New Introductory Classes in Hula and ʻOri Tahiti in Berkeley

Want to try hula or Tahitian dance? Here is your chance!

Beginning on Thursday, June 6th, 2024
Intro to Hawaiian Hula – 7:00 – 8:00PM
Intro to ʻOri Tahiti – 8:00 – 9:00PM

Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance
1800 Dwight Way in Berkeley

For additional information contact LoriChristine615@gmail.com

A Workshop with Hirohiti Tematahotoa

Hirohiti is one of the best Tahitian choreographers of his generation.
Space is limited.

Mehura: 11-12:30pm Register here

ʻŌteʻa: 1-2:30pm Register here

Wai Ola: ʻAukele and the Waters of Life

The Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance / Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine will present a rare form of hula not widely practiced today. Hula kiʻi features the use of carved or crafted images in the story telling and movements of hula. Due to Western influences in the 19th Century, the hula kiʻi and other indigenous traditions were suppressed almost out of existence.

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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Māhealani Uchiyama in Performance as a Featured Artist in the YBG Festival in celebration of the artistic commissions sponsored by YBCA.

Pōpoloheno – Songs of Resilience and Joy

Pōpoloheno is a song-creation project which will celebrate the untold stories and contributions of people of African descent who arrived in Hawaiʻi soon after the time of the first Western contact and who shaped Hawaiʻiʻs early history. Supported by a grant from the Gerbode Foundation, Pōpoloheno will also explore the process of song composition in the style unique to Hawaiian tradition: the gathering of composers to haku (weave) mele (songs).

The Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance is grateful for the generosity of our sponsors and funders.