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Auditions Planned For New Windward CC Conservatory
The new Hawaiʻi Conser- vatory of Performing Arts at Windward Community College is recruiting for its inaugural foundation in act- ing cohort, which begins fall 2023. Anyone can audi- tion, and it will be offered tuition-free to Hawai‘i high school seniors who will graduate in spring 2023.
If the arts are truly for all people, then a career in the arts must be possible for any person who has the talent and tenacity to pursue one.
summer: the UK Footholds Shakespeare Study Abroad in London, and Stratford-up- on-Avon or the Dueling Arts International “Swords and Surf” Stage Combat Work- shop at Windward CC.
Auditions will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at Palikū Theatre on Nov. 5, Jan. 21, Feb. 25 and March 18. Reg- ister for an audition date at conservatory.windward. hawaii.edu, which also has detailed information on pre- paring for their audition. The cohort takes place over one academic year.
Director Taurie Kinoshita (center) works with students at Windward Community College. PHOTO COURTESY WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
to receive the same quality training as in top-tier con- servatories. Its mission id to spotlight local stories and Native Hawaiian content through original productions written and performed by Hawai‘i artists.
wealth, ethnicity or class. HCPA levels the playing field for all young aspiring artists of Hawai‘i with this new, free training,” states associate professor Nicolas Logue, HCPA founder and education coordinator.
Hagio and Kathryn Lee. Emerging and established artists include Noa Helela, Ryan “Oki” Okinaka and Lee Tonouchi.
“If the arts are truly for all people, then a career in the arts must be possible for any person who has the talent and tenacity to pursue one,” states Logue. “Equal representation on stage and screen is only achievable if aspiring performers from all backgrounds and pop- ulations have access to the infrastructure and skills cru- cial for booking paying jobs in productions.”
HCPA is designed to pro- vide aspiring performers in Hawaiʻi with an opportunity
The program fulfills the
“Talent is everywhere, and opportunities to train for a career in the performing arts shouldn’t be dependent on geography, privilege,
At the end of the year, students have the option of participating in several cap- stone experiences over the
For more information about HCPA, contact Logue at 808-780-9785 or logue@ hawaii.edu.
first year of an associate’s degree in liberal arts with a concentration in theater at Windward CC.
Students will rehearse, create and train alongside working professionals in the entertainment industry. Fac- ulty includes resident direc- tor Taurie Kinoshita, Logue, lecturer Alexander Durrant, and instructors Brandon
Students will perform in two productions — one in fall and one in spring — and have the opportunity to au- dition for the conservatory’s professional productions, all at Palikū Theatre.
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