The legend of Limasawa: a cultural show in Dubai. Students and teachers from Leyte Normal Univerity in the Philippines perform a dance drama about the history of Limasawa.
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00:30We want to share the deep culture of Leyte, Limasawa, it's for all of the Filipino people.
00:48This show is not just for the sake of the show, we're here to collaborate with the people
00:56of Dubai, especially in universities and colleges here in Dubai.
01:02We want to have cultural exchange, research and extension exchange, instruction, student
01:09exchange and faculty exchange.
01:11That's the good thing about our visit in Dubai, it's not only about dances, it's about education,
01:19it's about instruction and research.
01:22The Limasawa journey was, it was not easy for us, you know, coming from the Philippines,
01:31we really have to sacrifice a lot of time for the practices that we need in order to
01:38realize this Limasawa journey coming to Dubai.
01:43It's been three years since we've had a cultural show featuring cultural performances from
01:48people from the Philippines.
01:50Once in a while we have some groups like the Leyte Normal University that reminds us
01:54exactly why we are so different, why the whole world looks at the Filipino as the creative
02:00genius, especially as far as the performing arts and theatre arts are concerned.
02:05There are many children here in the United Arab Emirates who have been studying and living
02:10here in Dubai, and because we have so much to offer with regards to our cultural heritage,
02:16such programs like this should be often, like every year at least, to be presented in Dubai.
02:23It is very culturally oriented and it's very educational as well.
02:27It's really nice because for people who live in UAE, who don't have, who didn't have much
02:34of the education of the history of the Philippines, this show really showed us the true roots
02:40of what the Philippines was.
02:42Seeing an event like this shows us the cultural importance of the Philippines.
02:47It helps us to know more about the history of the Philippines, especially to young people
02:52like me, and also to the people who didn't have the chance to be educated in the Philippines.