“The Natives Are Restless” Book Launch | The Booksmith

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A first-of-its-kind book, Constance Hale’s The Natives Are Restless explores the largely untold story of Hawaiian hula—how it has roared back as an authentic art form after two centuries of overt suppression, benign neglect, and tourist cliché—using the choreography and teachings of San Francisco dance master Patrick Makuakāne.

In the background of the book is the tragic story of an indigenous people and the threats to its culture. In the foreground is groundbreaking choreography and exuberant theatricality that Makuakāne invents to tell that story.

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