James Harvey Estrada

Theatre maker, media practitioner, writer, artist-educator – Binangonan Rizal, Philippines
Participant International Forum 2023

James Harvey Estrada is a Filipino artist actively creating in the Asian region, interweaving regional stories and transcreations of narrative and expression under transnational collaborations on solidarity, fake news and human rights. Facilitated the Tokyo Festival Farm’s Asian Performing Arts Camp 2022, gathering artists to explore the themes of “performing hybridity and prototyping trans time”. Artistic Director of The Scenius Pro. – a contemporary performance company based in Manila – and devised performances that advocate empowering the Deaf community, HIV stigma reduction, and the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers. Performing arts mentor at the Regional Lead School for the Arts in Angono and lectures at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines on media production and theatre arts. Recently awarded by the PUP-COC SIKAT Awards as “Pandemic Achiever” for his artistic work amidst the pandemic. Participated in and created works in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and New York.