Viray, Bryan L. 

Key to Bryan’s current research interests is the understanding of commemoration as a form of intangible heritage and the implications of this for collective memory. Bryan’s dissertation, Commemoration as Intangible Heritage: Performing Collective Memories of the Fil-Am War, investigates how the locals of Marinduque, Philippines commemorate the Battle of Paye (in Boac town) and the Battle of Pulang Lupa (in Torrijos town) in the context of the Philippine-American War. The research aims to critically examine how commemorations can shed light on the contested, problematic and still evolving terrain of the Philippine-American War. Also, Bryan will analyze the generation, transmission, and performance of collective memories of local communities through commemorative activities and relate how these performances can expand the understanding of intangible cultural heritage.

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Bryan works in the area of ethnochoreology / anthropology of dance, heritage and performance studies. He served as Managing Director of Dulaang UP (2015-2018); Project Development Associate of UP Theatre Complex (2017-2018) and UP Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (2018-2021). His essays about dance ritual, cultural performance, protest theatre in the Philippines, performance archive have been published in local and international journals. 

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For list of publication, creative and extension works, please visit https://pages.upd.edu.ph/bryviray.