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Nana i Ke Kumu Look to the Source
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Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang, MFA returns to Chicago to present at DePaul University's "Paradise Lost and Found,A Conference on Indigenous Hawaiian Nature and Culture" May 9 - 10th. This conference is FREE and open to the public. Kumu Michael also teaches Hula and Chant Workshops on May 10th and 11th at Halau i Ka Pono - The Hula School of Chicago. Combining his western education with hula traditions, Kumu Michael Pili Pang is uniquely qualified to share his extensive knowledge with us. He has presented at universities and colleges throughout Hawaii, North America, Canada and Asia. Here's a video clip of one of his latest performances: Huliau.
E komo mai! Come join us and greet Kumu Michael!
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Hula Auana (Modern)Saturday, May 10th 9:00 - 11:00 am $50
All hula tell a story, and the modern hula is marked by melodious Hawaiian music and graceful hand and body movement.
Hula Kahiko (Classical)Sunday, May 11th
12 noon - 2:30 pm $50
This hula is the traditional ancient hula done to chanting and rhythmic instruments such as the ipu-heke, or double headed gourd. For experienced dancers.
 Introduction to Chanting
Sunday, May 11th
2:00 - 3:30 pm $50
Hawaiians from all walks of life used to chant. They did not have a written language so the chant was important as a means to pass down genealogy, history, and legends. Learn about the different types of chant styles and a chant. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Sign up for the package of three workshops by April 25th and save $25.
38 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL
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Paradise Lost and Found
A Conference on Indigenous Hawaiian Nature and Culture
Friday, May 9th: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 10th: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
DePaul University
Cortelyou Commons
2324 North Fremont St.
The DePaul Humanities Center, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, convenes a conference celebrating indigenous Hawaiian people, nature, art, history, and culture.
We will investigate Hawaiian heritage, with interdisciplinary talks ranging from discussions of ecology and the problem of invasive species, to the troubled history of colonialism and the question of Hawaiian sovereignty. Lectures on art will cover contemporary painting that investigates mixed-race identity, as well as the traditional folk songs of Japanese immigrant sugar workers.
The conference will also feature several live performances of Hawaiian music and dance featuring ukulele, singing, chanting, and hula.
Friday evening the conference opens with a multi-media "lecture-performance" that uses dance and Hawaiian myth and history to investigate environmental ethics and the possibility of a moral theory that includes even nonliving things such as rocks.
The free conference continues on Saturday at 1 pm with lectures and performances from local and nationally renowned scholars and artists. Kumu Michael, Jason Poole and Halau i Ka Pono performs Saturday evening at these times:
- Jason Poole, the Accidental Hawaiian Crooner 6:00 - 6:30 pm
- Halau i Ka Pono - The Hula School of Chicago 6:30 - 7:00 pm
- Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang 7:00 - 8:00 pm
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Hula is Life
Sunday, May 11th
9 - 11 am
Many people think that the Hawaiian Hula is just a form of dancing. But Hula is more than that. It is about how you live your life. The great Hawaiian dance master, Maiki Aiu Lake, is credited with the saying "Hula is Life."
- 9 - 10 am Sunday Morning Zen Meditation
- 10 - 11 am Talk by Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang, MFA
- Held as part of the Zen Life & Meditation Center's Sunday Morning Zen, 38 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL
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