In honor of its 25th Anniversary, Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne and his award-winning dance troupe, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka WÄ"kiu, return to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in a thrilling retrospective that pays tribute to the company's vast body of work. Among the pieces featured in 25 YEARS OF HULA are "Hula's Bar and Lei Stand," a disco-inspired tribute to Honolulu's most famous gay bar featuring Matthew Martin, one of San Francisco's premier drag queens, and "The Flower Duet" from the opera Lakme, in honor of King David Kalākaua, who was instrumental in reviving hula in the late 1800s after it had been banned by the missionaries. Nā Lei Hulu I Ka WÄ"kiu will also feature a full-length version of the newly commissioned piece, "Kumulipo" - a series of dances inspired by the epic 2000-line Native Hawaiian creation chant that is nature's song of origin.

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