Monday, October 22, 2012

'The Hula Show 2012' review: Sultry hip-hop

The warm spirit of aloha is palpable throughout the evening in Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu's colorful "The Hula Show 2012," which opened Saturday at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.

Directed by Patrick Makuakane, the 27-year-old Na Lei Hulu, whose name means "the many-feathered wreaths at the summit, held in high esteem," performs work that interweaves traditional and modern with a deceptive ease and flow. The dancers might hula to 19th century chants and then shift immediately into a dark vision of Faithless' "Crazy English Summer."

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