Kaisara

September 21, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Mānoa Campus, UHM Kennedy Theatre

A World Premiere Hana Keaka Production

Written and Directed by Iāsona Kaper | MFA Final Creative Project

September 20-24, 2023* – WED/FRI 7:30pm & SUN 2:00pm and 7:30pm

*No Saturday 9/23 performance (due to campus parking limitations for UH Football game)

Post Show Q&A following the Friday performance

In 1896, four scenes from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar were translated into Ê»oÌ„lelo 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞÊ»i by James N. K. Keola and published in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. What would have happened if Keola had asked other Kanaka Maoli intellectuals of his time to participate in a reading of these scenes? Kaisara imagines this gathering, exploring the intersection between Shakespeare’s portrayal of Ancient Rome and the political landscape of 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞÊ»i in the 1890s to ask timeless questions about division, conspiracy, and political violence.

This hana keaka production will be performed predominantly in Ê»oÌ„lelo 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞÊ»i.


Ticket Information
See website for ticketing prices and information

Event Sponsor
UHM Department of Theatre & Dance, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Christine Lamborn, (808) 956-2601, ktbox@hawaii.edu,

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