Saturday, September 4th at 6pm
East Hawai’i Cultural Center Presents:

EAST HAWAI’I DANCE FESTIVAL EXTRAVAGANZA

Festival coordinator, Leilehua Yuen, 217-9924

East Hawai`i Dance Festival is a week long celebration of dance beginning with the festival extravaganza at Hilo’s historic Palace Theater, continuing through the week with classes and workshops by some of Hawai`i’s finest instructors, and culminating in a student concert at the East Hawai`i Cultural Center.  The Dance Festival will be a celebration of dance featuring performances by Hawai`i Island's leading dancers ranging from ballet to hula, tango to tribal, traditional to cutting-edge and all styles between.

 

Tickets:  $8 general  /  EHCC members and children aged 8 and under are FREE!

Classes/Workshops:
Throughout the week, dance classes will be scheduled at various dance studios (TBA).
 
Student Concert
When: Saturday, September 11, 2:30pm
Where:  East Hawai`i Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawai`i
How Much:  $5 General, EHCC members, 8 and under free.
Performers are students of the week's classes/workshops.

Friday,  Saturday & Sunday

September 10th, 11th & 12th

The Palace Theater is Proud to Present:
"THE 3rd  ANNUAL HAWAI’I FILM HO’IKE"

 

A 3-day Festival of Films Made in Hawai’i by Hawai’i Residents

Friday, September 10th at 7pm:

 

"KING KAMEHAMEHA: A LEGACY  RENEWED"

Directed by Tuti Baker (Runtime: 27 min)

This film follows the journey of a worldly art conservator into the heart of North Kohala, a rural community at the end of the road on the northern tip of Hawai`i Island. The art conservator works with community members to conserve a 100 year old painted bronze sculpture of King Kamehameha.  This is a portrait of the vibrant people of Kohala and the art conservator whose life was profoundly changed by Kohala,  it’s people and the sculpture they hold so dear.

 

SURF FILM!!
"FIBERGLASS & MEGAPIXELS"

Directed by Derek Hoffman  (Runtime: 48min)

Swarms of photographers arrive in Hawaii every winter to focus their cameras on the best surfers in the world as they push the limits of wave riding. FIBERGLASS AND MEGAPIXELS shines the light on Hawaii's north shore winter surfing scene and exposes the true beauty within the overcrowded gathering free for all. The surfing industry relies on these inspiring pictures from Hawaii to sell the surfing image to the masses. But before that surfing image can capture the attention of the purchasing public it first must be captured in the camera. FIBERGLASS AND MEGAPIXELS focuses on a classic group of professional surfers, photographers and cinematographers who share their perspective on what it takes and what it means to get that epic shot and live a life completely based around surfing.

 

 

Saturday, September 11th at 4:30pm

"PRINCESS PUPULE"

(Runtime: 3 min)

“Princess Pupule” is a sing-along cartoon in memory of Hilo Hattie and the 1930 hapa haole naughty party hula .  Filmmaker Leilani Andrade was honored with the title of Miss Hilo Hattie in 2005.

 

Ho’okele Wa’a  "TURNING THE CANOE"

Directed by Danny Miller (Runtime:  57min)

The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui presents Ho’okele Wa’a Turning the Canoe: Navigating a Sustainable future for Maui A Sustainable Living Institute of Maui Production in conjunction with the University of Hawai`i-Maui College

Made on Maui, the documentary film, "Turning the Canoe", spotlights some of the island's lesser-known stars working in the realm of sustainability.  Providing much-needed historical and cultural context, Turning the Canoe, offers a vision of hope for the future.

 

Saturday, September 11th at 7:00pm

"LISTEN TO THE FOREST"

Directed by Eddie and Myrna Kamae  (Runtime:  58min)

This environmental documentary speaks of the widespread concern for rainforest preservation, while reminding us of traditional Hawaiian values. Interviews, chants, and original songs and dances give voice to an older form of ecological wisdom summed up in the phrase malama ‘aina, take care of the land.

 

 

 

"HANAPEPE: KAUAI SALT-MAKING TRADITIONS"

(Runtime:  15min)

This film begins with the mo`olelo of Plele teaching Kala how to harvest salt to preserve her catch of fish. The film goes on to document the process of salt-making today. The students and teachers of Ke Kula Ni`ihau O Kekaha  Public Charter School in Kekaha, Kauai, were in front of and behind the camera for this narrative/documentary film.

 

Sunday, September 12th at 2:30pm

"MALAMA HALOA-PROTECTING THE TARO"

Filmmakers: Puhipau and Joan Lander  (Runtime:  40min)

Taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties of kalo (taro), a staple of the Hawaiian diet. Jerry's mission is also to protect kalo, revered as the elder sibling (Haloa) of the Hawaiian people, from the risks of genetic engineering. In this video survival guide, Jerry Konanui shares a lifetime of knowledge on identifying kalo varieties, successfully cultivating kalo, and preparing poi. His passion is reflected in the massive turnout of taro growers and taro eaters who converge upon the capitol in Honolulu to proclaim their spiritual connection to this ancestor plant and to oppose any form of genetic modification. They are joined by Native Americans who face their own battles with the genetic engineering of rice and corn. Finally, the same capitol rotunda is filled with the sound of poi pounders as the largest poi-making gathering in history takes place.

 

"PIKO-A GATHERING OF  

INDIGENOUS ARTIST" 

(Runtime:  56min)

Held in June 2007, the PIKO gathering brought together 115 master and emerging indigenous artists from Aotearoa, Australia, Torres Strait Islands, Mauritius and Papua New Guinea, as well as First Nations and Native American artists from North America.

Over five days, PIKO artists created individual and collaborative works in the areas of stone and wood carving, painting, clay, jewelry, weaving, kapa, digital arts, glass, featherwork and printmaking.

 

Tickets per program:  $7 general  /  $6 seniors & students  /  $5 Palace Stars  $16 Festival Pass
On sale at the Palace Box Office 10am-3pm weekdays.  Call 934-7010 to purchase tickets by phone with a credit card.

Big Island Film Office, Department of Research & Development, County of Hawai’i.

 

The Palace Theater Proudly Presents

The 9th Annual Fall Musical:

"THE SOUND OF MUSIC"

Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II with book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse.

Directed by Arval Shipley
Music Director, Quack Moore
Choreographer, Lina Manning

“The Sound of Music” was the final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein and it was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. The show contains many popular songs:  “The Sound of Music”, “My Favorite Things”, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, “Do-Re-Mi”. The original 1959 Broadway production with Mary Martin won 8 Tony Awards, and the 1965 film version starring Julie Andrews won 5 Academy Awards.

In Salzburg Austria, Maria, a high-spirited young woman studying unsuccessfully to become a nun, is sent from her convent to become a governess to seven children of a widowed naval commander, Capt. Von Trapp.

At first, the mischievous children are unfriendly, but Maria enchants them with her beautiful singing and they soon come to like her.  Her rapport with the children coupled with her generosity fo spirit gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain as well, and the two get married.

Returning from their honeymoon they find that the Nazis have taken power in Austria and want Capt. Von Trapp back in service.  As the captain's future becomes uncertain, he and his family are forced to flee to safety crossing over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II.  Their narrow escape provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theater.

 

The 8 performances will run over three consecutive weekends:
October 8 & 9
October 15, 16, 17
October 22, 23, 24
Showtime: Evenings @ 7:00 p.m.    Sunday Matinees @ 2:30 p.m.

 Tickets: $15 in advance or $20 at the door

The Palace Theater in association with the Indian Classical Music Circle of Hawaii is proud to present the Indian Classical Music Event of the Year!

Nayan Ghosh in Concert on Sitar and Tabla
with Ishaan Ghosh (tabla), Parashuram Bhandari (sarangi) and Babette Ackin (tamboura)

On Saturday, October 2nd at 7pm

Pandit Nayan Ghosh is acclaimed in India and around the world as one of India’s foremost musicians.  He is as famous and revered today in India and Europe as Ravi Shankar and Zakir Hussain.   Hilo has never before hosted an Indian classical musician of Nayan Ghosh’s level of artistic brilliance.   A rich repertoire and magnificence of tone are his hallmarks.  He enjoys an unusually high level of respect from fellow musicians like Ravi Shankar, Yehudi Menuhin, Vilayat Khan and the legendary Ahmedjan Thirakwa.  He is already held as an important reference source for a whole new generation of music seekers.  Nayan Ghosh is the only maestro with superlative command of two diverse instruments;  the sitar and the tabla.  This concert will be the one and only exclusive Hawaii performance.  Don’t miss this rare and wonderful opportunity!

Son and disciple of the 20th century Tabla wizard Nikhil Ghosh and nephew of Pannalal Ghosh, “the father of Indian classical flute”, Nayan has inherited the rich and learned legacy from his five or six predecessors and carries it with a dignity and grace that is rare.

His sitar recitals sparkle with intense melodiousness and rich delineations, bringing out the depth and the true spirit of the raga.  He has played at some of the most prestigious International Music Festivals and at Universities around the world.

Nayan Ghosh is presently Director of India’s leading music academy, the Sangit  Mahabharat  in Juhu, Mumbai.  Nayan gives advanced training to numerous young professional musicians, besides supporting his father’s monumental work, the ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MUSIC IN INDIA which is soon to be published by Oxford University Press.

Nayan Ghosh will be playing sitar accompanied by his son on tabla.  His son, Ishaan Ghosh, only 10 years old and a musical prodigy, is following in the footsteps of his illustrious father and grandfather.  

The evening's musical program will include a father-son tabla duet accompanied by sarangi master Parashuram Bhandari of Nepal, the Music Circle's Artist-in-Residence.  As an independent artist, Parashuram is revered and well-lauded. He has published the only textbook on sarangi and has received National musical awards in Nepal.  He has performed in numerous countries including India, Thailand, and Singapore.  Parashuram's newest solo CD "Shringara Nepal” was released last fall in Hawaii.   Parashuram has released two solo musical CDs and eight others with the musical group Shringara Nepal.

Babette Ackin is the Founder and Director of the Indian Classical Music Circle of Hawaii.   A devoted student of Hindustani raga music since 2007, Babette will accompany on tamboura.

The Indian Classical Music Circle of Hawaii, now in its fourth year, is a not-for-profit cultural organization dedicated to the enjoyment, education, support, and promotion of sacred and devotional Indian music, both Hindustani (northern) and Carnatic (southern), its musicians, and instruments.

Tickets:  Orchestra:  $30 in advance  /  $35 at the door  
             General:     $20 in advance  /  $25 at the door
             Children 12 & under $10
(Orchestra ticket includes musician reception following the concert)

On sale at the Palace Theater box office 10am-3pm weekdays.  Call 934-7010 for credit card orders.

E-mail:     icmchawaii@gmail.com
Website:  www.nayanghosh.in
Website:  www.parashurambhandari.com
Website:  www.indianclassicalmusichawaii.com