Educational Outreach Services
Nothing Micro About Micronesia
Two shows available Tues Oct 22 and Wed Oct 23 at 9:30am
Nothing Micro about Micronesia is a coming of age story about two Micronesian boys who encounter an unlikely place after a series of conflicts between them. They must navigate between the directions from elders and the government systems who have had an impact on their current lives and states of being/belonging. Join these friends as they take us through their lenses of island life in Micronesia while facing the rising tides of their transitioning ages, complicated family matters, new findings about the world and themselves, and uncertain futures.
Nothing Micro about Micronesia is an expansion of TeAda’s current touring show Masters of the Currents, created by Leilani Chan & Ova Saopeng, with Cultural Navigator Innocenta Sound-Kikku and contributions from numerous multi-generational Micronesian community members in Hawai’i. Nothing Micro came about as a result of Masters of Currents’ successful international tours and community engagement activities. As a result, community leaders have requested that TeAda Productions create new work that focuses on the continued discrimination and resilience of Micronesians. Like Masters of Currents, this new work combines community based story collection and social justice practices with devised ensemble techniques to create a theatrical performance built with the involvement of the Micronesian community.
TeAda is committed to ensuring that the performers on stage come from the community the play is about. This means that the extensive, multi-year community workshops and devised ensemble process is key to both the development of the play and training for the actors. Over the last decade, Artistic Directors Leilani & Ova and the ensemble have conducted workshops with members of the Micronesian Community throughout Hawai’i, Guam, and the U.S. continent. Most recently, they traveled to Micronesia and had the honor of conducting workshops in schools in the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, and Chuuk. Stories shared during these workshops have served as inspiration for Nothing Micro About Micronesia.
Many of the ensemble members performing in the touring production began as participants in these workshops. The core of the ensemble will be made up primarily of Micronesian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian actors. Our artistic process starts and ends with conscious listening, community building, and creative courage.
Nothing Micro About Micronesia DOE Flyer
About our Outreach Activities
The UH Hilo Performing Arts Center is dedicated to providing performing arts educational opportunities to the children of our community, as well as the students at the University. We receive financial support from the community in the form of corporate sponsorships and individual memberships through our Applause! program that help fund our educational and cultural outreach programming so that we are currently able to offer the educational services that we produce connected with our Season of Events at no cost to the Big Island schools. Notices
Reservations for educational services are processed on a first-come first-served basis as space allows. Forms may be submitted by fax to (808) 932-7494 or via email to dayamada@hawaii.edu. Reservations will be confirmed via email.
Please make every effort to be as accurate and realistic with your reservations as possible. If there are any changes to your reservation, please notify our office immediately.
Schools are required to provide their own transportation to and from the events. If private vehicles are utilized, there is a $3 parking fee, and passes must be purchased from the guard upon entering the UH Hilo campus. There is no fee for bus parking. Please plan for your group to arrive approximately 15-30 minutes prior to your confirmed showtime so that the show can start on time.