Maribeth Manalaysay Tabanera aka Kilusan (siya/sanda/any pronouns) is a Tagalog Visayan filipinx non-binary multi-hyphenate educator, artist and community organiser. They have been a public school educator since 2013. They are an artist facilitator with Unity Charity.  They have presented their work as an educator, dancer, and DJ at events all over Turtle Island (North America). In September 2023, Maribeth will begin the Master of Education in Social Justice Education program at the University of Toronto.

Their artistic practice consists of over 25 years of street style dance training. Most recently, they have focused their practice on Vogue Femme and completed a dance residency with Matthew “Snoopy” Cuff in Toronto. In 2018, Kilusan began working as an open-format DJ and has shared stages with Kimmortal, Scratch Bastid, and DJ Maseo of De La Soul.

In 2022, Maribeth launched their company Kilusan Productions, was chosen as Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists/West Chapter - BIPOC Dance Resident, and was a recipient of the Manitoba Arts Council Support Arts Leaders Grant.
​Maribeth's most recent projects include completing the Women in Music Canada’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator and co-producing with CCFM kiki ballroom events for the Winnipeg 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

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