The Science & Sustainability Festival at Bishop Museum is a day of programming exploring the Museum's collections, research, and work with community partners, with a focus on biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability. We invite you to join us as we explore the connectivity between science, culture, and a sustainable future. 

Join Dancers Unlimited and explore how moʻolelo (story) can be the foundation of knowledge for a sustainable future through dance workshops and establishing a community moʻolelo archive. 

Reduced admission – $5 kamaʻaina and military

DU Booth Activities (45 minutes each): 
10:30 Building A Moʻolelo Archive 
1:30 Mo'olelo & Creative MoveMEANT with Dancers Unlimited 

Art activities / story archive & collection and dance film screening throughout

Join our dancers at the next HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival - a family friendly art festival. Artists and arts organizations transforming Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown into a pedestrian heaven where everyone can experience and enjoy the HEART of the Chinatown Arts District, including art, live music, food, creative local vendors, performances and more.

HEART is an acronym that stands for Heritage, Entertainment, Arts & Culture, Restaurants, and Theatre & Performing Arts. Together, these elements make up the core of the vibrant creative community that exists in the Bethel and Nuʻuanu Avenue district, between King Street and Beretania Avenue.

WHATʻS DU DOING:  Our company dancers Nicole Maileen Woo and Keala Fung will be selling their original art work and handmade lauhala jewelry! Expect some movement, fun, and lots of laughter.

LOCATION: Nuʻuanu Ave in Chinatown, by Marks Garage and Downtown Art Center

WEʻVE TEAMED UP WITH LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATER CLUB FOR MONTHLY FREESTYLE STORYTELLING SESSIONS!

Join us to explore enriching storytelling through freestyle movement. Each month this spring and fall, a different spotlight artist/facilitator will share their creative processes that combine freestyle techniques to shift perspectives.

This is a space curated for healing, exploration, and learning - for movers from all different disciplines who are looking to find or refine their artistic voices. We will jam, discover, and share with one another, cultivating unbreakable connections in our practices and community.

An artist from the sessions will be selected to create work with Dancers Unlimited for our 15th Anniversary Season this Fall, including a weeklong paid residency at La Mama.

DATES/TIMES:

Every 2nd Thursday of the month

MARCH 14 - 7-10p

Facilitator: Cocomotion

DJ/Music: Kingsley Ibeneche

APRIL 11 - 7-10p

Facilitator: Quilan (Cue)

DJ/Music: Kingsley Ibeneche

MAY 9 - 7-10p

Facilitator: Candice Taylor

DJ/Music: DJ PhoolishRoc

JUNE 13 - 7-10p

Facilitator: Klassic

DJ/Music: DJ PhoolishRoc

FEE: $10 each pre-registration; $20 at the door

September, October, November dates TBA

WEʻVE TEAMED UP WITH LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATER CLUB FOR MONTHLY FREESTYLE STORYTELLING SESSIONS!

Join us to explore enriching storytelling through freestyle movement. Each month this spring and fall, a different spotlight artist/facilitator will share their creative processes that combine freestyle techniques to shift perspectives.

This is a space curated for healing, exploration, and learning - for movers from all different disciplines who are looking to find or refine their artistic voices. We will jam, discover, and share with one another, cultivating unbreakable connections in our practices and community.

An artist from the sessions will be selected to create work with Dancers Unlimited for our 15th Anniversary Season this Fall, including a weeklong paid residency at La Mama.

DATES/TIMES:

Every 2nd Thursday of the month

MARCH 14 - 7-10p

Facilitator: Cocomotion

DJ/Music: Kingsley Ibeneche

APRIL 11 - 7-10p

Facilitator: Quilan (Cue)

DJ/Music: Kingsley Ibeneche

MAY 9 - 7-10p*

DUNYC-10 Open Style MoveMEANT BATTLE

DJ/Music: DJ PhoolishRoc

Judge: TBA

*The May event will be a battle - celebrating Dancerʻs Unlimitedʻs 10-year anniversary in the NYC dance community. Battle entry fee will be the same as the regular session fee. Speculators admitted for FREE with pre-registration.

JUNE 13 - 7-10p

Facilitator: TBA

DJ/Music: DJ PhoolishRoc

FEE: $10 each pre-registration; $20 at the door

September, October, November dates TBA

ABOUT MANAFest Gala

Dancers Unlimited is turning 14 years old, and we canʻt wait to celebrate with you!

From our humble beginning as a free community youth dance program on Furlough Fridays, to touring internationally in China, and now a bi-coastal nonprofit 501(c)3 in Hawaiʻi and NYC, we do it all because OF OUR COMMUNITY - YOU.

The MANAfest Gala celebrates a joyous and successful year of working, dancing and learning together with our community. From Brooklyn to Queens, our community has filled us with so much joy and mana (spiritual energy).

The event is part of our MANAfest campaign: raising $50K for 2024 programming. Your support is crucial for the sustainability of our programs.

TICKETS:

$25 The Basics- food & non-alcoholic beverages; alcohol is available for purchase

$50 General Admission - includes 2 alcoholic drink tickets & food

$75 Premium - includes an OPEN BAR, food & gift bag

$80 Gala + Performance Bundle - includes Premium Gala admission & Nov 19th Edible Tales: Ho’okupu <The Offering> performance (THIS IS THE BEST VALUE)

The MANAfest Gala features:

1. Pre-Gala Hula & Oli (Hawaiian chanting) workshop

2. Food and Drinks

3. Hula Workshop with Kumu ʻAuliʻi Aweau

4. Silent Auction

5. Plant Sale

6. Musical performances by Nathalie Noboa and Keilana

7. A Toast to our Community Advancement Heroes

The 2023-2024 Campaign “MANAfest” is a dedication for our own empowerment through artistic exploration, spiritual practices and community collaboration. It is also an INVITATION for YOU, our community, to be a part of this empowering journey.

Join us for the premiere of Edible Tales: Ho'okupu (NYC)

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HOʻOKUPU <THE OFFERING>

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu <THE OFFERING> explores cultural heritage, social justice and sustainability through food related topics. Created through community engagement and research, Edible Tales has been developed over the course of 3 years.

What began in the thick of the Pandemic as a virtual community program to stay connected and gain nourishment, the program has developed into a bi-coastal community movement for land stewardship that centers Native Hawaiian and Indigenous practices, food tours that explore the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience, and rituals that strengthen our connections with our ancestors.

We are mixing all the FLAVAHZ from each company member together, serving them up steamed, sautéed, and deep fried.. and with all the rawness. From PRAYER to SOUL FOOD to CELEBRATIONS, Edible Tales: Ho’okupu is a culinary dance journey that puts all of our authentic flavahz on a table that we are building for our collective nourishment.

We invite you to join us on November 18th and 19th for the immersive performance* experience, and taste the soulful flavors in our dances.

*Please consider bringing a non-food altar offering

Following our November 19th matinee performance, Kumu Hula ʻAuliʻi Aweau will host a 30-minute Hula / Oli (chant) workshop that leads into our 14th Anniversary Gala: MANAfest. The workshop is open to all performance and gala guests as a complimentary offering.

ARTISTIC PERSONNEL: Co-Artistic Directors: Linda Kuo & Candice Taylor; Choreographers: Keala Fung, Linda Kuo, Candice Taylor, Marmara Tobal in collaboration with dancers; Dancers: Abril Amparo, Alaina Cota, Keala Fung, Melvin Hsieh, Kingsley Ibeneche, Angela Miller, Litsie Monier, Candice Taylor, Marmara Tobal; Hula & Blessing: ʻAuliʻi Aweau; Original Music by Kingsley Ibeneche, Infinite Ethos: Jermaine Fletcher & Tyreek Jackson; Costumes: Keala Fung, Kauila Kanakaʻole, Linda Kuo, Candice Taylor

Edible Tales is made possible with the support of our funders and supporters:Dance/NYC, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Grange, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, A.R.T NY, The Puffin Foundation, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities

Join us for the premiere of Edible Tales: Ho'okupu (NYC) followed by the MANAfest Gala celebrating 14 years of Dancers Unlimited.

NYC: Edible Tales Theatrical Premiere

November 18 at 8:00pm

November 19 at 3:00pm*

Ticket: $25

*BUNDLE PRICE AVAILABLE FOR GALA + PERFORMANCE on Nov 19th

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HOʻOKUPU <THE OFFERING>

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu <THE OFFERING> explores cultural heritage, social justice and sustainability through food related topics. Created through community engagement and research, Edible Tales has been developed over the course of 3 years.

What began in the thick of the Pandemic as a virtual community program to stay connected and gain nourishment, the program has developed into a bi-coastal community movement for land stewardship that centers Native Hawaiian and Indigenous practices, food tours that explore the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience, and rituals that strengthen our connections with our ancestors.

We are mixing all the FLAVAHZ from each company member together, serving them up steamed, sautéed, and deep fried.. and with all the rawness. From PRAYER to SOUL FOOD to CELEBRATIONS, Edible Tales: Ho’okupu is a culinary dance journey that puts all of our authentic flavahz on a table that we are building for our collective nourishment.

We invite you to join us on November 18th and 19th for the immersive performance* experience, and taste the soulful flavors in our dances.

*Please consider bringing a non-food altar offering

Following our November 19th matinee performance, Kumu Hula ʻAuliʻi Aweau will host a 30-minute Hula / Oli (chant) workshop that leads into our 14th Anniversary Gala: MANAfest. The workshop is open to all performance and gala guests as a complimentary offering.

ARTISTIC PERSONNEL: Co-Artistic Directors: Linda Kuo & Candice Taylor; Choreographers: Keala Fung, Linda Kuo, Candice Taylor, Marmara Tobal in collaboration with dancers; Dancers: Abril Amparo, Alaina Cota, Keala Fung, Melvin Hsieh, Kingsley Ibeneche, Angela Miller, Litsie Monier, Candice Taylor, Marmara Tobal; Hula & Blessing: ʻAuliʻi Aweau; Original Music by Kingsley Ibeneche, Infinite Ethos: Jermaine Fletcher & Tyreek Jackson; Costumes: Keala Fung, Kauila Kanakaʻole, Linda Kuo, Candice Taylor

Edible Tales is made possible with the support of our funders and supporters:Dance/NYC, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Grange, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, A.R.T NY, The Puffin Foundation, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities

ABOUT THE HŌʻIKE

Participants from our Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu monthly Hawaiian cultural immersion program share their learning and original performances to honor our connections with each other and the ʻāina.

Attendees are welcome to arrive half an hour early to participate in the interactive dance installations happening during the Hoʻolauleʻa portion of the evening.

TICKETS:

Pay what you can: $10, $20, $30 - seats not guaranteed

*Our MANAFest: Hoʻolauleʻa fundraiser event is 4pm-6pm right before the Hōʻike. Each hoʻolauleʻa ticket includes complimentary admission to the Hōʻike. Please consider purchasing the BUNDLE ticket for maximized fun (and ʻono kine grinds)!

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HOʻOKUPU

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu centers Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.

Guided by Kumu Hula ʻAuliʻi Aweau, the 6-month transformative journey features hands-on work on the farm and fishponds, and Hawaiian cultural activies including Hula, oli, kuahu building, lauhala and ʻawa planting.

Mahalo nui loa to our funders and venues

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is made possible by funding support from National Endowment for the Humanities, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, and The Puffin Foundation.

Venues: Papahana Kuaola, Lūluku Farms, Waikalua Loko I`a, the Fukumitsu ohana, and Page Academy of Dance

ABOUT THE HOʻOLAULEʻA

Dancers Unlimited is turning 14, and we canʻt wait to celebrate with you!

From our humble beginning as a free community youth dance program on Furlough Fridays, to touring internationally in China, and now a bi-coastal nonprofit 501(c)3 in Hawaiʻi and NYC, we do it all because OF OUR COMMUNITY - YOU.

The Hoʻolauleʻa celebrates a joyous and successful year of working, dancing and learning together with our community. From mauka to makai, our community has filled us with so much joy and mana.

The event is also a part of our MANAfest campaign: raising $50K for 2024 programming. Your support is crucial for the sustainability of our programs.

The Hoʻolauleʻa features:

1. A MANAfest circle: building shared vision

2. Pupu & Beverages

3. Silent Auction

4. Immersive Dance Installations

5. Special performance by Noelani Love

TICKETS:

TABLE PURCHASE (limit 10 tables): $480 (seats 8; all VIP benefits + guaranteed seats together with discounted ticket price per person). → OUR BEST DEAL! GET A TABLE WITH FRIENDS/ʻOHANA FOR SAVINGS & MORE FUN!

VIP: $80 (preferred seating + gift bag)

General Admission: $50 (open seating)

All ticket types include complimentary admission to the Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu Hōʻike, which follows immediately after the Hoʻolauleʻa:

6:15pm-7:30pm Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu Hōʻike (included in the Hoʻolauleʻa admission)

ABOUT THE HŌʻIKE

Participants from our Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu monthly Hawaiian cultural immersion program share their learning and original performnaces to honor our connections with each other and the ʻāina.

This rehearsal is for participants who have attended one or more of our Edible Tales Hoʻokupu events between April and September 2023, and wish to perform at our Hōʻike showcase on October 28th 3-7pm @ KEY Project.

All hula and mele from all 6 of our Edible Tales events will be reviewed. Only participants who have previously learned the various hula and oli will be able to perform the specific hula or mele they learned at the event. No new information will be taught at this rehearsal.

Location is TBD for now and will be updated as we get closer to the date.

Date: September 16, 2023
Cultural Practitioner: Kinohi Fukumitsu
Facilitator: ʻAuliʻi Aweau
Location: Hakipu'u

Capacity for this event is 15 people

Facilitated by our company Hawaiian cultural advisor, ʻAuliʻi Aweau, participants will learn about the theme hoʻokupu (to offer; to sprout), the moʻolelo of the space and land, and learn about the cultural significance and uses of pōhaku (rocks) and building a kuahu (altar).

Interested participants can also sign up to perform at the culminating hōʻike on October 28th, 2023 at KEY Project. SIGN UP for the Weekly rehearsals with our professional dance company on Sundays 10am-noon at Page Dance Academy (Kaimuki) to create your own movement story and perform!

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HO`OKUPU

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu center Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is a 6-month journey taking place on-site on loko iʻa, loʻi, pā honu, urban community gardens and even tūtūʻs kitchen. We invite you to join us on one or all of the events!

Edible Tales: Ho’okupu is partially funded by Hawaiʻi Council For the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities

Date: August (TBA)
Location: Papahana Kuaola
Facilitator: ʻAuliʻi Aweau
Cultural Practitioner: Keoua Nelsen

Facilitated by our company Hawaiian cultural advisor, ʻAuliʻi Aweau, participants will learn about the theme hoʻokupu (to offer; to sprout), the moʻolelo of the space and land, and learn about the cultural tradition of hala-leaf weaving as passed down in Keouaʻs family. Aloha ʻāina activities are incorporated and might include helping on the farm and harvesting.

Interested participants can also sign up to perform at the culminating hōʻike on October 28th, 2023 at KEY Project. SIGN UP for the Weekly rehearsals with our professional dance company on Sundays 10am-noon at Page Dance Academy (Kaimuki) to create your own movement story and perform!

We welcome participants to attend all monthly sessions from April to October to experience the transformative journey to the fullest!

ALL AGES WELCOME!

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HO`OKUPU

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu center Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is a 6-month journey taking place on-site on loko iʻa, loʻi, pā honu, urban community gardens and even tūtūʻs kitchen. We invite you to join us on one or all of the events!

Edible Tales: Ho’okupu is partially funded by Hawaiʻi Council For the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities

Our Hawaiʻi and NYC companies will be presenting Lawaiʻa and Soul Food from the Edible Tales Excerpts at the opening night of Battery Dance Festival!

Stay tuned for more information, and visit the festival website to learn about all the performances throughout the week!

Monthly Pop Up Events @ Brooklyn Grange

Sunday, August 13th

11am - 1pm

Brooklyn Grange @ Sunset Park

850 Third Avenue Rooftop, Brooklyn, NY 11232

The Black August event acknowledges and commemorates the countless organizers, activists, and freedom fighters who sacrificed their freedom and lives in the struggle for Black liberation. As a bi-coastal company based in Lenapehoeking / NYC and Hawaiʻi, we are also aware of the connection between colonization, capitalism, and social injustice across the oceans and land. Our artists will share works-in-progress from the weeklong Social Justice Creative Lab to address institutionalized and internalized racism, and explore ways to collectively build the road to liberation.

All proceeds will be donated to directly support Nā ʻAikāne O Maui Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization that services the Native Hawaiian Community, leads the landback movement, and housed important cultural artifacts that are lost in the recent Lāhaina fire.

$20 Suggested Donation at the event

This program is made possible with support by Dance NYC, A.R.T NY, Brooklyn Grange and Ladies of Hip Hop

Date: July 23rd 8:30am-1pm
*All participants need to meet at entrance to Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens at 8:30 and and we'll be guided to the location. 
Location: Luluku Farms
Facilitator: ʻAuliʻi Aweau
Cultural Practitioner: Keahi Piʻihoiʻa

Facilitated by our company Hawaiian cultural advisor, ʻAuliʻi Aweau, participants will learn about the theme hoʻokupu (to offer; to sprout), the moʻolelo of the space and land, and learn about the cultural significance and uses of ʻawa (or kava), ʻolena (turmeric), and kalo (taro). Hands-on activities are incorporated and might include helping on the farm and harvesting.

Interested participants can also sign up to perform at the culminating hōʻike on October 28th, 2023 at KEY Project. SIGN UP for the Weekly rehearsals with our professional dance company on Sundays 10am-noon at Page Dance Academy (Kaimuki) to create your own movement story and perform!

We welcome participants to attend all monthly sessions from April to October to experience the transformative journey to the fullest!

ALL AGES WELCOME!

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HO`OKUPU

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu center Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is a 6-month journey taking place on-site on loko iʻa, loʻi, pā honu, urban community gardens and even tūtūʻs kitchen. We invite you to join us on one or all of the events!

Edible Tales: Ho’okupu is partially funded by Hawaiʻi Council For the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities

Celebrating Chinese and Caribbean American Heritage

Monthly Pop Up Events @ Brooklyn Grange

Sunday, July 9

11:30am - 1pm

Brooklyn Grange @ Sunset Park

850 Third Avenue Roof Brooklyn, NY 11232

This Pop Up event will include a FREE self defense class. A collaboration between Asian Defense Alliance (ADA) and Dancers Unlimited, the self-defense class welcomes all ages and levels to learn efficient and necessary self-defense techniques that are useful for street and Subway safety. A pepper spray demo is included in the class.

Monthly Pop Up Events are FREE. RSVP is encouraged

The Soul Spot
302 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11201

This year we are focusing on African and African American Cuisine. Returning back to the motherland to see the influence it has on the creation of soul food in America. Then fast forwarding into the now to see how soul food is being transformed, reinvented, and fused today.

The goal of the Food Tour is to shine a light on the local, ethnic cuisines in Brooklyn, specifically Crown Heights, Bushwick, and Bedstuy areas. 

We will be going into different restaurants and sampling dishes that represent their home, culture, and where they come from. After sampling, we will have a Cypher based on the food we ate and what we learned about that food. This event will be documented.

This program is made possible with support by Brooklyn Arts Council and DanceNYC.

Register on VERSD With the Button or the qr code OR EVENTBRITE WITH THE 2ND BUTTON

Date: Sunday, June 25th 9am-1pm
Location: Waikalua Loko I`a (Fishpond)
Facilitator: ʻAuliʻi Aweau
Cultural Practitioner: Rosalyn Dias Concepcion

Facilitated by our company Hawaiian cultural advisor, ʻAuliʻi Aweau, participants will learn about the theme hoʻokupu (to offer; to sprout), explore and learn about the ancient fishpond built by Hawaiians approximately 350 years ago. The loko iʻa is a “place where one can kilo, a`o, malama, and maha” and where ancient wisdom and modern knowledge combine to set a strong foundation for a better future. Participants will participate in volunteer work, and learn an oli (chant) and Hula.

Participants are encouraged to showcase the oli and Hula learned at the culminating hōʻike on October 28th, 2023 at KEY Project. Interested participants can also sign up for the weekly rehearsals with our professional dance company on Sundays 10am-noon at Page Dance Academy (Kaimuki).

Here is what the June 25th session will cover:

-Learn about various ho`okupu (offerings) for Ku`ulakai and Hinakapu`ui`a (altars at the fishpond)

-make a pūʻolo style offering with i`a (fish), pa’akai (salt), and lāʻī (ti leaf)

-Learn about the functions of these kuahu (altars) and the importance of their locations in relations to the pond. 

-Share mana`o (thoughts and ideas) about wai (water)and its overall importance and function of the ecology of the loko i`a (fishpond)

-learn an oli (chant)

-Learn a hula (dance)

We welcome participants to attend all monthly sessions from April to October and showcase at the hōʻike!

ALL AGES WELCOME!

Cultural practitioner

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HO`OKUPU

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu center Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is a 6-month journey taking place on-site on loko iʻa, loʻi, pā honu, urban community gardens and even tūtūʻs kitchen. We invite you to join us on one or all of the events!

Edible Tales: Ho`okupu is partially funded by Hawaiʻi Council For the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities.

BUKA New York
1111 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Between Classon and Franklin
2-4pm

This year we are focusing on African and African American Cuisine. Returning back to the motherland to see the influence it has on the creation of soul food in America. Then fast forwarding into the now to see how soul food is being transformed, reinvented, and fused today.

The goal of the Food Tour is to shine a light on the local, ethnic cuisines in Brooklyn, specifically Crown Heights, Bushwick, and Bedstuy areas. 

We will be going into different restaurants and sampling dishes that represent their home, culture, and where they come from. After sampling, we will have a Cypher based on the food we ate and what we learned about that food. This event will be documented.

This program is made possible with support by Brooklyn Arts Council and DanceNYC.

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We are kicking off our LIBERATION class series in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi!

The 7-class series features Native New Yorker and our company dancer, Nicole Maileen Woo. Nicole has been dancing “House” since the party scenes blew up in New York City. The class journeys into the heart and soul of House, and is designed for HUEmans who are seeking a movement practice rooted in spirit and connection.

All ages welcome!

Please make donations directly to the teaching artist.

Brooklyn Grange at Sunset Park

850 3rd Avenue

Brooklyn, New York 11232

Join us and explore the parts of your culture and identity that are celebratory and share how those celebrations take place. Take pride in the things that make your culture and identity beautiful, resilient, and unique. We want to learn and experience what celebrating who you are looks and feels like through movement. Come share an important piece of you.

Learn more about Monthly Sundays at Brooklyn Grange here.

We are kicking off our LIBERATION class series in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi!

The 7-class series features Native New Yorker and our company dancer, Nicole Maileen Woo. Nicole has been dancing “House” since the party scenes blew up in New York City. The class journeys into the heart and soul of House, and is designed for HUEmans who are seeking a movement practice rooted in spirit and connection.

All ages welcome!

Please make donations directly to the teaching artist.

We are kicking off our LIBERATION class series in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi!

The 7-class series features Native New Yorker and our company dancer, Nicole Maileen Woo. Nicole has been dancing “House” since the party scenes blew up in New York City. The class journeys into the heart and soul of House, and is designed for HUEmans who are seeking a movement practice rooted in spirit and connection.

All ages welcome!

Please make donations directly to the teaching artist.

With art, storytelling and movement, we create space to witness the divine wisdom within our individual and collective sacred wombs.

3:00pm: Opening Circle with Nicole Woo

4:30pm: Wise Woman Womb Botanicals course with Chloe Groom

5pm: Closing womb circle ceremony with Nicole

*Registration for optional Yoni Steams at 6pm directly through: https://maa.namastream.com/buy/product/35169

Deadline for Yoni Steam registration is June 1st. Anyone purchasing afterward can schedule an appointment outside of the event.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Plant medicines are a bridge towards natural contraception and womb-care practices! The Botanicals course explores herbal superstars for women’s health. By engaging various senses and moving together, we will learn about a plant and its internal structure and external function. Using observation, imagery & biomimicry, begin to create shapes in your body or movement pathways inspired by the plant. We will observe how subtly or expressively our movements shift as the facilitator explains its medicinal properties. Through this exploration done in a circle, we dive into how plants can inspire movement and which herbs resonate with your body & womb!

Opening & Closing Circles: Using ancestral spiritual technologies of nature and community, we open the way for our womb stories to guide our intuition and reveal the intentions we are calling forth. With art, storytelling and movement, we create space to witness the divine wisdom within our individual and collective sacred wombs. We encourage each woman to bring a token of nature that represents where you are in your womb journey. We will create a communal mandala as we set our sacred intentions for our womb journey.

Paʻakai, oli & Hula

Date: Saturday, June 3rd 9am-1pm
Cultural Practitioner: Nāmomi McCorriston
Facilitator: ʻAuliʻi Aweau
Location: Kaiona Beach Park

Facilitated by our company Hawaiian cultural advisor, ʻAuliʻi Aweau, participants will learn about the theme hoʻokupu (to offer; to sprout), and the moʻolelo (stories), cultural significance and uses of paʻakai (salt). The activities are followed by learning an oli and Hula rooted in Hawaiian moʻolelo.

The oli and Hula will be continued for the June session to get participants ready for the culminating hōʻike on October 28th, 2023 at KEY Project. Interested participants can also sign up for the weekly rehearsals with our professional dance company on Sundays 10am-noon at Page Dance Academy (Kaimuki).

We welcome participants to attend all monthly sessions from April to October and showcase at the hōʻike!

ALL AGES WELCOME!
*Capacity limited. A REFUNDABLE $25 deposit is required to hold your spot. Refunds are processed within 5 days of the event.

ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HO`OKUPU

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu center Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is a 6-month journey taking place on-site on loko iʻa, loʻi, pā honu, urban community gardens and even tūtūʻs kitchen. We invite you to join us on one or all of the events!

Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is partially funded by Hawaiʻi Council For the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities.

We are kicking off our LIBERATION class series in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi!

The 7-class series features Native New Yorker and our company dancer, Nicole Maileen Woo. Nicole has been dancing “House” since the party scenes blew up in New York City. The class journeys into the heart and soul of House, and is designed for HUEmans who are seeking a movement practice rooted in spirit and connection.

All ages welcome!

Please make donations directly to the teaching artist.

Culture. Identity. Fashion. Lifestyle. Brought to you by Dancers Unlimited and sponsored by Peridance and VERSD, from May 22nd – May 27th, join us at the Spring Community Week to celebrate AAPI history, culture and more on the dance floor!

As we celebrate culture and identity this year, Dancers Unlimited has invited designer Kauila Kanakaʻole, great-grandson of a legendary Hawaiian family of hula and chant practitioners, to create the story and designs of the fashion show. This show combines fashion and movement to tell a story of a people who are being silenced and lied about, revealing the real truths of where they began and what they stand on.

Fashion and live performance art connect hand in hand in this earnest yet cultural storytelling beginning with the telling of the origins then onto the reclamation and then concluding in which the audience is invited to chant, dance, and feel the vibration of Hawaiian culture as well as how it is connected to the land and space we live on.

Ola Ka Huakaʻihele o Hiʻiaka (Becoming Hiʻiaka)

Saturday, May 27th 8-9:30pm

Peridance Center, Studio 1

CAPACITY IS LIMITED.