Babae sa Igting ng Himagsikan (BINHI) presents Tagni-tagni, a theater staging production featuring fragmented realities of Filipino women throughout history, directed by Paul Cariaga with Samantha Julienne as Assistant Director.
With Sue Ellen Case’s Feminism and Theatre as one of its main foundations and devising as its primary methodology, BINHI strives to highlight women’s liberation and empowerment while revealing the multiple layers of oppression experienced in a third-world country through the moments portrayed in the performance.
Tagni-tagni is devised from over 30 archival books, aiming to translate the historical and contemporary narratives of Filipino women in sociopolitical movements and represent their resistance to oppressive systems, particularly patriarchy, imperialism, and capitalism.
BINHI endeavors to bridge the activism of early Filipino women with contemporary realities, revealing the roots of today’s feminist and socio-political movements.
As the “BINHI” is but a seed, it plants motivation, inspiration, and opens conversation. It does not impose an answer, a solution, or a conclusion. BINHI is one of many beginnings toward collective consciousness concerning women’s lived experiences, carefully and compassionately portrayed through theatrical performance.
BINHI is both a testament to and an invocation of passion to move, organize, and remain active in Filipino women’s ongoing fight for liberation and empowerment.
