JK Anicoche (@jkanicoche) is a performance-maker and educator working at the intersection of art, culture and development. He is the artistic director of contemporary cultural laboratory Sipat Lawin Inc. (@sipatlawin), a founding member of anti-disciplinary collective Komunidad X and festival director of Karnabal: Performance and Social Innovation. His art practice ranges from developing performances in blackbox to devising works with/in communities in disaster areas. Recipient of Davis Peace Prize USA 2019, Ginebra Ako Para sa Entablado Award 2018, De La Salle University Public Intellectual for Democracy Discourse Series Fellowship. This 2020, JK leads the online migration and virtual edition of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (@culturalcenterph) Virgin Labfest Festival 2020 as festival director and curator.
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