Hula Immersion
September 2025, 3-8
with Joanne Kealamailapakalana Parongao (Kumu Hula, Kaua'i)
Our guest in this year's Hula Immersion is the hula teacher (Kumu Hula) Joanne Kealamailapakalana Parongao, who became a hula student of Roselle Keli'ihonipua Bailey as a high school student in Waimea, Kaua'i, and was a member of her performance team - with performances at the Merry Monarch Festival (Hawai'i Island) and various performances worldwide with the aim of promoting cultural exchange and cultural understanding. Roselle K. Bailey had decided to no longer invest time and money in competitive performances, but rather in travelling to expose her students to distant countries and cultures, where the universal powers and values of Hula radiate and sparkle again and again.
So again, the theme of this year's Hula Immersion is the prism of Hawaii. The aim is to make this rainbow of light shine within ourselves. The aim is the further development of musicality and performative expressiveness starting from the level at which each and every individual student stands - we do not compare ourselves with each other, only against ourselves. We learn in a a space free of judgement and competition.
Each island has its specialities, colours, plants, songs and stories - this is also part of the cultural spectrum of Hawaii. The symbols of the different islands are codified. The roots of this code go back to the time of the Hawaiian Monarchy and the sovereignty movement since its overthrow. What can we learn about it?
Costs: 590 € (+ overnight stay)
--- scholarships on request ---
Start: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 2 p.m.
End: Monday, September 8, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Venue with overnight accommodation: OMNA Institute, Vogging 1, 84326 Rimbach, Germany
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