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• University of Hawaii Dance Ensemble: Renowned throughout Hawaii for their performances at schools, hospitals, senior centers and community centers, the ensemble’s presentations are approximately 40-45 minutes in length and present a wide variety of dance forms including Hula, Javanese dance, Bharata Natyam Indian dance, modern dance, tap, and swing. The dancers are graduate and undergraduate dance students at University of Hawaii at Manoa.
• Choreographic Productions: Christina Berwin presents an original modern dance work using sculptural settings with actors and dancers.
• Honolulu Brass: An ensemble from Chamber Music Hawaii, The Honolulu Brass is the premier brass quintet in the state of Hawaii. The group performs a wide repertoire in various venues throughout the state.
• Spring Winds: An ensemble from Chamber Music Hawaii, The Spring Wind Quintet, recognized as one of the country's leading woodwind quintets, has been a major force in the development of chamber music in Hawaii. Many new works have been composed and arranged especially for the Spring Wind Quintet. The group has an extensive and varied repertoire earning several national grants and offers educational programs for all ages.
• Story teller James McCarthy: The performance artist weaves stories for all ages, accompanied only by guitar
• Tales from Jeff Gere: The master storyteller blends talents as painter, puppeteer, mime, teacher, and director into a performance style that has electrified audiences of every age throughout Hawaii and the mainland for two decades. Mr. Gere’s physical energy, wide range of voices, morphing elastic face and clear characterizations make his performances unforgettable events.
• Kumu Kahua Theater: Scenes from Hawaii’s premier local theater troupe. All the plays presented by this ensemble are written and performed by local playwrights and actors. A superb example of international theater, local-style.
• Arabian Nights: A combination of theater, art, music and dance that has sold out shows for months on Honolulu’s downtown art scene.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach resort & Spa is Waikiki’s only self-contained destination resort. The resort spans 22 acres, offering the widest stretch of beach on Waikiki, a beachfront lagoon, waterfalls, five pools, gardens, an exquisite art collection, and exotic wildlife, as well as nightly entertainment including the weekly King’s Jubilee, a Hawaiian music and dance celebration that ends with a brilliant fireworks display on the beach. For more information, visit www.hiltonhawaii.com/artsseason/

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