Kaya dogay niya biya minak so good.
47:37Sige.
47:37So,
47:37now this is my last question,
47:39jud no?
47:40And I hope we can have more episodes pa
47:42in the future,
47:43but this is beyond the headlines man.
47:46So,
47:47ang akong,
47:48akong final question is,
47:50request is you complete the sentence.
47:53Behind the headlines,
47:56Marvy Cano is,
47:57a gun man,
48:02strong.
48:06And will forever be strong.
48:09Sige.
48:09So,
48:09thank you very much for your story,
48:12Marvy,
48:12ha?
48:12Do you want to shout out?
48:14Yeah.
48:14Sige,
48:15please do.
48:15I would like to say thank you first to Mayor Joy Perales
48:18and the rest of the city officials,
48:21to Vice Mayor Sige,
48:23to the department heads,
48:24headed by our municipal administrator,
48:26Ma'am Dilia Takandong,
48:28to all the employees,
48:30the chaperons,
48:31the dancers,
48:32and the propsmen,
48:33to my MDC production family,
48:35to Christian Tundag,
48:37to Budi,
48:38to all the choreographers,
48:40the instrumentalists,
48:40thank you very much to our designers.
48:42Daghan kayong salamat,
48:43og sa dakbayan sa Toledo,
48:45sa Waipuas,
48:47na pag-suporta sa Toledo City contingent,
48:51mas sinulog man,
48:52or any other competition,
48:53nag-ikoptan sa MDC.
48:55Daghan kayong salamat.
48:56And I'd like also to shout out
48:58Mayor Gungun Hika of Dumanhog
48:59and the Gika Brothers of Dumanhog.
49:01Thank you so much.
49:03And thank you also,
49:05Marvie,
49:05for making time
49:06and for joining us today.
49:08And congratulations once again.
49:11So, Marvie Canio,
49:13strong and forever strong.
49:16So, today we saw
49:17the human side of performance
49:18that wowed the crowd.
49:21There's always a story behind the steps
49:23and a story beyond the headlines.
49:25I'm DJ Moises
49:26and from all of us here,
49:28thank you for joining us today
49:29and see you tomorrow
49:31for more stories that inspire,
49:33move,
49:34and remind us
49:35why the human spirit
49:36is truly remarkable.
49:55and see you tomorrow.
50:07I'm DJ Moises,
50:12you guys are out of the way that I'm not sharing.
50:13Yeah, I'm DJ Moises.
50:17Alright,
50:18I'm DJ Moises,
50:19you guys are out of the way.
50:20I'm DJ Moises,
50:20you guys are out of the way that I'm not sharing.
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