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Fiesta

Sincerely Yours, the Philippines Party Music Participation
A photograph of MC Alfréya Balka B. She is wearing a bright blue wig and a pink dress with ruffles and a plunging neckline.
© Alfréya Bakla B

Alfréya Balkla B

The photo shows a drag performer with long hair and a sparkling outfit on stage. Holding a microphone, the person stands before a crowd.----
© Goethe-Institut Philippinen

Bibinka

The photo shows a person wearing a colorful, self-made costume, carrying a pink umbrella and wearing a large back piece made of fanned-out brown elements. The pose is open and inviting, and the background is a workshop courtyard.

Ea Torrado

© Iara Guedes

Pepe Dayaw

A photograph of MC Alfréya Balka B. She is wearing a bright blue and pink wig and a tight-fitting jumpsuit with colourful handprint patterns. She is wearing heavy make-up.
© Alfréya Balkla B

Alfréya Balkla B

A photograph of drag performer Bibinka at an outdoor event. She is wearing a green dress, long black gloves, and her long hair is tied back. She is holding a microphone in her right hand.
© Bibinka

Bibinka

The photo shows musician Tintin Patrone in front of an orange curtain and a yellow bunting. She is holding a fluffy white and blue seagull in her hand.
© Jenny Schäfer

Tintin Patrone

Sincerely Yours, the Philippines Party Music Participation

Fiesta

with Alfreya Bakla B, Pepe Dayaw, Ea Torrado, Tintin Patrone, The Filipino Superwoman Band, and Bibingka

A fiesta is the ultimate highlight of the year in many provinces of the Philippines: a dazzling celebration full of music, dance, karaoke, food – and the election and coronation of the Festival Queen.

On the first festival weekend, a very special kind of fiesta transforms Mousonturm into a vibrant hotspot. Host of the evening is none other than Alfréya Bakla B., the iconic Adobo Queen of the Philippines! The plus-size trans drag queen and nurse has journeyed from the lively islands via Berlin to Frankfurt, bringing with her a unique mix of wit, talent, and charm – as unmistakable as the taste of her signature dish, Adobo.

At her side is an equally spectacular line-up: Bibingka, Alfréya’s sticky-crispy drag sister from Berlin. TinTin Patrone, the German-Filipino music wonder, spins an irresistible blend of Budots and Techno on the turntables. Pepe Dayaw, food specialist and artist, opens the evening with a ritual and delights with culinary pleasures. As a special guest, the Filipino Superwoman Band will take the stage. And Ea Torrado, the mother of all Festival Queens, leads the parade of Frankfurt debutantes, from whose ranks the ultimate Festival Queen will be crowned.

Come, celebrate – and let yourself be swept away into a fiesta full of surprises, glitter, and wit.
For those who want to dive even deeper into the fiesta world, various workshops will be offered during the day to help prepare for the evening.

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  • Language: English
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„Sincerely Yours, the Philippines“ ist ein Projekt des Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm in Kooperation mit dem Goethe-Institut Philippinen, gefördert von der Kulturstiftung des Bundes durch den Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien. Gefördert durch den Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, das Goethe-Institut und „Philippinen - Ehrengast der Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025“.