Tresa Honaker and Joseph Simms of AirAligned from Grass Valley, CA are joining Wai Co. to host the Hawaii Aerial Arts Retreat this April 5 -11 at Kalani, Puna, Hawai'i. It will be 5 days of instruction in high flying aerial silk, trapeze and hoop, aerial & modern dance, and performance.
All levels welcome, 16-adult.
$1,350 includes shuttle to and from airport, 6 nights lodging and 3 amazing meals a day
$600 for Kama`āina
For more details and information look up: airaligned.com and kalani.com
To register, email Omkar at omkar kalani com
Check out our poster:
Hawaii 2012 V5
See you there! Mahalo nui loa!
Every Tuesdays starting JAN 17 – MAR 20
UHH Old Gym 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm
$110 for 10 weeks
Live Music by David Sause
email: wailanakalanicom
To register please click on this link: http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/registration/
Wai Company will premiere a brand new Aerial Strap performance entitled, Papa a Wakea. Featuring original and live music by mea oli (chanter) Ka'enaaloha Hopkins and musician David Sierra.
The piece will explore the creation myth of Mother Earth and Father Sky, Papa a Wakea.
CUPOLA THEATER, Honolulu Design Center, 1260 Kapiolani Blvd
Friday September 16th, 8PM
Saturday September 17th, 8PM
$35 pre-sale, $40 at the door
Mahalo and see you there!
Aloha mai kakou! E ALA E!
KPAF 2 was a true success. We had 15 people registered with 10 facilitators total! And to boot…just 10 days out before the start of the festival, I received a letter from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) awarding KPAF 2 a grant for $9,333.00!!!!
Needless to say, we all were very and still EXCITED about the support and recognition from the State of Hawaii for our efforts.
Mahalo to all the participants, faculty, and community members of Puna for their incredible support. And a great big MAHALO to Kalani Honua for hosting this very special event in their beautiful EMAX.
Stay tuned for KPAF 3!
Aloha mai kākou a pau!
This year, we are happy to announce that Kaʽenaaloha Aoe Hopkins of Hālau I Ka Wekiu is to be our Hula teacher. Kaʽena, born into a lineage of Hula masters, has been dancing hula since she could remember and is now expected to ‘uniki (graduate) from her family's hālau (school) within the next 2 years. We know great things will only come from this young kanaka maoli woman whose life revolves around the world of Hula.
Also this year, we have Jackie Pualani Johnson, Director of Performing Arts at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, as our Acting Teacher. We are very please and honored to have such a distinguished person as part of our KPAF2 faculty. Just know that we are going to create something very exciting with her and not to mention all the many things we will learn and be inspired from this tour de force of a woman! Mahalo 'Anake!
Blue Star Octave will be composing and co-creating original music with KPAF 2 participants. Blue Star Octave is a local Puna band that met through Wai Co.'s company classes and rehearsals. They have become fast friends and now bandmates who are excited to take on this endeavor. Sherri Thal, an accomplished singer, voice teacher, and composer will also be with us to help tune in our voices. Sherri has been teaching in our community for many years and is also involved in the Kaua'i Music Festival also happening this July.
Ana Prada will be joining Andrea Torres (Samadhi Hawaii) as they co-teach in the aerial portion of the program. Ana hails from Montreal and is a seasoned aerialist for her own solo works and for aerial dance companies including Cirque Du Soleil. We are very happy to have her!
Please go to kalani.com for KPAF 2 teacher bios and pics, schedule of classes, performance dates, tuition fees, and dates.
To register call Kalani at 808 965 7828
or email Wailana at wailanakalanicom.
Wai Co. will be at Samadhi Hawaii's studio, BOCA, teaching Aerial Dance & Choreography "Bridging Earth & Sky", Saturday May 20 7-9pm, $40. And subsequently performing again in the annual Samadhi fundraiser on Monday May 30, 8pm, ARTZONE. Please come and check us out. It will be our first O'ahu performance!
 Come one come all! This special workshop is coming all the way to PUNA! Wai Company are grateful to present and host our new friend Tresa Honaker, Director and Founder of Air Aligned from Grass Valley, CA. They will be here May 8-13 and will be teaching 5 days full of Aerial, Aerial Doubles, Aerial Pilates, and Choreography!
I met Tresa when she was here as a guest at Kalani a few months ago. After meeting and sharing some aerial silk work with her, it was clear that she needed to come back and bring her aerial dance company and do a workshop. Tresa is a pro! She has mad skills and to boot–she is very sweet and very cool!
Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you will benefit from Tresa and AirAligned's aerial knowledge, skill, and artistry! Feel free to email Tresa at airalignedgmailcom or me at wailanawaicompanycom for more details!
Mahalo!
 Wai Company is performing in the Puna Music Festival on May 1st – Lei Day! We will be doing some work from "Laka" and "Supernature", some Hula and Aerial. The Puna Men's Chorus will be there that evening and will be singing a song I composed from last year's Kalani Performing Arts Festival, "Kuka'oko'a (Freedom)". I may choreograph something for that night – be cool to dance modern with them singing live! Check out Kalani.com for more details.
Due to the devastation in Japan from the tsunami, my trip to Japan has been postponed for now. I will keep you all informed about how that progresses. I raised some money for Japan from the SUPERNATURE show, a whopping $30! At least it something, and I am sure they can use any help. I pray for Japan and her people to heal well and soon and may peace be restored to their devastated land. Mahalo me ke aloha!
 It was an awesome show! Pele let us perform by stopping the rain for us and giving us a Rainbow. Through the wet, mud, rain, and technical difficulties, we pulled it off! As far as works in progress go, it wasn't bad-it was inspiring! I can't wait to re-stage it and make even better.
Mahalo for all the support, effort, love, and hard work that went into this production! Ecspecially Raj, David, Kristen, Amma, Megan, and Eric! Also big love to Claire, Missy, Drew, Daina, Davion, Ilan, Lynn, Sid, Annalisa, Tiki, Corey, Gus and the Kalani 'Ohana!! Mahalo to you all!
So, tommorrow I will be going to Vipassana Meditation for 10 days of noble silence. When I get out, I will post pics and vids of the show so you can all have a look see at what we did. Stay tuned.
Me ke aloha…wailana
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