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Picks of the Week 4
The Birth of Tiki
Sunday (January 24), Wow-Wee Maui's Kava Bar & Grill, 7pm doors/9pm show, $10
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January 21, 2010 Rachel Deboer—whose body painting body of work is as inspired as it is prolific—has a voracious appetite for Hawaiian lore. Her research of local mythology, coupled with the connections she's made with kupuna and experts in the community, has led Deboer to write the theatrical dance show, The Birth of Tiki. "My hope and dream is to, through modern day theatrical skills and the power of black light body painting, present a deeper understanding of the Hawaiian culture," says Deboer of the show's story line, which conveys the relationship between the ancient Hawaiian carver (kahuna kalai) and the four major gods (akua) of the Hawaiian belief system (Kanaloa, Kane, Ku and Lono). Audiences have a chance to catch a sneak peak of the show (premiering in full on February 20 at the four-day SOURCE-Interactive Arts Festival 2010), during a fundraiser event this Sunday at Wow-Wee Maui's Kava Bar & Grill. Six artists will exhibit showcases of their eclectic work, including Maori master tiki carvers Tonu and his son Koa from New Zealand. To accommodate the event's highlight fashion show, featuring the ten-member all blacklight-painted cast, the entire venue will be black-lit and accented by Doug Deboer's visual presentations. Evoked of the image of the tiki are the tribal rhythms of the Pacific, as haunting and hollow as a distant conch. So for this partiki, beats are definitely in order, with DJ Cudra Clover of the Exotica Hour, DJ Plush, DJ Toben, and DJ Joey the Wrench slated as the four major spin gods. 871-1414 or www.racheldeboer.com
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