ʻŌHIʻA LEHUA

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dc.contributor.advisorMiller, Kara L.
dc.contributor.authorChung, Holly M.
dc.contributor.departmentDance
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-11T22:20:08Z
dc.date.available2024-03-11T22:20:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.degreeM.F.A.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/108006
dc.subjectDance
dc.subjectPacific Rim studies
dc.subjectPerforming arts
dc.subjectDance Hybridity
dc.subjectDance Studies
dc.subjectHawaiian Theater
dc.subjectPerformance Studies
dc.subjectRapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
dc.subjectʻŌhiʻa Lehua
dc.titleʻŌHIʻA LEHUA
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractABSTRACTFor my MFA Dance (Performance and Choreography) Thesis, I created, directed, and choreographed a work of performance art entitled ʻŌhiʻa Lehua. In this live stage production, I tell a story that takes place in twenty-first century Hawaiʻi, incorporating hula, oli, mele, contemporary dance, music, and video and still image projections. This story centers on a forest on Hawaiʻi Island, whose healthy ʻohiʻa lehua trees become infected with Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD). Two birds of the forest, ʻApapane and ʻIʻiwi, become concerned when their beloved ʻōhiʻa lehua trees are suddenly and mysteriously dying. They seek out the goddesses Hiʻiaka and Pele and ask them to help to save the trees. Pele decides to send a huge lava flow to cover the infected forest and to cleanse the surrounding land. After Pele’s newly formed lava hardens, ʻōhiʻa lehua seedlings are the first new life to take root and grow, demonstrating their resilience.ʻŌhiʻa Lehua premiered at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, as part of the Spring Footholds 2022 student concert, entitled Co- Motion. Performances took place on March 26th at 7:30 pm and March 27th at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. This document about my dance choreography and performance thesis begins with excerpts from my Thesis Proposal. The main body of this paper includes descriptions, observations, and analysis of the rehearsal process, the collaborative process with other artists, and the culminating performances. At the end of my paper, I include biographical information about myself, including my personal narrative, a description of my dance lineage, and a summary of my graduate studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
dcterms.extent58 pages
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa
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local.identifier.alturihttp://dissertations.umi.com/hawii:11419

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