UH Hilo Performing Arts Center
2008-2009 Season

2008-2009 Season



Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Devin Phillips & New Orleans Straight Ahead
“ Phillips makes a bold statement as a saxophonist to be reckoned with…
blending contemporary jazz traditions with those straight from the Crescent City ” -Jazzscene Magazine

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Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 pm
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
“Incredible verve and control…clearly inspirational.” - S. F. Examiner
“Dancing first and foremost, O joy!” -Village Voice

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Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 6 - 8, 7:30 pm • Sun, Nov. 9, 2:00 pm
Hotel Street
This Drama, written by Honolulu play wright Anthony Oliver, and directed by Professor Jackie Pualani Johnson, explores life on Hotel Street in the rough post Pearl Harbor Honolulu of 1943.

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Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 pm
Salaam Ensemble
Don’t miss this wild and sensual, yet rhythmic and spiritually enlightening
music…the ever exotic Salaam have built a solid reputation on top-notch musicianship and their authentic interpretations of Middle Eastern Music.
Guaranteed to wake the spirit.” – Borders Books and Music National Newsletter.

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Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 pm
Buckets & Tap Shoes
This unique company of musicians, percussionists and rhythm tap dancers have astounded worldwide audiences creating music with 5-gallon paint buckets, metal cans and tap shoes.

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Thursday, February 19, 7:30 pm
Angelique Kidjo
2008 Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo is not only one of the spunkiest, most electrifying performers in the pop world today, but she is also one of the most forward and creative thinkers.

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Thursday, March 12, 7:30 pm
Actors From the London Stage
“Much Ado About Nothing”
Finally Shakespeare that isn’t boring!” - Student, UNC, Chapel Hill
The actors, whose grasp of the text gave even the most familiar speeches a fresh ring, shifted between characters on the bare stage with an ease that was mesmerizing.” - The Austin Chronicle

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Saturday, April 4, 7:30 pm
The Alison Brown Quartet
Alison Brown has been touted as one of bluegrass’s great banjo players. In collaboration with Bela Fleck, she won the 2000 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

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Fri.-Sat., April 17, 18, 24, 25, 7:30 pm • Sun., April 19, 2 pm
Twelf Nite o Wateva!
This Pidgin version of a Shakespearean classic, directed by Professor Jackie Pualani Johnson, stresses the more farcical aspects of the original model.

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