February 20 – 28:  Lady Mu and the Yang Family Generals.  Renowned Jingju master Mei Lanfang's crowning artistic achievement explores issues such as personal ethics versus familial and national duty, and the power of youthful exuberance versus the wisdom of age, in a splendidly-costumed theatrical spectacle of acting, combat, dance, music, and song.  Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu.  For tickets, show times, and information call (808) 956-7655 or visit www.hawaii.edu/kennedy.

Wednesday - Sunday, March 12 – 16:  Very Still & Hard to See.  An architect encounters an obake, a Japanese shape-shifting demon, while building a hotel over her lair, and makes a deal that will shape the hotel and the people who stay there. Over the course of seven short plays, follow the history of the hotel and the influence the obake has over its guests. Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawai`i, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu. Wednesday thru Saturday, 8 p.m.;…

Friday, March 13: The Taming of the Shrew. Adapted from the well known William Shakespeare play. Directed by MFA Theatre for Young Audiences candidate Kim Shire. After the show, attendees will have an opportunity to talk with the director, designers, choreographers, and performers. For tickets visit www.etickethawaii.com or call (808) 944-2697. Tickets are also available at Campus Center, at Stan Sheriff Box Office, and at the Kennedy Theatre Box Office. Kennedy Theatre, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu. 8 p.m. For information…

Friday, April 17: Dancing off the Page! UHM Dancers leap off the page in this year’s Annual Dance Concert with slam poets and beatboxers. Guest artists include choreographers Eric Stern from the popular Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble and Nelson Hui, composer, performer and recording artist from Hong Kong. Kennedy Theatre Mainstage, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu. 8 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 944-2697 or visit www.etickethawaii.com.

Friday, April 17: Dancing off the Page! UHM Dancers leap off the page in this year’s Annual Dance Concert with slam poets and beatboxers. Guest artists include choreographers Eric Stern from the popular Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble and Nelson Hui, composer, performer and recording artist from Hong Kong. Kennedy Theatre Mainstage, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu. 8 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 944-2697 or visit www.etickethawaii.com.

April 15 – 24:  Shazam! Dance & Science.  Showcasing UHM undergraduate and graduate student dancers, the annual dance concert is a feast of movement, lights, sound and technology. With choreography from UHM dance faculty as well as guest artists – this show links exciting scientific theories and exploration with the virtuosity and expressivity of dance. Popular science meets dynamic expression; fun for the whole family! Tickets: $8-$25.   Free Pre-Show Chats: Saturday, April 16 and 23 at 6:45 p.m. Special Throwback…

Thursday, July 27:  Asia Pacific Dance Festival – Living the Art of Hula.  Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang will host a “hula talk story” about Hapa Haole Hula. Joining him in the discussion and showcasing of hula of the time will be hula dancers Leimomi Maldonado, Kanoe Miller and their groups along with radio personality and creator of Territorial Air Waves, Harry Soria, Jr.  Kennedy Theatre, 1770 East-West Rd., Honolulu. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 956-8246 or…

Wednesday – Sunday, January 24 – 28:  Winter Footholds Dance Concert.  This biannual dance concert showcases the culmination of years of study and sweat. It features exemplary undergraduate student choreography as well as graduating MFA students’ thesis works in a variety of dance styles.  Kennedy Theatre, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, 1770 East-West Rd., Honolulu. Showtimes; Wednesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 956-7655 or visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu/liveonstage/wfoot2018/.

Fridays – Sundays, February 1 – 10:  A Midsummer Night’s Bollywood Dream.  “The course of true love never did run smooth….”–so true for both Shakespeare and Bollywood shows. Shakespeare’s most popular comedy meets the high energy song and dance of Bollywood as magic rules the forest in India, and the mischievous Puck plays havoc with everyone's love life. Join the lovers, fairies, rude mechanicals, kings, and queens for a spectacle of Shakespearean and Bollywood proportions.  Kennedy Theatre, 1770 East-West Rd.,…

Wednesday – Saturday, April 24 – 27:  The Country Wife.  Restoration Comedy (written in 17th century England) is known for bawdiness and a satirical, sometimes farcical, view of sexuality and marriage. The Country Wife includes diabolical cads, flirts, rakes, and other delightful yet unsavory characters in a war of wits and dimwits.  Show times are Wednesday – Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. Earle Ernst Lab Theatre at Kennedy Theatre, 1770 East-West Rd., Honolulu. For tickets and information call…