Post by Moon Seeker on Jul 28, 2009 20:51:53 GMT -5
Mondays in the Park to Feature Native American Hoop Dancer
SALTLAKE CITY – In conjunction with the PBS/KUED ‘We Shall Remain’ documentary series on a native history of America and Utah, the upcoming Mondays in the Park performance will feature a special Native American hoop dance. The show starts at 7:00 p.m., on Monday, August 3, in front of the Utah Division of Arts and Museums’ Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park.
The hoop dance has become a favorite performance piece at Native American gatherings across North America. Precise rhythm and timing is required to successfully maneuver the approximately two dozen hoops used during the performance. One of Utah’s foremost hoop dancers, Carl Moore, Jr., will perform this highly complex traditional dance.
Also featured will be music and dance of the South Pacific performed by the New Zealand-American Society and Halau Keahiokamalulani. The over 25 year-old New Zealand-American Society provides a link to traditional Maori culture for Utah-based Maori and their families. As a part of this group, native Maori and their descendants observe traditional cultural practices and share their heritage through public performances.
Since 1998, Halau Keahiokamalulani, has taught traditional Hawaiian songs, dances, language, and history to Utah students from its South Salt Lake home. Students and teachers have performed as representatives of this traditional hula school in numerous prestigious celebrations and competitions, such as the King Kamehameha Chant and Hula Competition, The Aloha Bowl, Kalaupapa Celebrations, the 2002 Olympics, and many more.
Mondays in the Park performances occur every Monday through August 24 and start at 7:00 p.m. The 2009 Concert Series is sponsored by KCPW, KRCL 90.9, KUED 7, Latino Community Education and Information Center, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About We Shall Remain: From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, a provocative, multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of U.S. history. Unprecedented collaborations between Native and non-Native filmmakers place Indian voices at the heart of five heartbreaking yet inspiring stories. From KUED 7 comes a powerful five-part-series on the five American Indian Tribes of the Great Basin Region we now know as Utah.
About the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts: Located in the center of Liberty Park in downtown Salt Lake City, the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is run by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, part of the Utah Department of Community and Culture. The Division promotes innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts, cultural, and museum community. For more information visit Mondays in the Park at www.utahfolkarts.org or call 801.533.5760.
Available image:
Carl Moore, Jr.
Native American Hoop Dancer
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SALTLAKE CITY – In conjunction with the PBS/KUED ‘We Shall Remain’ documentary series on a native history of America and Utah, the upcoming Mondays in the Park performance will feature a special Native American hoop dance. The show starts at 7:00 p.m., on Monday, August 3, in front of the Utah Division of Arts and Museums’ Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park.
The hoop dance has become a favorite performance piece at Native American gatherings across North America. Precise rhythm and timing is required to successfully maneuver the approximately two dozen hoops used during the performance. One of Utah’s foremost hoop dancers, Carl Moore, Jr., will perform this highly complex traditional dance.
Also featured will be music and dance of the South Pacific performed by the New Zealand-American Society and Halau Keahiokamalulani. The over 25 year-old New Zealand-American Society provides a link to traditional Maori culture for Utah-based Maori and their families. As a part of this group, native Maori and their descendants observe traditional cultural practices and share their heritage through public performances.
Since 1998, Halau Keahiokamalulani, has taught traditional Hawaiian songs, dances, language, and history to Utah students from its South Salt Lake home. Students and teachers have performed as representatives of this traditional hula school in numerous prestigious celebrations and competitions, such as the King Kamehameha Chant and Hula Competition, The Aloha Bowl, Kalaupapa Celebrations, the 2002 Olympics, and many more.
Mondays in the Park performances occur every Monday through August 24 and start at 7:00 p.m. The 2009 Concert Series is sponsored by KCPW, KRCL 90.9, KUED 7, Latino Community Education and Information Center, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About We Shall Remain: From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, a provocative, multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of U.S. history. Unprecedented collaborations between Native and non-Native filmmakers place Indian voices at the heart of five heartbreaking yet inspiring stories. From KUED 7 comes a powerful five-part-series on the five American Indian Tribes of the Great Basin Region we now know as Utah.
About the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts: Located in the center of Liberty Park in downtown Salt Lake City, the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is run by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, part of the Utah Department of Community and Culture. The Division promotes innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts, cultural, and museum community. For more information visit Mondays in the Park at www.utahfolkarts.org or call 801.533.5760.
Available image:
Carl Moore, Jr.
Native American Hoop Dancer
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community.utah.gov/news/?p=87