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A displaced God walks a foreign and unfamiliar land, looking for liberation beyond the Empire of the Sun. But what is beyond the horizon, and who has walked this path before?

APOLAKI: OPERA OF THE SCORCHED EARTH is a new experimental opera by Filipino-American composer Micaela Tobin in collaboration with installation designer Carlo Maghirang and dancer/choreographer Jay Carlon. Continuing her celebration of the pre-colonial mythologies of the Philippines, Tobin’s new work tells the story of Apolaki, the precolonial God of Sun and War, who finds themself lost in a foreign and unfamiliar land (present day Tongva Land/Los Angeles) after being displaced from the Philippines by Spanish colonizers. This opera is a radical meditation on the complex relationships between settler colonialism, migration, and diaspora, and invites the audience to join Apolaki in this immersive pilgrimage, premiering at the historic and storied Zorthian Ranch overlooking the Los Angeles Basin.

This piece is the sequel to Tobin’s recent opera-film, “BAKUNAWA: Opera of the Seven Moons” which premiered at REDCAT in May 2021. Incorporating her signature combination of noise, drone, and opera, for this premiere Tobin has recruited experimental percussionist M.A. Harms and electric bass/guitarist Stephen McNeely to create a dramatic and disruptive soundscape that will draw Apolaki and the audience into a portal for Filipinx Liberation in the form of a large walking-labyrinth, designed by Carlo Maghirang.

APOLAKI is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions in partnership with OUTsider Festival, and NPN. The Creation & Development Fund is supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information, visit www.npnweb.org. Additional support is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the MAP Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

CREDITS:
Director & Composer / Bakunawa: Micaela Tobin
Choreographer / Apolaki: Jay Carlon
Percussion: M.A. Harms
Electric Bass & Guitar: Stephen McNeely
Elder Chorus: Rhea Salta-Amador, Willie Lopez, Naila Aquino, Pastor Mike de Guzman, Ginny de Guzman, Yolanda Damian, Lorna Meadows

Installation Design: Carlo Maghirang
Apolaki & Bakunawa Costume Design: Vinta Gallery
Lighting Design: Ric Zimmerman
Associate Lighting Design: Derek Jones
Sound Design: Josephine Shetty
Stylist & Associate Costume Design: Patria
Technical Direction: Preston Productions
Stage Manager: Lanae Wilks
Producer: Brian Sea
Shot and Edited: Dalton Blanco

LACE Team
Executive Director: Sarah Russin
Deputy Director and Interim Curator: Fiona Ball
Assistant Director of Programming: Juan Silverio
Communications Coordinator: Camille Wong
Getty MUI Interns: Theresa Kim and Corey Solorio Loduca