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(photo credit: Chesley Cannon)

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present the second in its Footholds dance concert series, Spring Footholds: STREAMS. This multidimensional concert brings together dance students, choreographers, technicians and designers to create an intriguing performance of contemporary dance. Performances will take place March 2, 3, 4, and 5 at 7:30 p.m., and March 6 at 2 p.m.; free post-show rap with choreographers and dancers on March 4.

The biannual Footholds concerts showcase the zenith of student choreography and movement-centered work, achieved through titanic amounts of sweat, blood and determination. The student choreographers at UH Mānoa constantly seek to better themselves and their work, pushing boundaries and defying limitations. This particular Footholds will be an amalgamation of visions utilizing both dance and projections.

Dancers using white sheets to project images onto stage
(photo credit: Chesley Cannon)

Dance meets technology

When Kara Miller, assistant professor of dance and faculty advisor of Spring Footholds was asked why she chose to direct this show, she said “Dance is so versatile and powerful. When combined with technology, it has the ability to change the lives of everyone involved, dancers and audience alike.”

She also has high hopes for what the show will accomplish. “We have some very talented MFA students. I want them and their choreography to be successful. We all feel that dance is very much an important part of who we are as a community. Dance and technology creates a magical connection across time and space.”

The production will feature the thesis work of master of fine arts candidates Camille Monson and Faith Im.

  • Monson’s “Travelling Through Us” and “Friends of P” explores concepts of space, both through the physical body onstage and the digital body onscreen. The dances have a visible interplay with projection design, installation and lighting as the dancers reimagine ways of restricting the body, connecting with others and escaping confinement.
  • Im’s “Perishable” is an observation of commodification. It explores concepts of commercialism and culture running into each other with a quirky satirical twist. To accomplish this, Im incorporates video choreography presenting exaggerated images of moving bodies amidst a mountain of clutter.

Show information

Spring Footholds: STREAMS will show on March 2, 3, 4, and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and March 6 at 2 p.m. with a free post-show rap on March 4.

Tickets are available online at etickethawaii.com, by phone at (808) 944-2697, at participating outlets and at the Kennedy Theatre box office. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday during show weeks, with extended hours on performance dates.

Ticket prices

  • $18 general admission
  • $16 seniors/military/UH faculty and staff
  • $13 students/youth
  • $8 UH Mānoa students with validated spring 2016 UH ID

For more information, visit the Kennedy Theatre website.

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