Contemporary Hula Company Combines Storytelling and Traditional Dance
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, CSULB (Long Beach, CA)
Escape to the islands with a breathtaking performance from San Francisco-based hula school Na Lei Hulu I ka Wekiu, which is committed to the preservation of the Hawaiian culture through dance. Their performances meld storytelling, music and hula with trademark theatricality, creating a fusion they call hula mua, a forward-looking style of the Hawaiian dance form. Na Lei Hulu I ka Wekiu’s dancers effortlessly ride the waves of a wide range of music, providing a sensory-rich experience that shares their cultural heritage while producing new expressions in dance.
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