🎵 Come see the rescheduled Soundtrack for my Funeral performances at Capitol Modern! What’s on your last playlist? What would we hear at the end of your life? A community-collaborative performance and installation exploring death and liminality through movement, sound, and visual art.
Two performances on June 6th, pay-what-you-can tickets available now!
www.outreach.hawaii.edu/events/
An invitation to an intimate, immersive talk story dinner for the curious — exploring death and the unknown from a variety of perspectives, exploring what we cannot see as creative inspiration. Featuring a talk story panel, a shared feast and space for conversations with hands-on activities.
📍 OurSpace, 1052 Waimanu St., Honolulu, HI
🗓️ Weds, April 29
⏰ 6:30–8:30 PM
🎟️ RSVP via link in bio
Presented by @bodyportaltheatre@capitolmodern@universityofhawaii@ourspacehawaii
Soundtrack for my Funeral: FREE Open Workshop
Workshopping the Unknown
April 25th, 2:30-3:30pm
Capitol Modern | 2nd Floor Lanai
Register at https://wkf.ms/4tKVQNQ
Come watch how we're choreographing and rehearsing the unknown — from the everyday gestures of a life, improvising in the moment, and moving with what we cannot see. In this hybrid open rehearsal and workshop, you'll observe the dancers at work before joining in — exploring how we sense and describe what we experience without relying on sight. We'll close with a short audio description practice that will become part of the project's soundtrack.
Wear comfortable clothes, bring a scarf or bandana, and a smart phone.
Hula is resistance.
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the native Hawaiian language, was banned in 1896 after the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. For generations, English was the only language taught in schools and permitted in homes. But the language and culture lived on, preserved in the songs and practices of hula.
"It’s been one of the key cultural practices that has helped us retain our language, our traditional practices, our history, and our genealogy, because it’s all buried in the chants that were composed a long time ago. Hula has been responsible for reclaiming lost traditions. We can dig into our Hawaiian history and pull out the stories to share with the next generation." - Vicky Holt Takamine, Executive Director of the PAʻI Foundation @paifoundation (StanceOnDance.com 2024)
Footage of Pua Aliʻi ‘Ilima under the direction of nã kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine from the HoMA Nights x Shangri La Honors Nowruz with UH Mānoa Outreach College (March 20, 2026) presented by the @honolulumuseum@hi_shangrila and @uhpresents
#hula #hulaisresistance #resistancemusic #alohaaina
📣Join us for a Talk Story & Mixer on Arts + Health + ʻĀina !
Where: East-West Center's Imin Conference Center - Koi Room
When: Saturday, April 25 from 5-6:30pm
Cost: It's free! With pupus! (Parking on campus is free on Saturdays)
Seats limited! Register at /e/talk-story-and-mixer-arts-health-aina-tickets-1986354699377
If you work in the sector of the arts, ʻāina, or health and are curious about how these fields can overlap -- this event is for you!
We will start with short presentations, followed by a Q&A, and then a mixer.
Facilitated by Dr. Mapuana Antonio from the UHM Department of Public Health Sciences, Associate Professor & Head of the Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health Program.
Presented by UHM Outreach College, East-West Center Arts, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and Honolulu Theatre for Youth.
I’m not crying, you’re crying… but also yeah, we were definitely crying.
Thank you to the University of Hawai‘i for a panel that inspired something real. Stories were shared, walls came down, and for a moment, the whole room was connected.
Grateful for the honesty, the vulnerability, and everyone who shared that space with us. This is why we do it. 🙏🏽
#MusicWithPurpose #HumanConnection #ArtAndActivism #LiveMusicMoments
#ConsciousMusic @uhpresents@universityofhawaii
Free and open to the public!
UHM Outreach College x Shangri La present—@uhpresents x @hi_shangrila
‘Amplifying Peace: Talk Story with Bassel & the Supernaturals’ @basselmusic
Facilitated by Maya Soetoro and the Matsunaga Institute for Peace @matsunagainstitute
in partnership with East-West Center Arts @ewc.arts
March 25th, Weds, 6:30-8pm at UHM Art Auditorium (ART132)
RSVP— tinyurl.com/amplifypeace
Parking is free at UHM after 6pm.
Sponsored in part by Creative West @creativewestrao and National Endowment for the Arts.
Historic rains tried to hold us back but #Honolulu persevered 🌺 We met so many incredible people already! Truly an #Eid and #Nowruz celebration to remember. Thank you @hi_shangrila@uhpresents and @honolulumuseum for hosting us on our first day here. Catch us on the islands for another week!
March 20 - Honolulu Museum of Art, O’ahu, HI
@honolulumuseum
March 26 - Hawai’i Public Radio Atherton Performing Arts Studio, O’ahu, HI
@wearehpr
March 28 - Kaua’i Community College Performing Arts Center, Kaua’i, HI
@kauaiconcertassociation@kauaicommunitycollege
March 29 - Kahilu Theater, The Big Island, HI
@kahilutheatre
Presented by @hi_shangrila
Booking by @arcartists
More info at Basselmusic.com
Call for Collaborators - Soundtrack for My Funeral
OPEN TO DANCERS, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS DISCIPLINES.
A community-collaborative performance and installation exploring death and liminality through movement, sound, and visual art.
DATES—
Rehearsals begin March 14 — Saturdays 12-3pm
Performances—May 16
LOCATION—
Capitol Modern - Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
A project by @bodyportaltheatre
presented by @capitolmodern + @uhpresents
If you would like to be involved, please visit https://wkf.ms/4kUOtzY to fill out a short interest form.
Alt text: Poster showing silhouetted figures outdoors at night holding white balloons, backlit dramatically, with text calling for collaborators for a performance and installation project.
#dance #installation #audiodescription #performance #visualart
Honolulu, prepare to be enchanted. The Honolulu Chamber Music Series is thrilled to present the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble, APOLLO5! 🇬🇧🎶
Renowned for their "exceptional cohesion and effortless style" (BBC Music Magazine), this dynamic quintet brings a powerful, intimate sound that breathes life into everything from Renaissance polyphony and classical masterpieces to soulful jazz, folk, and pop arrangements.
Whether you’re a lifelong choral lover or a fan of contemporary a cappella, APOLLO5’s singing will move your soul.
📅 WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 2026
⏰ TIME: 7:30 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM)
📍 WHERE: St. Andrew’s Cathedral (Note our special venue for this performance!)
🎟️ TICKETS: $55 General / $15 Student
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness one of the world’s finest vocal groups in the stunning acoustics of the St. Andrew's Cathedral. 🕊️
Meet the Artists: PARKER QUARTET
Founded in 2002, the Parker Quartet has spent the last two decades cementing its reputation as one of the most exciting and adventurous ensembles in the world. Based in Boston and currently serving as Professors of the Practice and Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University, they bring a rare blend of intellectual depth and raw emotional power to every performance.
Grammy Award Winners: Their recording of Ligeti’s complete string quartets earned the 2011 Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance.
International Acclaim: Winners of the Concert Artists Guild Competition and the prestigious Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.
World-Stage Presence: From Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall to the Konzerthaus Berlin, they have graced the world’s most illustrious venues.
Concert Details:
🗓 When: February 20, 2026 | 7:30 PM
📍 Where: Orvis Auditorium, UH Mānoa
🎟 Tickets: $55 general admission | $15 student
