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Huge MAHALO to the dancers, attendees, and hardworking volunteers who made Dancing on the Fringe a success! We're thrilled you could join us in what was, for many, the first live dance event in a while. May you keep on moving your feet to the music in your heart!
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OUR PERFORMERS & INSTRUCTORS:
SheenRu Yong of body portal theatre
Elizabeth Lentz-Hill
Piko Dancearts
GIINKO MARISCHINO
Jhalak Dance Company
StRaNgE FrUiT XPrEsS
Mareva Minerbi and Madelyn Biven, with T.J. Keanu Tario on keyboard
electroViolet (Peiling Kao with musician Jorge Bachmann)
Convergence Dance Theatre
Divino Ritmo Ballroom Dance
Sewa Fare' West African Dance & Drum Group
Shakti Dance Movement
Lilikoi Dance, led by Sammie in Hawaii
Sai Bhatawadekar and the UH Manoa Bollywood Dancers
“This piece is a exploration of the ways we handle difficult conversations. When and how do we say yes and no to the many ideas and opinions that surround us and our relationship with those people? Through the process of reflection and the struggle of making sense of past events, this quartet is a glimpse into each persons unique way of managing their own past dialogues.”
Choreographed by Amy Bukarau. "Where You Left Off" is one of five performances in "Transference" – a contemporary modern dance performance that explores the need to shift, transfer and respond in an ever-changing world.
A collaboration between Convergence Dance Theatre, Hawaii State Art Museum, and Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
The Convergence Dance Theatre in collaboration with Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Hawaii State Art Museum proudly presents Transference.
Transference is a five-part contemporary modern dance performance that explores the need to shift, transfer and respond in an ever-changing world. The choreographers delve into this theme in diverse ways—confronting power structures, reckoning with how those structures shape our lives, adjusting to social distancing with the loss it entails, and responding to environmental issues that harm the lands, animals, and our bodies.
Here we present "Join Hands and Step Forward", choreographed by Jennifer Butler and Meghen McKinley.
"Hale'iwa" explores aspects of the 'iwa bird, also known as the great frigatebird. The 'iwa bird is a large seabird with incredible flight capacity - they can go up to 60 days without landing, and can even sleep while riding updrafts over the open ocean.
'Iwa birds are often spotted riding thermals along the mountains by Hale'iwa town on O'ahu's north shore, especially when there are storms at sea. They are kleptoparasites, meaning that they steal food in dramatic mid-air battles from other seabirds rather than hunt for their own fish. Males have a large red pouch that they use to attract a mate, and they nest in the northwestern Hawaiian islands.
Choreographed by Christina Comfort.
"Transference" is a collaboration between the the Convergence Dance Theatre ,the HHawaii State Art Museum, and theHawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
“This piece started as a way to allow my students to keep moving in small spaces during the pandemic. I’m thrilled to see it take new shape, form, and meaning within the beautiful galleries at .”
Transference launches this weekend! Experience Elisabeth Kurashige Mather’s work, “There Were Walls Between Us” on December 18, 19, and 20. You don’t want to miss Amanda and Angela flipping over chairs!
Go to Convergence Dance Theatre for more information.
📸: Ana Kurashige
Join us on March 9 for the EWC student led program, The Exchange! Week 6 continues with SUSTAINABLE POLICIES: ACHIEVING GLOBAL GOALS featuring:
Trigg Talley, who served as chief negotiator and led the official US delegation through several rounds of negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement;
Joshua Cooper, an academic, advocate, author, analyst and activist based in Hawaii;
Julius Fischer, Hawaii Green Growth's Project Manager for the Sustainability Dashboard and the Sustainability Business Forum;
And a performance by Convergence Dance Theatre
https://www.ewctheexchange.com/
June 14!! Convergence Dance Theatre B is for Body features work by Jenny Shannon Butler, Camille Monson, Joy Agner, Christina Comfort, and Elisabeth Kurashige Mather, as well as new work by Spencer Mie Garrod Dehnavi.
The Suffragettes is a multi genre dance performance variety show featuring performers from many genres and backgrounds of dance. Inspired by the suffragist movement of over 100 years ago, celebrating how far we’ve come while also reflecting on how much farther we still need to go.
This will be interesting.
This is international women’s day.
This is empowerment in action.
https://thesuffragettes.eventbrite.com/
Cherry Blossom Cabaret Lisa LilEvilone Keala Fung Serendipity Love Stella Rose Convergence Dance Theatre Honolulu Zouk Hawaii Austin Lee Dylan Mabsy Darron Cambra Rose Wolfe Jessica Orfe Mpho Poetess Moloi Miranda Katt Nathaniel Whittaker The ARTS at Marks Garage
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our fundraising event at Converging OnG kinG! It was a really successful event with great performances and fun. Extra thanks to all the artists who contributed their talents to make the showcase amazing!! It was wonderful performing with you all.
If you weren't able to make it to our fundraiser party but would like to contribute, please check out our Generosity page. Mahalo!!!
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