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Troupe showcases own choreography

The women of Tau Dance Theatre - Rachel Berman, Annie Belati, Cora Yamagata and Esther Izuo - will premiere works they have choreographed in "Ladies Night Out!" at 8 p.m. March 30 and 31 at Leeward Community College Theatre. Tau Dance Theatre

The event opens the fifth season for Tau Dance Theatre, under the direction of Peter Rockford Espiritu, founder-artistic director, and Rachel Berman, associate artistic director.

The new works by the choreographers will be performed by the Ladies of Tau Dance Theatre, including Kanako Ima-yoshi, Ann Smith, Dianna Luster, Annie Belati, Cora Yamagata and Eve Walstrum.

Guest artists on the bill will include:

The Pua Melia trio.

Halau O Kekuhi, with kumu hula Nalani Kanaka‘ole and Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele.

Chizuko Endo and the women of Kenny Endo’s Taiko of the Pacific.

Lori Ohtani’s Tangentz group, in a performance of butoh.

Chinese dance by Sing Sing Bliss.

Guest artists traditionally have evolved into a Tau Dance Theatre signature, and the array lined up represents a gamut of cultural styles, from Chinese and Japanese to traditional Hawaiian.

‘Ladies Night Out!’

8 p.m. March 30 and 31 at Leeward Community College Theatre.

Tickets: $15, $10 for students, seniors and active military; on sale at the LCC box office. Reservations: 455-0385.

Rachel Berman is one of the choreographers premiering new works in "Ladies Night Out!," playing March 30 and 31 at Leeward Community College.

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