Leave your Kalat on the Floor

About the Artists

• Jared Jonathan Luna

  

  Jared Jonathan Luna is a manila based dance artist who works as a choreographer/ performance maker, performer, and dramaturg. They have an undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of the Philippines Diliman and an International Joint Masters in Dance Knowledge, Practice, and Heritage, from Choreomundus, and Erasmus Mundus Masters Course. In their work, Jared is interestedin vernacular movement systems within circuits of urban cultures. Their research manifests in creative works and performances that have been presented in local and international platforms. Their most recent engagements include the SEA Choreolab in Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia and the Esplanade Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency in Singapore.
  
  At the moment they are an Assistant Professor for Performing Arts in Guang Ming College, and a part time lecturer at the Anthropology Department, in UP Diliman. They are also an active participant in the ballroom community in the Philippines as the Father of the Kiki House of Dirty. On idle days, Jared wishes that they can mount their living room TV on the bedroom wall so they can rot in bed instead of the sofa.

• House of Dirty

  

  The House of Dirty is a local ballroom Kiki House that started from four friends who once had the same objective of finding a sugar daddy to fund their functions. In its formation, the house was brought together by the following principles: 1) the acceptance of one’s flaws or Dirt/ ‘Kalat’ as parts of an individual which should be embraced, accepted, and celebrated 2) advocacy for sex positivity and reproductive health 3) bridging ballroom culture and the queer Filipino experience.
  
  Since debuting in 2021, the House of Dirty has become a household name in the Philippine ballroom Kiki scene. Its members have snatched trophies and made moments in the categories Realness, Face, Best Dressed, Fashion Killa, Bizarre, Body, Sex Siren, and Voguing/ Performance (Old Way, New Way, Vogue Fem). The house also organized functions such as The Kalat Kiki Ball and The Surftown Ball.
  
  Currently led by Dirty Mother Ozkurr, a fashion designer, and Dirty Father Jaja, a performance artist, the house is composed of diverse individuals, whose presence and impact extend from the ballroom to the drag scene, dance, fashion, performance art, theater, and film. And in all of this, they have yet to succeed in finding a sugar daddy.