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Join Huraiti Mana as we welcome the most esteemed Kumu Hula Kau'i Dalire-Boyd for two days of learning, sharing, and growing under her guidance! Welcome to all dancers with a foundation in hula. $85 per workshop OR $250 for all four workshops (savings of $90, a free workshop!). To purchase the bundle of workshops, select the "Bundle 4 Hula Workshops" item. Location: Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 S Pilgrim St., Seattle, WA 98118
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Contact: [email protected] video production by @warlordworld Huraiti Mana is a Seattle-based Polynesian Dance Troupe specializing in 'Ori Tahiti, Hula, and Lei. We are a feminine and indigenous-led, intergenerational, neurodiverse and culturally rich community filled with laughter and shared stories. Our mission is to reconnect everyone to their culture and original identity through ancestral philosophy and movement of the Indigenous Pacific so that we may all recognize the homes within our hearts. For the first time since 2019, we are hosting Fa'a'ori! Fa'a'ori is of Reo Tahiti, the Tahitian language, meaning "to cause to dance," and it is the opportunity for our Huraiti, beloved dancers, to showcase their growth gained these past 5 years. Our Tumu Parau (theme) is 'Ura Vahine, lifting up divine femininity (that exists within us all!), beginning with honoring Atua/Akua, Ari'i/Ali'i, as well as life-giving birth, protective strength, caretaking of generations, and even loss of life through the lens of the Vahine experience. On behalf of Huraiti Mana, we humbly invite you to Huraiti Mana Faaori 2024: 'Ura Vahine. Resilience, hardship, joy, and celebration in the name of all our 'Ura Vahine! Event: Huraiti Mana Fa'a'ori 2024: 'Ura Vahine Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024 Time: 12:00PM - 4:30PM Place: Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center 400 S 2nd St, Renton, WA 98057
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All ticket sales will cover costs of the event and support class scholarships provided covering 100% of tuition. Every ticket purchased is entered into a door raffle for a grand prize!
 Tahitian Drumming Workshop Monday August 19, 2024 4:00PM - 6:00PM Registration Available now!
$50 for a 2-hr Drumming Workshop with Matthew Manumā, co-Director of Ali'itasi Productions. Scholarships available. Contact: [email protected] Date: Monday, August 19, 2024 Time: 4-6PM Location: Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 S Pilgrim St Seattle, WA 98118
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$50 for a 1.5-hr 'Ori Tahiti Solo Freestyle Competition Workshop with Agnes Manumā, Director of Ali'itasi Productions. Scholarships available. Date: Monday, August 19, 2024 Time: 7-8:30PM Location: Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 S Pilgrim St Seattle, WA 98118
Kalei'okalani, 'Urataetae Iti E I will share this with you someday, my letter to you e tā'u Pēpe. Te 'ā'amu, o tō'u 'apa, 'apa mai na - o tō'u 'Ori. Mai te hōhonura'a o tō'u 'ā'au, mai roto mai i te a'a tūpuna. E pūpū atura te hau. No teie mehura ti'a. Te 'una'una o teie 'ori i 'uraai au! my 9th competition piece since September, completing a total 7 competitions shared with tā'u Pēpe iti, my growing gift, a new body within my own. And my last competition piece for some time as we prepare to meet our love and to meet myself as a metua vahine. I couldnt imagine a more fitting hīmene, then, as a parting piece in this chapter of my life: an homage to 'Urataetae Iti E. Atua vahine, patroness of my beloved cultural expression, communication, exchange, and life that has come from my 'ā'au, from the deep roots of my ancestors, where peace gathers within and about me, where it has time and again given me the strength I need to rise and stand firm, that which has long ignited the fires within me that continue to burn brightly. I want to share with you the strength of women, of 'ori, of ancestors and passion. I want to share with you everything that has given me strength to carry myself across this great stage called life. and I want to learn everything I can from you Pēpe, from your wisdom and fires and divinity. this is for you. Te Tahua nui e, is yours. 🏆1st place māuruuru Ishan and 'Ori 'Ori Lympic for the aroha, the dedication and planning, the support and kindness. māuruuru Hinatea Colombani and Mevina Liufau for your 'ite & hīmene, your mana nui e singing to my ā'au & tino! māuruuru to Hinatea and Tahia Cambet for your feedback, workshops, wisdom, and care. māuruuru to all the vahine and tane that graced the stage, for all my Huraiti who have been with me on this journey of self discovery, challenge, and growth whom I will continue to support without end! this journey is only just the beginning. 'Urataetae Iti E, lyrics by Hinatea Colombani & music by Mevina Liufau Beautiful 'ahu I'm wearing: Marisol Williams
Kalei'okalani, Hani by Eono
Māuruuru mai tō'u mafatu, mai tō'u ā'au to all at Te 'Ori Ora 2021 for creating such an incredible, immersive, connected experience that expanded nearly over an entire year of workshops, planning, and coordinating. I have grown so immensely in this time where the days are long but the years are short, and I am so very humbled. my heartfelt thanks goes out to greatest of all, e tā'u Hani e tā'u here iti e tā'u tāne, Kitman. without whom nothing would be. to his cooking countless meals while I teach hours of classes; lifting me up whenever doubt, fear, or frustration set in; making sure I eat, drink, sleep, dance, teach, repeat; carrying our equipment and 'ahu for each show; rubbing down aching joints and muscles; designing our merch and reppin always; countless hours of conversations about my aspirations; countless more hours apart while I practice in solitude, in workshops, in competition mode, in tamari'i class; and always being there with open arms, a cup of fresh water, questions about how it went, and a look that says "I love you and I've missed you so" when I return; nourishing me mind heart body ā'au. this win was for you. as I dance I give my all. my sacrifice, my love, my joy, my pain, my fears, my hopes, my dreams, my mana, my pride, my scars, my solidarity, my ancestry, my future, my heart, my all. and he always gives even more. dedicated to, my Hani. Māuruuru to all who've provided a platform for me to offer my gratitude to so many with 'ori, with 'aparima. māuruuru for believing in me, for teaching me, for inspiring me, for dancing with me. Te 'Ori Ora competition, Isabel Perez, Hirohiti Tematahotoa, Tiana Liufau, Matatini Mou, Poemana, Moenau Rivera, Polylingual, Dance in Paradise, French Bee, Eono, all the dancers who graced the stage together, 'āmui, and of course all my Huraiti with whom these countless hours are shared. 'O VAI TĀTOU?! 🏆Overall  Mele Kalikimaka e ka'u kākou 'ohana Huraiti! Wishing our Huraiti Mana family warm holiday cheer and fun. We met virtually for an evening of baking hosted by our very own Lubong 'ohana! We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and shared some sugar goodness. To you and yours, wishing you happiest of holidays.  View the full exhibit now on display online at Five Oaks Museum!
Curator's Note We chose Matsui’s work because of her strong commitment to the Pasifika community and organizing here in the Pacific Northwest — one of the overarching themes of DISplace. Through her work with the Huraiti Mana Polynesian dance troupe, lei-making, and her work as a whole, Matsui’s dedication to keeping culture alive through authenticity and resilience is prevalent in her handiwork, language teaching, and building of community relationships. Leaders like Matsui and others are important pillars in the Pasifika network as we navigate the challenges of being away from our homelands. |
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