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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
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 Posted - 10/31/2004 : 02:55:15 AM
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Did anyone see the pbs (pov--point of view) "American Aloha: Hula beyond Hawaii on pbs? We found it by accident...an insightful look at modern and traditional hula, and innovations in the chant and dance.
Anybody been to the festivals in Hilo, or to the performance dance presentations in the Bay area?
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2004 : 10:24:06 AM
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Bob, she might want to contact Clark Bolivar. He's been teaching for years, his halau performs regularly, and they've won multiple awards at mainland competitions:
http://olapanoe.best.vwh.net/halau.shtml
As for future showings of that particular POV film, you can check the PBS website for schedules:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/americanaloha/special_more.html |
Auntie Maria
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2004 : 12:13:56 PM
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I caught part of this last year when it aired, and it's about three California kumu. I just saw the part about Patrick Makuakane and Mark Keli'i Ho'omalu, but the film was documentary in style and had some beautiful dancing. Both are Makuakane and Ho'omalu are known for non-traditional movements, but the dancing was precise and powerful.
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RJS
Ha`aha`a
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Posted - 11/01/2004 : 01:48:10 AM
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It is an excellent film -- very "heart" filled.
Next weekend is the annual hula competation in the SF Bay Area -- Fri, Sat, Sun -- PLeasanton Fairgrounds -- good place to check out the different halau since a large percentage of the Bay Area ones will be represented. |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 11/01/2004 : 1:26:58 PM
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The third kumu hula featured in the film, was Sissy Kaio (southern California). She's very traditional in her approach to the dance, which gives a different perspective from that of Patrick and Mark.
As for the Pleasanton hula fest, details can be found here:
http://www.kumuhulaassociation.com/
Always fun -- and an excellent place to get started on your holiday shopping (plenny vendors!). |
Auntie Maria
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Jeff Watkins
Aloha
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Posted - 11/08/2004 : 10:49:02 AM
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Aloha no
I went to the festival in Hilo 2 years ago and will go again. It is truly fabulous and entertaining, and it helped me understand more of the Hawai'ian culture and spirit.
A hui hou a me malama pono
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Sarah
`Olu`olu
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 05:12:32 AM
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Aloha kakou,
Reid and I went to the MM festival in Hilo some years ago, too. As Jeff says, it was a thrilling, and educational, experience.
Thank goodness there are video and dvd to let those of us who are far away still see these things!! Below are a few of my favorite DVDs about hula and culture that are really interesting and entertaining. (The MM festivals are also on video/dvd. The nice thing about that is the camera angles are better than what you can get sitting in the stadium. http://hulasource.com/mermonvid.html )
We just viewed the Holo Mai Pele dvd, and were once more awed by the knowledge and skill of the kumu and halau. The dvd has lots of interview with the kumu, so you learn a lot about the context and process of the dance. Halau O Kekuhi had done a rare performance at the MM we attended - they don't compete. Seeing them live, need I say, was awesome.
Kumu Hula, Keepers of a Culture (1989) http://www.hulasource.com/kumhulkeepof.html Renowned filmmaker Robert Mugge travelled to Hawai`i in the late 1980's to produce two films that document Hawaiian culture. Hawaiian Rainbow (1987) and Kumu Hula, Keepers of a Culture (1989), both made with the help of Victoria Holt-Takamine as cultural advisor, capture a moment in time when Hawaiian music and the hula were at a crossroads.
In this film, shot at exotic locations throughout the Islands, many of Hawai`i's finest kumu hula reveal ancient traditions which have survived and flourished there for hundreds of years. This is Hawaiian culture as few outsiders have ever seen it: rich, expressive, colorful, and totally unique.
Hawaiian Rainbow http://hulasource.com/hawraindocby.html examines Hawai`i's traditional chants, percussion, `ukulele, slack-key and steel guitar, male and female falsetto, and lush vocal harmonies, all of them accompanied by authentic Hawaiian hula.
Holo Mai Pele http://hulasource.com/holomaipele.html
AVAILABLE ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME and performed by the dancers of the remarkable Halau o Kekuhi under the direction of kumu hula Pualani Kanaka`ole Kanahele & Nalani Kanaka`ole, Holo Mai Pele tells the epic saga of the rivalry between Pelehonuamea, goddess of the volcano, and her youngest and favorite sister Hi`iakaikapoliopele.
The one-hour performance weaves together archetypal themes of creation, love, and betrayal into a sweeping dramatic performance. This rare legacy of chants and dances as passed down through generations in Hawai`i, was originally broadcast in an exciting adaptation for Dance In America on PBS
aloha no,
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