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UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Tickets

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Songs, Scenes and Swirls

  • Showtime: Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7:30pm (open seating)
    • $ 5.00 General
    • $ 5.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 5.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 5.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 5.00 Children 17 & Under

UH Hilo Performing Arts Department Showcase featuring performance by Dance classes: Jazz I, Ballet III/IV and Modern II; University Chorus, Class Voice and the UH Hilo Jazz Orchestra

Giordano Dance Chicago

  • Showtime: Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7:30pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 30.00 General
    • $ 25.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 25.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 15.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 15.00 Children 17 & Under

Celebrate 60 years in the life of the premier jazz dance company, Giordano Dance Chicago! Since choreographer and founder Gus Giordano first formed the company in 1963, it has delighted audiences around the world with its incredible roster of dancers and breathtaking and exuberant choreography. Today the company not only remains true to its mission of preserving and promoting the Giordano Technique, but it also to innovating, redefining and expanding the definition of jazz dance and bringing it to audiences everywhere.

Giordano Dance Chicago is presented by the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center and the Hawaii Concert Society

Tomte

  • Showtime: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 7:00pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under

Tom Lee, creator and accomplished puppeteer of previous season favorites “Shank’s Mare” and “Ko’olau”, returns with another intimate shadow puppet performance. A Tomte is a Swedish gnome, a quiet and unseen caretaker who watches over the lives of humans and animals. On a cold winter night on a snow covered farm, Tomte teaches us about the importance of kindness and looking after living things.

Adapted from “The Tomten” by Astrid Lindgren and the poem by Victor Rydberg, this performance is suitable for all ages and was created using live feed video of shadow puppets filmed through an overhead video camera and projected onto a small shadow screen. Puppetry, animal sounds and scenic transitions are all performed by Tom Lee from behind the screen, with narration by storyteller Lisa Gonzales. Following the shadow portion of the piece, Tomte emerges from the screen to interact with the audience. During this portion, Tomte is presented as a kuruma ningyō (cart puppet) style figure inspired by Japanese traditions.

Be More Chill

  • Showtime: Friday, April 21, 2023, 7:30pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under
  • Showtime: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 7:30pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under
  • Showtime: Sunday, April 23, 2023, 2:00pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under
  • Showtime: Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:30pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under
  • Showtime: Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:30pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under
  • Showtime: Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7:30pm (reserved seating)
    • $ 20.00 General
    • $ 15.00 Senior 55 & Over
    • $ 15.00 Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $ 10.00 UH Hilo/HawCC Student w/Valid ID (One Per ID Only)
    • $ 10.00 Children 17 & Under

Be More Chill
Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconic
Book by Joe Tracz
Based on the Novel by Ned Vizzini

Directed by Dr. Rachel Klein

Nominated for a Tony award for Best Original Score in 2019, Be More Chill has “easily relatable characters, clever twists and ebullient songs…from beginning to end” (NJ Arts) that captures and “perfectly balances the tragedy and hilarity of high school” (Tri City News).

Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about "The Squip," a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk?

Based on the novel by Ned Vizzini, Be More Chill opened on Broadway in 2019.

UH Hilo Production is co-presented by the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center and the Hilo Community Players and by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com