Make plans to attend the Asia Pacific Dance Festival (APDF). This year’s two-week festival centers on the theme Ulana – To weave of knit, and will feature exemplary dance companies, choreographers, critics, and scholars from throughout the Asia Pacific Region.

Highlights from the Festival schedule include:

· Huliau: Hālau Hula Ka Noʻeau’s 35 Years of Dance, Chants, and Traditions - performance directed by Kumu Michael Pili Pang on August 4

· Local Motion! – Halla Huhm Korean Dance Studio directed by Mary Jo Freshley on August 6

· Films and discussions at Mission Memorial Auditorium on August 9 through 11

·‘ Ike Hana concerts on August 13 and 14 featuring guest artists:

o Sophiline Arts Ensemble, based in Cambodia

o Ngarachamayong Dance Group, based in Palau

o Kilipohe Nā Lei Lehua, under the direction of na Kumu Hula Sky Gora and Liko Cooke

· Free public Welcoming Ceremony on August 12

· Two-day Festival Conference on August 13 and 14 – sessions on a variety of dance-related topics; including talks and workshops with prominent scholars and choreographers.