PRESS
JAN 2026: Editorial Feature: Tanzperformance „Bibingka“: Liebesbrief an alle Dragqueens by Selina Hellfritsch (SIEGESSÄULE)
“A rare glimpse of vulnerability usually hidden beneath the make-up.” (English Translated)
FEB 2026: Show Review: Tanztage 2026: Birthday Edition by Emily May (Springback Magazine)
“There’s no denying that Alvin Collantes is a charming performer…The moments of collective pleasure Collantes does generate are not ones I’ll forget in a hurry.””
MAY 2026: Bibingka: Khi (un)drag lấy lại tiếng nói thể nghiệm by Lyon Nguyễn (ART NATION)
“Alvin appears in the work not only seeking escape in glamour, but also allowing himself to fall apart in the darkness.” (English Translated)
AUG 2025: Editorial Feature: “How Filipino Creatives in Berlin are Shaping its Contemporary Scene” by Anna Bernice Delos Reyes (Vogue PH)
“Dancer Alvin Collantes, also known as their alter ego Bibingka (a reference to a Filipino rice cake), is one of Berlin’s few Filipino drag queens. For them, this lack of blueprint offers an opportunity to embody Kapwa, developing relationships with a shared sense of connectedness, togetherness, especially through our shared immigrant struggle.”
OCT 2024: Festival Review: “The body is home: Five Moments from FIFTH WALL Fest Edition V” by Patricia Villoria (Vogue PH)
“As if on cue, a light shower of rain comes, and Collantes asks everyone to pay attention to each drop of water falling on their body… It’s magic, really. By the end of the workshop, between the heat of the bodies and the cold night air, steam was rising from the dancers’ shoulders, all smiles.”
SEPT 2024: Dance review: “Co.ERASGA's What on EARTH spans climate-change cheerleading and volcanic eruptions” by Emily Lyth (Create a Stir)
“Another standout feature of Bulkan is the ingrained sense of community between the dancers… Later on, there’s a stellar group section with off-the-wall energy; in unison, the dancers barrel into turning double-stag leaps, both legs bent as they travel through the air.”
AUG 2021: Blog: Meditation auf dem Dancefloor: Was es mit Dose of Pleasure auf sich hat by Julia Müllner (Fuck Lucky Go Happy)
“The most honest form of movement I have encountered so far.” (English Translated)
“Dancing together seems a distant dream in times of COVID-19, but thanks to Alvin Collantes, there's no need to wait until the pandemic is over. In fact, people across the world are now meeting to dance together under his guidance. They include a group of people meeting at a former airfield in the heart of Berlin.”
NOV 2020: Dieser Tänzer will, dass du dich trotz Corona fühlst wie auf dem Dancefloor by Anna-Sophie Dreussi (Vice Germany)
“Despite the distance, it (Dose of Pleasure: Dancefloor Events) is a surprisingly intimate experience.”