Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 3, 1 March 1987 — Dances We Dance Joins Hoʻolako '87 Celebration with Varied Program [ARTICLE]

Dances We Dance Joins Hoʻolako '87 Celebration with Varied Program

Dances We Dance Ine. presents a major dance season of events entitled "Celebrating the Ho'olako '87 — To Enneh," featuring an array of dancers and choreographers who have contributed to these islands with their talent. They will participate in the season and help celebrate The Year of the Hawaiian. The dance calendar opened Jan. 9 at the Richard Mamiya Theatre on the St. Louis School campus where all events are scheduled through June. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for eaeh performance with the program starting at 8 p.m. The next scheduled event is the Pamana Dancers Mar. 27-28 in a brand new 10th anniversary spectacle. A cast of 25 skilled dancers will create a colorful extravaganza that features primitive tribal, rural and muslim dances as well as the dances of the Spanish era. This program will be followed May 1 and 2 by Halau Hula O Mililani from Waianae under Kumu Hula Mililani Allen. This is the same halau whieh performed for the National Folk Festival last year in New York City in eon-

junction with the Statue of Liberty Celebration. It also appeared in the Florence, Italy, festival and on Italian television. Enjoy May Day with hula kahiko and auwana dedicated to Hawaii's flowers. Other scheduled performances are: May 22-23 — Spring Passages/Young Choreo Concert. Hawaii's new generation of promising choreographers showcase an exciting and challenging evening of dance at the cutting edge of creativity. June 5-6 — The Omega Dancers. A treasure of rare folk dances, verve, versatility and professionalism. Native rhythms and glorious dances from Russia, the Ukraine, Rumania, Armenia and Bulgaria. June 12-13 — Halau Hula O Kukunaokala. Thisis an award winning halau under Kumu Hula John Kai mikaua who twice served as a judge for the annual Mer rie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Come celebrate the halau's 10th anniversary. June 19-20 — Filipiniana Dance Company. A spectacle of color, romance and mystery in this Filipino fiesta. It is Filipiniana's 31st anniversarv.

June 26-27 — Los Danceros. Charismatic Jonathan Manuel, just back from an exciting tour of Japan, spearheads this program. Thrill and dazzle to the dance suites of Spain, the Philippines and Mexico. T op this off with a French Cancan and a few jazz numbers. Tickets at $6 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens and $3 for children, are available at the House of Music, Ala Moana Shopping Center and on performanee day at the Mamiya Theatre box office. Full particulars may be obtained by calling 537-2152. This dance season is supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropri ations from the state legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.