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KANOE MILLER ROMANTIC WAIKIKI HULA DVD

Our Price: $25.00

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Lovely Kanoe Miller, former Miss Hawaii, captures the "magic" that happens when you combine the romance of the hula with the charm of old hapa-haole melodies. Reminiscent of an earlier gentler era in Hawaii, she performs ten expressive hulas in ten different costumes. Each dance is filmed in a beautiful tropical location that complements the specific hula being performed. From a palm tree grove at sunset or a sandy beach to a WW II era night club; from a ti leaf skirt, a graceful holoku, or a sarong to a glittering cellophane hula skirt, Kanoe brings you the many dimensions of these favorite hulas: Waikiki, Kaimana Hila, Blue Lei, Soft Green Seas, Lovely Hula hands, Keep Your Eyes on the Hands, Sweet Leilani, Hawaiian Vamp, Love Song of Kalua, I'll Rember You. She provides and introduction to each dance, plus shares her daily experiences in Hawaii such as making a ti leaf skirt, picking out a fresh flower lei, or walking her dog. (Feature run time: 46 minutes)

DVD menu allows you to choose: Entire Feature Performances with introductions as described above; Entire Feature Performances with Kanoe's Commentary (the music is softened as Kanoe describes her lei, costume, the location, and personal meanings that the dance holds for her); Dances Only; Dances Only with Commentary; Chapters; or Interviews.

Kanoe also provides insightful interviews that feature background information, inspiration and personal memories to add to your full experience of these hula, songs, costumes and locations: Musicians Hiram Olsen, Casey Olsen and Dennis Keohokalole, Professional Lei-maker Amelia Bailey, Composer R. Alex Anderson's children, Composer Andy Cummings' wife, Composer Harry Owen's son, and Showman Extraordinaire Milton "Tuni" I. (Interview run time: 80 minutes) (10 page booklet included)

MOOREA TIKI VILLAGE THEATRE DVD

Our Price: $30.00

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This exciting Tahitian show "Marquesan Fire" was filmed live at the Tiki Village Theatre in Moorea, French Polynesia. This feast for the senses dramatizes local legend through traditional Tahitian music and dance. Rain, falling for weeks, has left a small Tahitian village with no dry wood for the making of fire. The chief sends his warriors in an outrigger canoe to search the Marquesan Islands and return with precious fire for the village. This elaborate show features authentically costumed men and women performing all types of Tahitian dance accompanied by talented drummers, musicians, and singers. Innovative staging and choreographies include spirited Otea routines to pulsating drumming, firelit torches, a lovely vahine emerging from a clamshell, dancers manipulating their pareaus like veils, muscular tattooed tane demostrating their fighting skills, and spectacular fire performers amazing the audience with their torches, and single and double fire batons.

DVD Features: Olivier Briac "Le Sauvage Blanc", Journey Through the Tiki Village (includes tattooing & crafts), Tahitian Feast, Tahitian Wedding, Gauguin Gallery, Audience Participation, and excerpts from the musical "Le Sauvage Blanc".
5.1 dolby digital sound, Double Sided Disc: NTSC & PAL formats, Special features in French with English Subtitles. (52 minutes)

DANCES OF LIFE DVD

Our Price: $31.00

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For nearly 50,000 years dances and songs have been an expression of Pacific Islanders' origins, their journeys, their struggles - their very existence. These are their "dance stories" - their DANCES OF LIFE. Today Pacific Islanders are struggling to maintain their identity and traditions, and dance is central to these efforts. For centuries it has remained one of the most powerful vehicles for transmitting culture. We hear from cultural leaders and dance instructors as we watch authentically costumed native dancers perform each island's traditional dances with on-screen translations of the songs they are performing. Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) narrates. Includes: New Zealand - meaning and performance of Haka and Poi Ball Dances. Paulau - First-Born Ceremony and Dances. Guam - Culture and Dances. American Samoa - Slap Dance, meaning of the Taualuga Dance and costume, the chosen Taupou Maiden. New Caledonia - Culture and Dances. (57 minutes)

DVD Features: 4:3 Letterbox; Closed Captioned

HOLO MAI PELE - THE EPIC HULA MYTH DVD

Our Price: $31.00

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Authentic kahiko (ancient style) hula performed by the dancers of the remarkable Halau O Kekuhi in lovely classic costumes, Holo Mai Pele tells the epic Hawaiian saga of the rivalry between Pele, goddess of the volcano, and her youngest and favorite sister Hi'iaka. The performance weaves together archetypal themes of creation, love, and betrayal into a sweeping dramatic performance. This rare legacy of hula chants and dances as passed down through generations in Hawai'i was originally broadcast in an exciting adaptation for "Dance In America" on PBS. Created by Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele and Nalani Kanaka'ole. (56 minutes)

Special DVD Features: 34 minute bonus interview with Kumu Hula Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele; Biographies of the Creators, Producers; Director, and Halau; Scene Selection Menus; Closed Captions; Japanese Subtitles; Website Links (DVD-Rom drives only)

HAWAII AT FESTIVAL DVD

Our Price: $37.00

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FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL - THE HAWAIIANS DVD

Gathered in Australia, 24 Pacific island nations showcase the best of their cultures through many beautifully costumed dancers, singers, and musicians, plus some coverage of crafts, storytelling, parades, comedy, etc. This dvd features lots of excellent Kahiko and Auana hula (wahine and kane), a performance by Sol Bright, lei making, quilting, etc. (60 minutes)

POLYNESIANS AT THE FESTIVAL DVD

Our Price: $38.00

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FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL - THE POLYNESIANS DVD

Gathered in Australia, 24 Pacific island nations showcase the best of their cultures through many beautifully costumed dancers, singers, and musicians, plus some coverage of crafts, storytelling, parades, comedy, etc. This dvd features colorful traditional dances and culture of the Cook Islands, Tonga, New Zealand, Samoa, Easter Island, Niue, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Wallis, and Futuma. (60 minutes)

TAHITI AT FESTIVAL DVD

Our Price: $38.00

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FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL - THE TAHITIANS DVD

Gathered in Australia, 24 Pacific island nations showcase the best of their cultures through many beautifully costumed dancers, singers, and musicians, plus some coverage of crafts, storytelling, parades, comedy, etc. This dvd features fantastic Otea dancing, drumming, comedy, aparimas, and more, plus some amazing examples of tattooing. (60 minutes)

MELANESIANS AT FESTIVAL DVD

Our Price: $37.00

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FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL - THE MELANESIANS DVD

Gathered in Australia, 24 Pacific island nations showcase the best of their cultures through many beautifully costumed dancers, singers, and musicians, plus some coverage of crafts, storytelling, parades, comedy, etc. This dvd features the delegations from Vanuatu, Kanaky (New Caldonia), the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. (60 minutes)

HULA: A JOURNEY IN TIME VHS VIDEO

Our Price: $17.00

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Lovely Taina Passmore, one of Hawaii's most renowned choreographers, performs 4 different Hawaiian hulas in lush tropical surroundings. Wearing various beautiful authentic costumes she performs Aia La O Pele: an ancient chant accompanied by the Ipu Heke that tells of Pele, Goddess of the volcano; Hawaiian Wedding Song: a popular song performed at weddings throughout the islands; Blue Hawaii: the romantic song that tells of the power of the islands to make dreams come true; and Kaimana Hila: about the majestic beauty of Diamondhead. (18 minutes)

THE TIARE PUROTU SHOW VHS VIDEO

Our Price: $30.00

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Cultural Educational Exchange Program featuring: The Tiare Purotu Dancers & Drummers

Brief explanations and demonstrations are given for various types of Tahitian drums, tying pareaus (9 styles for women, 3 for men), and Tahitian dance steps for men and women. The group then performs several dances including "Tahiti Nui", one using hats as a dance prop, and an otea with elaborate costumes and extra-long ii iis. Plain video cover. (35 minutes)