The program begins with works by UHM graduate students in dance. Sonja Hinz will perform in her own composition entitled "Kereshmeh" which translates from Farsi to English as "charisma." Her piece is backed by a contemporary musical composition that uses both traditional Iranian and modern Western instrumentation. From graduate student Rosie Summers, there will be a piece called "Shani’s Duet" that incorporates sign language. Dancers Summers and Polly Stewart will be accompanied by live music performed by Andrew Valentine and Shintaro Yana.

A "Footholds" favorite, Izumi Sato, will command the stage with another traditional Bharatanatyam dance from India. This year she will perform "Bho Shambo," a Hindu prayer for the Lord of the Dance. Nicole Pouliot, a culmination of whose M.F.A. work will be showcased in "Spring Footholds: Moving Images" in the spring of 2005, will premiere new solo choreography titled "Cosmo Quiz #67." Michael Pili Pang and UHM dance alumna, Noelani Goldstein, will perform Pang’s choreography to "Lightening in the Sky."

The second part of the program will feature the UH Dance Ensemble, a group that performs in the community to diverse audiences throughout the season. "Fall Footholds I" will include pieces from this season’s repertory including hula, Bharatanatyam, and works choreographed for the ensemble by Marissa Glorioso, Gregg Lizenbery and Betsy Fisher.

Tickets for “Fall Footholds I” go on sale Monday, October 4th. Prices are $10 regular, $8 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff, non-UHM students, $3 UHM students with validated Fall 04 UHM photo ID. Tickets may be charged-by-phone at 956-7655 (voice/text) or purchased in person at the Kennedy Theatre Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $2.00 service charge will be applied to all charge-by-phone sales. For more information or disability access, call the Kennedy Theatre Box Office at 956-7655 (voice/text).