Join us for an inspirational evening of dance and music in celebration of a Bay Area cultural institution!
Māhea Uchiyama Center for International Dance
25th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Valley Center for the Performing Arts
Regents Theater
3500 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland, California
*DVDs of the event will be available for purchase shortly*
Chinyakare Ensemble
Electrifying performances of the traditional dance and music of Zimbabwe.
Miriam Peretz
An internationally celebrated performer drawing heavily on the sacred dance of Sufi whirling and ritual.
The Salimpour Collective
A belly dance phenomenon!
Zena Carlota
A composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and theater artist, celebrated for navigating the space between dreams, ancestry and memory.
Ka Nalu
A Bay Area favorite Hawaiian band known for their lyrical vocal stylings and beautiful instrumentation.
Seibi Lee
A dynamic Kathak artist known for her exceptional depth of mastery of this ancient form.
Val Serrant
Master of the steel pan.
Halau Ka Ua Tuahine
Under the direction of Māhealani Uchiyama, they have presented in performance throughout California and internationally, appearing in venues ranging from the Hollywood Bowl, the Ka ʻAha Hula ʻO Hālauaola of Maui, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, the Heiva celebrations of Tahiti French Polynesia and the National Museum of New Zealand.