Wehiwehi
A gathering of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) artists working at the intersection of indigeneity & contemporary performance.
Wehiwehi will serve as a laboratory for Native Hawaiian contemporary performing artists to build community with one another, assess existing ways of creating, and pilot new methodologies at the crossroads of cultural preservation, contemporary performance, traditional indigenous technologies, and digital production & performance technologies.
Inaugural gathering Jan 27-Feb 5, 2025 at Shangri La on O’ahu.
Residency Performances
Jan. 31, 2025 5:30pm at Pa’i Arts & Culture Center
Feb. 1, 2025 6:00pm Shangri La
2025 Wehiwehi Cohort
Anthony Aiu, Pele Bauch, Moses Goods, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Patrick Makuakāne, Christopher Kaui Morgan, T.J. Keanu Tario/Laritza Labouche
Selected: Native Launchpad Associate Artist
Western Arts Alliance’s 2023 Native Launchpad Associate Artists: Pele Bauch; Def-i; Chantil Dukart; Olivia Komahcheet; G Precious; and Sondra Segundo. Selected by a panel of Indigenous arts leaders and creatives, they will receive mentoring and coaching, professional development opportunities, promotional benefits, and conference funding and travel support under the program.
The Distance Process / Dear Kanaloa
Pele Bauch and Kealoha Fereira perform simultaneously in St. Paul, MN and New York, NY at The Shawngrām Institute for Performance & Social Justice and Arts on Site
Sunday, November 20, 2023 at 2:30 and 5:30 EST
A.K.A. Ka Inoa – 2022 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival
April 22-24, 2022
La MaMa
The Downstairs
66 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Dance/NYC Panel of Indigenous Pacific Islander Movement Artists
The Oceanic Currents panel discussion featured presentations of movement practices from four Indigenous Pacific Island movement artists.
Co-organized and co-moderated by Anthony Aiu and Kaina Quenga, Choreographers/Dancers and Co-Directors of Te Ao Mana. Curated and co-organized by Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Multimedia Artist, Editor, Educator, and Activist/Organizer.
Dance/NYC Event Page. Discussion with Pele Bauch and panelists.
