Creating Hula in Response to Climate Change

An Interview with Patrick Makuakāne BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Patrick Makuakāne is the director of Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, a Bay Area-based dance company that blends traditional and contemporary forms of Hawaiian dance. He is presenting a new work that addresses climate change at Dance Mission Theater’s upcoming D.I.R.T. […]

March 7, 2019  |  Read Article

The Chitrasena Dance Company Straddles Traditional and Contemporary

The Chitrasena Dance Company is Sri Lanka’s oldest dance company, and was established in the 1940s by Guru Chitrasena, who was instrumental in bringing Sri Lanka’s traditional dances from the village rituals to the modern stage. Today, the dance school and company continue to use traditional dance to create cutting-edge […]

January 24, 2019  |  Read Article