English language version
E mālama ʻia ana kahi ʻaha kūkā kamahaʻo pili i nā hana noʻeau, nā loina hōʻikeʻike, a me ka hana keaka e like me ka mea i ʻike ʻia ma ke kaiāulu Kanaka Maoli a me nā kaiāulu ʻōiwi nō hoʻi. Mālama ʻia hoʻi ma ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Mānoa i ka lā 14 a me ka 15 o Malaki. Na ka ʻAhahui Noiʻi Noʻeau ʻŌiwi: Research Institute of Indigenous Performance (ANNO) i hoʻokumu i ua paha kūkā nei i ala e hoʻomohala aʻe ai i ka hoʻomaopopo ʻia ʻana o ka lehulehu i ka nui a me ka laulā o nā hanana i pili i ia kumuhana ʻo Indigenous Performance Studies o ke kupu ʻana maila. Aia hoʻi ʻo ANNO i ka malu o ka mahele Hawaiian Theatre o UH Mānoa.
I ka hahai ʻana i ka manaʻo o Noiʻi Nowelo, ka ʻimi ʻana hoʻi i ʻike kūhohonu, e hoʻākoakoa ʻia mai ana kēia ʻaha kūkā i ka poʻe akeakamai o UH Mānoa a me ka Pakipika mai loko mai o nā mahele ʻike a me nā hana noʻeau he nui wale. Ma ia mau lā he ʻelua, e mālama ʻia he mau hōʻikeʻike, haʻiʻōlelo, pānela, hālāwai hoʻonaʻauao, ʻaha mele, a he hana keakanō hoʻi, i pūnana e hua aʻe ai nā manaʻo kelakela a me nā pilina e kaʻa ana ā puni ka honua.
“An inaugural conference on Hawaiian and Indigenous performance is the centerpiece in establishing our research institute, which serves our mission to uplift and document Hawaiian and Indigenous performing arts,” said Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker, director and founder of the campus’ inaugural Hawaiian Theatre program. “The theme of the conference is also the title of ANNO’s forthcoming publication, Noiʻi Nowelo – A Survey of Hawaiian and Indigenous Performance, that features thirty contributors from Ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina (Hawaiʻi) and Oceania.”
He huina o nā mahele ʻike like ʻole
ʻO kahi pahuhopu nui o Noiʻi Nowelo ʻo ka hoʻonui ʻana i ke kūkākūkā pū ʻana a me ka hana pū ʻana o nā ʻano mahele ʻike like ʻole, e laʻa hoʻi ʻo American studies, Cinematic arts, Curriculum studies, English, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, Theatre and Dance, and Women, Gender, a me Sexuality Studies.
E kāinoa mai
No Noiʻi Nowelo, kono ʻia nā mea hana noʻeau ʻōiwi, nā polopeka hoʻokumu o ANNO, a me nā mea kipa i kāinoa mai ma mua o ka ʻaha kūkā. Paipai ʻia ka ʻeleu ma ke kāinoa ʻana mai.
I mau mea hou aku e eʻe aku i ke kaha pūnaewele o ANNO.
—By Kuehu Myers
1st Indigenous performing arts conference hosted at UH Mānoa
An innovative conference dedicated to celebrating the artistic expression of Native Hawaiian and Indigenous communities will debut at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa this spring. Spearheaded by the pioneering Indigenous performance research institute ʻAhahui Noiʻi Noʻeau ʻŌiwi (ANNO), the Noiʻi Nowelo conference March 14–15, seeks to broaden understanding and enrich contributions to the emerging field of Indigenous performance studies. ANNO is housed under the UH Mānoa Hawaiian Theatre program.
In ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) Noiʻi Nowelo can be understood as a deep and investigative delving, as a researcher may seek deep knowledge. The conference will bring together UH experts from diverse academic and performance backgrounds, and artist-scholars from around the Pacific. The two-day event within and surrounding Kennedy Theatre at UH Mānoa will feature speakers, panels, workshops and performances, providing groundbreaking insights and opportunities for global connections and relationships.
“An inaugural conference on Hawaiian and Indigenous performance is the centerpiece in establishing our research institute, which serves our mission to uplift and document Hawaiian and Indigenous performing arts,” said Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker, director and founder of the campus’ inaugural Hawaiian Theatre program. “The theme of the conference is also the title of ANNO’s forthcoming publication, Noiʻi Nowelo – A Survey of Hawaiian and Indigenous Performance, that features thirty contributors from Ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina (Hawaiʻi) and Oceania.”
Multidisciplinary fusion
Noiʻi Nowelo aims to cultivate dynamic conversations and collaborations from across various academic disciplines including American studies, Cinematic arts, Curriculum studies, English, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, Theatre and Dance, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Secure a spot
The Noiʻi Nowelo conference is open to invited participants, member faculty and registered guests. Timely registration is advised for those interested in attending.
