Monthly Archives: May 2015

Opera at the Lofts: Meet the Artists

On Saturday, May 30, from 6:00pm – 10:00pm, HOT collaborates with The ARTS at Marks Garage and the Chinatown Artist Lofts to bring Honolulu, Opera at the Lofts! Enjoy this sampling of the artwork and learn more about some of the studios that will be open for this exclusive event, which also features entertainment by Dj mr nick and Singers from The HOT Orvis Opera Studio.

Tickets to Opera at the Lofts are on Sale online for $10 at OperaAtTheLofts.Eventbrite.com.

Pūko‘a Studios

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Pūko‘a Studios will be open on May 30 for Opera at the Lofts! Don’t miss the oppotunity to see the work of and meet Artist & Owner Page Chang!

A Hapa-Hawaiian from Washington, DC, Page moved home to Hawaii 21 years ago.  Challenging Hawaiian stereotypes, she strives to replace them with authentic, modern images of our beautiful home and our steadfast Hawaiian people. She does so in drawings, oil paintings and traditional Hawaiian kapa making. Experimenting with modern printing processes on Kapa, she merges the two sides of her family and her modern art education with ancient Hawaiian practices.

See more about Page and Pukoa Studios at pukoastudios.com and Pūko‘a Studios on facebook.

Fishmarket Studios

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Artist Sergio Garzon will be at Opera at the Lofts! Will you? Buy your tickets now online at OperaAtTheLofts.Eventbrite.com!

Originally born in Bogota, Colombia, Sergio lives and works in Honolulu, Hawai’i. His paintings and prints consist of a collective of stories and fables encompassing the people and land of the islands of Hawaii.

Sergio Garzon is creator of the artist’s studios Fishmarket Studios in Honolulu, Hawaii. Fishmarket Studios coordinate PRINT BIGGER, a community driven event that is helping break down the barriers between the studio, the gallery, and the public by taking art process out onto the streets for everyone to engage with. Giant woodblock prints printed out in the street with the aid of a pavement roller!

After finishing with this year’s POW WOW 2015, Sergio Garzon latest project is the making of the world’s largest and longest woodblock print, with the collaboration of the Honolulu International Airport and Home Depot. Sergio is attempting to carve a woodblock roughly the size of 2 city street blocks by 2016. Amongst other projects: the writing and creation of a steamroller-printmaking-zombie opera “SOZO” with the collaboration of the Hawaii Opera Theater due winter 2015.

Sergio Garzon’s projects are aim to bring more awareness to the community about current events dealing with the beautification and expression of contemporary public art making in Hawaii and the nurturing of the ancient Hawaiian culture and myth.

Sergio Garzon lives and works in Honolulu Hawai’i as an artist in residency with Hawai’i Academy of Performance Arts and the Chinatown Artist Lofts.

Learn more about and contact Sergio online:

http://fishmarketstudios.blogspot.com/
http://sergiogarzonart.crevado.com/
http://www.fiverr.com/urnicer

Deuxmers

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Deuxmers is a publishing company based in Waimanalo that operates a gallery space in the Chinatown Artist Lofts.

It is open on First Fridays, for special events, by appointment, and for Opera at the Lofts!

 

The HOT Orvis Opera Studio: Live in Concert with Maestro Timothy Shaindlin

Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) presents the HOT Orvis Opera Studio: Live in Concert with Maestro Timothy Shaindlin, on June 20, 2015, at the Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre.  This free event is offered by and is a program of HOT’s Education Department. 

Singers from the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio will perform in this free concert featuring opera arias and other classical music favorites led by Maestro Timothy Shaindlin.  The event is the culmination of two weeks of coaching with Maestro Shaindlin.

Maestro Timothy Shaindlin has been on the faculty of the Yale School of Music since 2008 and has served on the music staffs of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, San Diego Opera, and multiple world-renowned companies.  Mr. Shaindlin has played in classes and coachings for some of world’s most loved voices including such artists as Joan Sutherland, Birgit Nilsson, Luciano Pavarotti, Frederica von Stade, and many more.

In addition to his work as a Coach and Teacher, Mr. Shaindlin has had engagements on the podium with the Wolf Trap Opera Festival and Chicago Opera Theatre.  He most recently conducted HOT’s production of The Mikado, which performed in last June for audiences in Honolulu and on Maui. 

Founded in 1998 by HOT’s Artistic Director, Henry Akina, the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio provides training and performance experiences, which include classes and seminars in movement, musical style, language, repertoire coaching and vocal master classes. The Studio is home to some of Hawaii’s finest vocal talent.  Members of the studio have gone on to be cast in HOT performances and productions around the world, notably international star Baritone Quinn Kelsey.

The HOT Orvis Opera Studio: Live in Concert with Timothy Shaindlin will be held on June 20, 2015, starting at 7:00pm.  Doors to the public will open at 6:30pm.

Both on street and limited parking are available at Hawaii Opera Plaza (848 S. Beretania Street).  Please call 808-596-7372 ext. 200 or email Zack Naquin (z_naquin@hawaiiopera.org) to RSVP.  

Media Contact:  Jason M.A. Walter | 808-596-7372 ext. 211 | j_walter@hawaiiopera.org

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The ARTS at Marks Garage & Hawaii Opera Theatre present Opera at the Lofts

Honolulu, Hawaii – On Saturday, May 30, 2015, The ARTS at Marks Garage (Marks) and Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) partner to present the first Opera at the Lofts event at Chinatown Artists Lofts. The event is slated to run from 6:00pm – 10:00pm and features music by dj mr nick, singers from HOT’s Orvis Opera Studio, and open studios showcasing the first and only live/work artists studios in Honolulu.

Marks has been a leader in presenting innovative, modern arts experience in Honolulu, having played an integral role in the creation and implementation of First Friday, street festivals, Chinatown Artists Lofts, youth art programs, and the renaissance of Chinatown.

Founded over 50 years ago, HOT is fresh off an Opera Season that highlighted the diversity of the operatic repertoire and included a contemporary opera, staged in a warehouse, and the pop-culture phenomenon Sweeney Todd. HOT has aggressively worked to develop new opera experiences for the community. This partnership between the two organizations began because of the shared value of cultivating theArts community in Hawaii.

Renovations of a secluded courtyard at the Mendonca Building on Hotel Street at Smith and Beretania are newly complete and the home of Chinatown Artists Lofts.The lush tropical landscaping within a 110-year-old historical brick structure have created a unique opportunity for an elegant social Arts experience to take place. Founded in 2010, Chinatown Artists Lofts is home to over a dozen multi-media artists from around the world, and on this night, they open their doors to you to share their new work, a beautiful setting, and live performances.

The event will also have adult beverages from the award-winning team at TheManifest and food from Grondin French/Latin cuisine & The Ethiopian Love Restaurant available for purchase.

Tickets to this benefit event are $10 / person. Ticket includes admission to event, entertainment, & light pupus by Grondin with the proceeds from ticket and bar sales going to the benefit of both non-profits.

Tickets can be purchased online at OperaAtTheLofts.Eventbrite.com.

For more information or media inquiries please contact:
Sarah Bauer / (808) 521-2903   / Sarah@artatmarks.com
Jason Walter / (808) 596-7858   / j_walter@hawaiiopera.org

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