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Dancers in Fall Footholds: Intersections<\/em> (Photo courtesy of John Wells)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre<\/a> presents Fall Footholds: Intersections<\/em><\/a>, a biannual dance concert series featuring student choreography and performance. Fall Footholds<\/em> runs November 14–18.<\/p>\n

This dance concert showcases the talents of PhD<\/abbr> in theatre (performance studies) candidates, master of fine arts in dance candidates and undergraduate dance student artists who explore how multiple aspects of life and society intersect.<\/p>\n

Student choreography and performances<\/h2>\n

Angela Sebastian<\/strong> choreographed “Fight for what?” It questions the relationship of what women fight for and what fights against them.<\/p>\n

Tavehi Tafiti<\/strong> and Catherine Teriipaia<\/strong> co-choreographed “Tamariʻi<\/span> No Tahiti,” a dance depicting four women who reconnect to their ancestors through the beating of a drum.<\/p>\n

Sophia Carter<\/strong> presents “Dadamea.” The piece is inspired by “an underlying hum, a vibration in the soul, the…longing we have for others and our reliance upon them as we live day to day.”<\/p>\n

Marley Aiu<\/strong> presents “Diastolic Recollections,” which explores the physical systems of the body and how they interact with and are exposed by systems that are societal, binary, genealogical and geographical.<\/p>\n

Charessa Fryc<\/strong> choreographed “Deep Ecology,” a dance reflecting on environmentalism and humankind\u2019s impact on the Earth.<\/p>\n

Scott Felluss<\/strong> presents “Position,” a piece examining the classical Indian text, Bharatamuni\u2019s The Natya Sastra<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Isaac Johnson<\/strong>, a dance major, also presents a piece for the dance concert.<\/p>\n

Event information<\/h2>\n

Primetime Series at Earle Ernst Lab Theatre dates:<\/p>\n