AN EVENING OF MUSIC, DANCE, & POETRY
*Doors Open at 6:00 PM for attendees to engage with artists and additional collaborators on site, including traditional Hawaiian kakau (tattoo) artist Kawika Au, and Tahitian/Marquesan carver Eriki Marchand.
Connect with our histories, our ancestry, and Moanan virtuosity. Poetry Reading and special performance of Dan Taulapapa McMullin’s Auē Away, musical selections by TJ Keanu Tario, Hawaiian Piano virtuoso, and a world premiere of Dance Suite from Lili’u, a collaboration between Grammy nominated composer Leilehua Lanzilotti and acclaimed choreographer Anthony Aiu. The suite includes a libretto translated into `Olelo Hawaii by Kahanuola Solatorio, clothing designs by Manaola Yap, and Te Ao Mana dancers. Lili’u Opera is supported in part by a Native Arts + Cultures Foundation SHIFT Grant.
Following the performances, there will be a short Q & A with the artists.