Brown Bag Biography: "Staging Shakespeare in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi"

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The Center for Biographical Research presents: / “Staging Shakespeare in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi” / Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker, Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM); Justin Fragiao, MFA Student in Scenic Design, Department of Theatre and Dance, UHM; Iāsona Kaper, MFA Student in Hawaiian Theatre, Department of Theatre and Dance, UHM; Joshua Kamoaniʻala “Baba” Tavares, MFA Studnt in Acting & Hawaiian Theatre, Department of Theatre and Dance, UHM; Devin Walter, MFA Student in Costume Design, Department of Theatre and Dance, UHM; Noelani Montas, MFA Student in Hawaiian Theatre, UHM / The new hana keaka Kaisara adapts William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar into the Hawaiian language with a frame story set in Honolulu in 1894. These layers of storytelling presented numerous challenges for the cast and artistic team, as well as many sources for inspiration. In this panel discussion, the writer/director, set designer, costume designer, members of the cast, and the director of the Hawaiian Theatre Program will share about their roles in developing this production. / Cosponsored by Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition, Hawaiian Theatre Program, Hamilton Library, the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, the Matsunaga Institute, Conflict and Peace Specialist, the School of Communication & Information, the Departments of American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Theatre and Dance, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies / Thursday, September 21 / KUY 410 & Zoom / 12 noon to 1:15PM HST / https://www.hawaiiponoi.info/

Event Sponsor
Center for Biographical Research, Mānoa Campus

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(808) 956-3774, https://manoa.hawaii.edu/cbr/

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