Contact
Sonny Alforque
Sacramento, CA
(916) 428-4415
Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association
The Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association is a Sacramento Region-based 501(c)(3) arts organization that offers free theater and performing arts training to all interested individuals from the age of 4 years on up, regardless of ethnic or racial background, and regardless of experience or skill level. Volunteer resident artists conduct workshops and rehearsals in various artistic, technical and business aspects of production, with an emphasis on the study, interpretation and staging of works by Filipino musical, dance, literary and cultural artists. The SFTPAA has four signature projects: the annual Sinag-tala Theatrical Revue, which consists of 12 weeks of training beginning in early Fall and culminating in a full-fledged, professional quality theater production during the first weekend in December; the Sinag-tala Theater Ensemble, a touring company comprised largely of performers drawn from the Theatrical Revue who perform a wide-ranging musical, dance and ... > Read moredramatic reprtoire at various venues throughout the year; the Sinag-tala Rondalla Program, which provides instruction in the performance of music for the Philippine Rondalla, a string orchestra consisting of instruments unique to the Philippines; and local presentations of visiting performing groups, artists and cultural experts. The SFTPAA's co-founder and Artistic Director is Sonny Alforque; its president is Cristine Lacerna.
Styles: Actors - Dramatic, Actors - Musicals, Actors - Stage & Theater, Choreographer, Multi-Cultural, Performing Troupes, Stage Directors, Storytellers, Teach Youth Enrichment Program, Traditional Arts
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Sinag-tala Children's Ensemble
Sinag-tala Children's Ensemble
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Sinag-tala Teen/Adult Ensemble
Sinag-tala Teen/Adult Ensemble
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Sinag-tala Teen/Adult Ensemble
Sinag-tala Teen/Adult Ensemble
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Scene From Sinag-tala Theatrical Revue
Scene From Sinag-tala Theatrical Revue
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Scene from GK Paraiso Premier
Scene from GK Paraiso Premier
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SCene From Sinag-tala Theatrical Revue
SCene From Sinag-tala Theatrical Revue
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Recent Work
- CA State Fair, Sacramento
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
- Pacific Rim Street Fest, Sacramento
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awards
- Filipino American Arts Exposition, SF
- Arts in River Park, Sacramento
- Gawad Kalinga Paraiso Premier, Oakland
- Crocker Art Musem, Sacramento
- KVIE - 6 (PBS) Local Heroes Awards
- Filipino Fiesta, Sacramento




