University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯noa Outreach College and East-West Center Arts Program in cooperation with the UH Ma¯noa Department of Theatre and Dance present The 2013 Thursday, July 11, 2013 • 7:30 pm LIVING THE ART OF HULA UHM John F. Kennedy Theatre Sunday, July 14, 2013 • 2:00 pm SAMULGWANGDAE DANCE AND DRUMS OF KOREA UHM John F. Kennedy Theatre Friday, July 19, 2013 • 6:00 pm ASIA PACIFIC DANCE FESTIVAL WELCOMING CEREMONY East-West Center Friendship Circle Saturday, July 20, 2013 • 7:30 pm ASIA PACIFIC DANCE FESTIVAL JOURNEYS I UHM John F. Kennedy Theatre Sunday, July 21, 2013 • 2:00 pm ASIA PACIFIC DANCE FESTIVAL JOURNEYS II UHM John F. Kennedy Theatre Sunday, July 21, 2013 • 4:45 pm ASIA PACIFIC DANCE FESTIVAL HUMANITIES FORUM East-West Center Imin Center – Jefferson Hall Asia Pacific Dance Festival Committee APDF Festival Directors Tim Slaughter and William Feltz APDF Festival Organizing Committee Eric Chang, Kara Miller, Michael Pili Pang, Amy Lynn Schiffner, and Judy Van Zile APDF Festival Staff Margret Arakaki, Program Coordinator; Eugene Alexander, EWC Program Officer; Aubrey Hawk, Public Relations; Ruby MacDougall, Project Coordinator; Asia Mateo, Student Assistant; Judy Van Zile, Humanities Consultant APDF Festival Production Staff Mary James Lewis, Production Coordinator and Stage Manager; Ray Moschuk, Site Manager; Don Ranney, Lighting Designer; Fried Li, Sound Engineer; Mozart Music House, Piano Tuning; S&S Delivery, Piano Moving; Kale‘a Raymond, Wardrobe Assistant; Issac Beasley and Stephan Kane, Production Crew; Nicole Tessler, Box Office Supervisor; Clementine Butter, Box Office Staff; Lani McGettigan Winskye, House Manager; Garrett Ornellas and Elise Shuford, House Staff; Chelsey Cannon and Greg Yamamoto, Photographers; ‘O¯ lelo Community Media and Ryan Kawana, Video Production; Gordon Biersch Brewery Restauran, Catering Guest Artists Production Staff Atamira Dance Company Moss Patterson, Artistic Director; Vanda Karolczak, Lighting Design and Production Manager; Megan Adams, Rehearsal Director; Zoe Williams, Producer and Marketing; Sarah Briggs, Stage Manager; Bonnie Burrill, Technician; John McDermott, Photographer Ha¯ lau Na¯ Kamalei O Lı¯lı¯lehua Robert Cazimero, Kumu Hula Living the Art of Hula Michael Pili Pang, Director; Daniel Sakimura, Lighting Designer and Stage Manager Samulgwangdae Jeannie Kim, Company Manager Taipei National University of the Arts Choo-yean Wong, Lighting Designer and Lighting Reconstructor; Jin-Xiong Xu, Lighting Designer The Asia Pacific Dance Festival is a biennial co-production of the East-West Center Arts Program and the University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯ noa Outreach College, in collaboration with the UH Ma¯ noa Department of Theatre and Dance. Cover Photos: Milky Way (photo courtesy of Taipei National University of the Arts); Ha¯ lau Na¯ Kamalei O Lı¯lı¯lehua (photo by Wayne Iha); Atamira - KAHA (photo by John McDermott); and Samulgwangdae (photo courtesy Samulgwangdae) © University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯ noa and East-West Center 2013 About the Festival What happens when you board a ship and travel and dynamic opportunities to engage with artists, to island groups in the Pacific to see dance? If you scholars, and critics. We provide experiences to start in Hawai‘i and find a hula group of only men, increase cross-cultural understanding and respect. how did they develop their own distinctive aesthetic In choosing “journeys” as the theme for this style? When you head west and reach Taiwan, what year’s Festival, we acknowledge that dance, like do you make of contemporary choreography that values and beliefs, are not static. Whether literal calls to mind Chinese opera? And when you arrive at or metaphoric, dance always involves journeys. A your final destination further south in Aotearoa/New journey from learning to performing, from teacher Zealand, do you see why and how a local modern to student, from past to present, from documentary dance company has woven a traditional Ma¯ ori haka record to performance reality, from performer to into a dance performance? perceiver, from story enactment—or re-enactment— The values and belief systems of people are to abstract representation, from novice to seasoned embedded in their dances. History and ways of professional, from one geographic place to another. thinking are wittingly, or unwittingly, embodied by Because journeys entail change, we highlight this dancers and put on display for others to see and change by featuring both older dances that some experience. Dance creates an ideal window to look would describe as traditional and dances created both inward and outward. It is a vehicle through in recent times. This year, we present dances of which to expand our understandings of others while Korea, Hawai‘i, Taiwan, and Aotearoa/New Zealand gaining insights into our own worldview. in order to recognize similarity and diversity as we These are the ideas that guide the Asia Pacific honor journeys from the past to the present, and the Dance Festival, a showcase for some of the finest dances that establish a foundation for those of the dances, dancers, and choreographers from Asia future. and the Pacific. Through performances and related We invite you to be part of our 2013 journey. activities, we offer exciting visual presentations Photos (l to r): Samulgwangdae (photo courtesy Samulgwangdae); Atamira - KAHA (photo by John McDermott); and Ha¯ lau Na¯ Kamalei O Lı¯lı¯lehua (photo by Wayne Iha) 1 The Festival Living the Art of Hula A production of Mu‘olaulani Thursday, July 11, 2013 ◆ 7:30 pm John F. Kennedy Theatre • University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯ noa Meet three contemporary kumu hula (hula masters) Robert Uluwehi Cazimero • Michael Pili Pang • Vicky Holt Takamine While all are descended from the hula lineage of kumu Maiki Aiu Lake, the journeys of these widely-known and well-respected members of the hula community have both converged and diverged since graduation more than three decades ago under Auntie Maiki’s tutelage. Part I Join the kumu for a lively conversation as they describe their personal journeys. Hear why they believe they can describe themselves as both traditionalists and creative artists who contribute to the lineage from which they come. Watch as they weave demonstrations into their own descriptive stories. Moderators Judy Van Zile, Emerita Professor of Dance, University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯ noa Burton White, Artistic Director and General Manager, Hawai‘i Theatre Intermission Part II Enjoy performances showcasing the creative work of each of the kumu as performed by their respective ha¯ lau. Ha¯ lau Na¯ Kamalei O Lı¯lı¯lehua under the direction of Robert Uluwehi Cazimero Ha¯ lau Hula Ka No‘eau under the direction of Michael Pili Pang Pua Ali‘i ‘Ilima under the direction of Vicky Holt Takamine Photo: Wayne Iha 2 Samulgwangdae – Dance and Drums of Korea A co-production of the Halla Huhm Foundation and Halla Pai Huhm Studio Sunday, July 14, 2013 ◆ 2:00 pm John F. Kennedy Theatre • University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯ noa 2013 marks the 110th anniversary of Korean immigration to the United States. The Samulgwangdae performance in our Festival celebrates the courageous journeys of these early immigrants. Members of the Company Han Bok Kim • Anji Park • Chan Sun Shin • Hyun Jin Jang • Dong Ju Lee Binari A piece rooted in shaman rituals that both sought blessings and announced the arrival of an itinerant performing group’s stay in a village. Here Binari asks for luck for members of the audience and announces the beginning of Samulgwangdae’s performance. Samdo Suljanggo Garak Four performers play some of the most representative rhythms for the hour-glass-shaped drum from three provinces. They begin with the technically demanding dasurim rhythm and then proceed through increasingly dynamic patterns to end with hwimori. Samdo Nongak Garak Perhaps the most well-known of samul nori pieces, the genre in which the group is grounded, this arrangement moves through rhythm patterns originally embraced in three separate pieces: Yongnam Nongak, Uddari P’ungmul, and Honam Udo-kut. While Samdo Suljanggo Garak focuses on the essence of the hour-glass drum, Samdo Nongak Garak highlights the contrasting timbre and relationship between the gongs and the drums. It was arranged to incorporate the principles of winding, bending, and blending that are exemplified in the natural world. Pan kut This piece features the sangmo, or long ribbon hat, used in farmers’ dance and music, and the bubpo, or feathered hat, used to signal soldiers during battle. The banner appearing onstage, with its stake driving downward to the ground and its feathers reaching skyward, embodies the desire for cosmic harmony, while the musicians strive to symbolically consummate the union of Heaven, Earth, and Mankind. Photos: Courtesy of Samulgwangdae 3 Festival Welcoming Ceremony Friday, July 19, 2013 ◆ 6:00 pm East-West Center Friendship Circle We open our weekend of Journeys performances with a welcoming ceremony that integrates traditional practices of Hawai‘i, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and Taiwan. Join together with performers from the Atamira Dance Company, the School of Dance at Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA), and Hawai‘i’s own Ha¯ lau Na¯ Kamalei O Lı¯lı¯lehua to experience the formal ways in which dance, music, and verbal commentary are used to meet and greet visitors and guests. 1. Pu¯ (blowing of the conch shell) In former times in Hawai‘i, the sound of the conch shell served as an announcement of an important event. 2. Welcoming chant – kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine 3. Welcoming remarks – William Feltz, on behalf of the Festival organizing committee 4. Ha¯ lau Na¯ Kamalei O Lı¯lı¯lehua ‘oli (chant) and comments – kumu hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero and members of the ha¯ lau response – Vicky Holt Takamine or Michael Pili Pang welcome – East-West Center Representative lei and gift presentation 5. Taipei National University of the Arts Faculty and dancers from Taipei National University of the Arts response – Vicky Holt Takamine or Michael Pili Pang welcome – Dean William Chismar, on behalf of the University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯ noa’s Outreach College lei and gift presentation 6.
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