With performances by Maui Aerial Arts at the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku last month, last weekend’s Common Ground Dance Festival, and upcoming appearances by Maui’s Adaptations Dance Theater, Miami’s Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre and New York City’s Ailey II, dance has taken center ...
Two years ago, I stumbled upon the Wonderheads while surfing the internet. I was instantly interested in their work and thought Maui audiences would enjoy them as well. The theatrical trio of Kate Braidwood, Andrew Phoenix and Emily Windler will be bringing their well-traveled and popular ...
I’m compelled to wave the “conflict of interest” white flag every January for the reason that, in addition to writing about the Maui Fringe Theater Festival, I’ve also served as festival coordinator for the past six years. The Maui Fringe is a passion project for me because fringe ...
Maui’s constantly expanding performing arts scene, by virtue of larger attendance each season, has spawned a hefty schedule of events for every arts organization on the island. It wasn’t that many years ago when the Maui Arts & Cultural Center might offer 20 or 30 performances per ...
Four years ago, I interviewed comedian Rita Rudner and upon speaking with her by phone again last week, I asked if she remembered her personal Hawaiian word, “mahuka,” that she shared with me. “Yes, I can’t believe you remembered that,” she said. “I still use it.” In 2012 she ...
One of my favorite columns to write is at the end of the year, looking back on the finest performing arts showstoppers of the year. 2016 marks the sixth year that I have compiled a list of my personal favorite moments of the year, and inevitably due to our constantly growing live entertainment ...
