Filomar Cortezano Tariao
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Senior Lecturer, Doctor of Medicine
Singapore
DrFil, as he is fondly called by his students, has had a professional & versatile career in Dance and the Performing Arts spanning 19 years. From his humble beginnings as a full scholar of Ballet Philippines, his performances and choreographies have taken him through Asia, Europe and the United States. His background as a Doctor of Medicine and licensed physician has enabled him to teach artistically and choreograph with scientific integrity. He is consistently educating himself in Dance and its allied practices through Pilates, Gyrotonics and Holistic Therapies. His choreographies have won in international festivals in Europe. He recently choreographed the 16th ASEAN Paragames opening, hailed by the London Times as a "beautiful performance." He is enroute to Seoul after SVDF to represent Singapore in the Wolrd Dance Alliance on 21 July.