SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON ANNUAL FESTIVAL FEATURES DANCING, MUSIC, STORIES, SONGS BY 3 GROUPS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - A three-day festival of dance, story and song will kick off Friday during the fifth annual Harvest Moon harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the relation of the moon's path to the horizon. Festival at the Palmdale Playhouse. The festival will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by the Iolani Polynesian Dance Troupe and Hula hula, traditional Hawaiian dance usually performed standing with symbolically descriptive arm and hand movements and gracefully sensual undulations of the hips; it is also done in a sitting position. Halau O Kanoelani. Dancers will be costumed cos·tume n. 1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people. 2. in authentic dress from Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and will take the audience on a musical journey through Polynesia while explaining the story and purpose of each dance. The Footworks Percussive per·cus·sive adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by percussion. per·cus  sive·ly adv. Dance Ensemble A group of dancers preforming under a common name: the dance equivalent of a band. Examples would be Riverdance and Shuvani. will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, performing a fusion of music, comedy, singing and percussive dance forms. With roots in Appalachia, Footworks has mastered traditional percussive dance from Ireland, Scotland, England, Canada and Africa. The festival will conclude at 2 p.m. Sunday with a performance titled Black, White & Blues, featuring African-American performance poet Glenis Redmond and Scottish-American blues singer-historian Scott Ainslie. Three-day ticket packages are $33 for adults; $24 for seniors, students and military personnel; and $18 for children ages 12 and younger. Tickets to individual performances are $12/$10/$8 for Iolani Polynesian Dance Troupe and Hula Halau O Kanoelani; and Black, White & Blues; and $14/$12/$8 for Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. For more information, contact the playhouse box office at (661) 267-5685 or call (661) 267-ARTS for 24-hour arts information. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble appears Saturday performing a fusion of music, comedy, singing and percussive dance forms. (2) The festival ends with a performance by poet Glenis Redmond and blues singer-historian Scott Ainslie. |
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