Leela Dance Collective presents SPEAK!

February 14, 2020 · 7:30PM - 9:30PM

place Big Island > Hilo

Leela Dance Collective’s Hawaii premiere of SPEAK, Indian Kathak dance and American Tap dance, continents and ages apart, share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance. They come together in this sensational collaboration that is rhythm, poetry, storytelling, music and dance. SPEAK carries forward the legacy of iconic artists like Pandit Chitresh Das, Dr. Jimmy Slyde and James Buster Brown, while bringing to the forefront the voices of powerful female artists. Serving as the bridge between tradition and innovation, history and progress, Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, Michelle Dorrance, and Dormeshia create nothing short of magic on stage.