mahea
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Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawaiʻi, is an ancient, healing art form that teaches appreciation of natural phenomena, respect of family, and the honoring of life. It uses the body to perpetuate the knowledge of the ancestors, including ceremonies, prayers, imagery and wisdom. Received by the people as a result of meditation on the environment, the hula is rooted in our deep connection with the earth, ancestry, and spirit.
"Hula provides a way for us to connect as a community,
to each other and to the universe itself." ~ Mahea Uchiyama
Māhealani Uchiyama had been an award-winning performing artist, teacher and advocate for cultural understanding for over thrity years. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance in Berkeley and is Kumu Hula of Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine, and creator/director of the annual Kāpili Polynesian Dance & Music Workshops. She has been an instructor of Hawaiian Language at Stanford University and authored the Haumāna Hula Handbook for students of Hawaiian Dance (Penguin Random House, 2016) and has a masters degree
"After nine years of ballet, it had become clear to me
that Western dance would offer few opportunities to
a tall black woman. So I explored other traditions...
Hula always resonated deeply for me. It's as if I was
born into it, even if I wasn't. " ~ Mahea Uchiyama
Mahea Uchiyama has received countless awards and appointments for her work as both a dancer and musician. Mahea's CD “A Walk by the Sea” was awarded the 2007 Hawai’i Music Award for Best World Music Album, and she is the recipient of the Aloha Spirit Award and the Ke Kanaka Poʻokela (The Person of Distinction) Award by the Berkeley Hawaiian Music Festival. She is currently the Co-Artistic Director of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and is the former President of the Board of Directors of World Arts West. The City of Berkeley recently proclaimed January 22, 2019 as Māhealani Uchiyama Day.
Mahea's website.
"No other dance form—or even yoga—makes me feel as
spiritually and emotionally full." ~ hula student, Alicia Lo
Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawaiʻi, is an ancient, healing art form that teaches appreciation of natural phenomena, respect of family, and the honoring of life. It uses the body to perpetuate the knowledge of the ancestors, including ceremonies, prayers, imagery and wisdom. Received by the people as a result of meditation on the environment, the hula is rooted in our deep connection with the earth, ancestry, and spirit.
"Hula provides a way for us to connect as a community,
to each other and to the universe itself." ~ Mahea Uchiyama
Māhealani Uchiyama had been an award-winning performing artist, teacher and advocate for cultural understanding for over thrity years. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance in Berkeley and is Kumu Hula of Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine, and creator/director of the annual Kāpili Polynesian Dance & Music Workshops. She has been an instructor of Hawaiian Language at Stanford University and authored the Haumāna Hula Handbook for students of Hawaiian Dance (Penguin Random House, 2016) and has a masters degree
"After nine years of ballet, it had become clear to me
that Western dance would offer few opportunities to
a tall black woman. So I explored other traditions...
Hula always resonated deeply for me. It's as if I was
born into it, even if I wasn't. " ~ Mahea Uchiyama
Mahea Uchiyama has received countless awards and appointments for her work as both a dancer and musician. Mahea's CD “A Walk by the Sea” was awarded the 2007 Hawai’i Music Award for Best World Music Album, and she is the recipient of the Aloha Spirit Award and the Ke Kanaka Poʻokela (The Person of Distinction) Award by the Berkeley Hawaiian Music Festival. She is currently the Co-Artistic Director of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and is the former President of the Board of Directors of World Arts West. The City of Berkeley recently proclaimed January 22, 2019 as Māhealani Uchiyama Day.
Mahea's website.
"No other dance form—or even yoga—makes me feel as
spiritually and emotionally full." ~ hula student, Alicia Lo
spirit in motion |
Spirit in Motion marks the return of the Inspiration Series. 90-minute reminders of the capacity of the arts to inspire, awaken wonder and bring us home to our most soulful selves. Artistic Director Mahea Uchiyama has carefully chosen four internationally-renowned masters to come to the Mountain Yoga to share their sacred movement traditions from around the world. A little talk, a little performance, a little participation...lots of love.
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