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Mahealani Uchiyama Center for International Dance Premiere of Rare Hula with Puppets
Wai Ola, ʻAukele and the Waters of Life, A Celebration of Hula Kiʻi, tells the story of ʻAukele, a Hawaiian folk hero who faces many challenges including a perilous sea voyage and his jealous brothers. The story also focuses on themes of water, its value, and who controls access - ongoing issues in Hawaiʻi, California and many other places in the world.
Hula kiʻi is a unique and beautiful practice which will no doubt come as a delightful surprise to a new audience in California. Crafted hand puppets are dressed in traditional regalia made of natural fibers, made to dance accompanied by chant, and used by dancers to perform mele hula.
Hula Kiʻi is a critically endangered tradition of Hawaiʻi which features the use of carved or crafted images in the story telling and movements of hula. It is one of many genres of traditional Hawaiian dance.
The Center for International Dance, in association with Kumu Hula Kiʻi Mauli Ola Cook (holder of the lineal tradition of Kumu Nona Beamer and hula haumana of Kumu Hula Victoria Holt Takamine) and Kumu Hula Maile Loo, (hānai daughter of Kumu Nona Beamer and director of the Hula Preservation Society), will introduce this unique art form here in the Bay Area.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/1592657-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/1592657-2
