The Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance

Education: continued to produce a series of musical workshops on The mbira tradition of zimbabwe and a workshop on The nyunga nyunga a form of music from zimbabwe, featuring instruction by master teacher, player snd instrument maker wamgkanganise nagaadza. Presented master workshops in tahitian Dance by hirohiti tematahotoa. Successfully completed 9th year of The kapili polynesian dance/music workshops. We welcomed over 100 students mostly from The greater bay area but including participants from as far as The Washington, dc area, culminating in a student presentation. Conducted training in hula ki'i, a rare and infrequently seen form of Hawaiian Dance, in partnership with The hula preservation society of honolulu. Taught dc area workshops to members of halau ka ua tuahine east coast;

Performance: appeared in performances for children for rhythmix cultural works; performed in yerba buena gardens seed festival,produced two sold-out performances of hula ki'i at The tenney theatre in honolulu, hawai'iHawaii'i; performed at a fundraiser for maui at The halau of na mamo noeau: participated in ku mai ka hula, an invitational hula competition on The island of maui and debuted an original song from The african american Hawaiian history project popoloheno, achieving 1st place honors; presented performance of hula ki'i to eden united church of christ; performed at berkeley main public library

Community engagement: continuing and deepening relationships with local organizations; oakland asian cultural Center, The black banjo reclamation project, mbira The non-profit, ashkenaz music and Dance community Center, The kaululehua Hawaiian cultural Center, as well as hawai'i-based organizations such as The hula preservation society, hawai'Hawaii'i state foundation of culture and The arts and The popolo project; facilitated a discussion between former students of kumu joseph kaha'ulelio and The hula preservation society; served on The national Dance project panel as an advisor; participated in two major fundraisers (freight & salvage and ashkenaz) in support of The victims of The lahaina fire, raising close to 30,000 for The hawai'Hawaii'i community foundation

Sponsorship we proudly serve as fiscal sponsors for a hewlett foundation grant for The kaululehua Hawaiian cultural Center in support of a performing arts fellowship called "mahuahua: flourishing generational artistry." This initiative will bring together artists, students, and audiences of all backgrounds to deepen relationships between selected performing artists and their craft, with a focus on The traditional homelands from which their arts come and The homelands and native peoples in whose territory they reside. This is being achieved through community outreach, a master/apprentice program and a series of public lecture/demonstrations. The culmination of this initiative will be a "hoike" (performance) showcasing these traditional arts.