Joseph Kekuku and The Voice of the Steel Guitar
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DateFebruary 8 - March 5, 2027
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VenueDigital
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Ticket PricesFree - Registration Required
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On SaleAug 4 at 9:00 AM
Event Details
Follow the story of Joseph Kekuku, a student at Kamehameha Schools in 1889 who forever changed the sound and shape of the guitar. Based on a true story, this new play traces the incredible invention of the steel guitar from the taro fields to vaudeville halls to Blues, Country, Rock and Roll music and beyond. This story traces Kekuku’s journey as he performed his steel guitar for royalty in Hawai‘i and across Europe, inspiring musicians around the world with the new “Hawaiian Sound” told through a multi-media, genre-bending format, with a thrilling live slide guitar soundtrack and projections. Produced by Honolulu Theatre for Youth.
Runtime: 60 minutes
Curriculum Connections:
Performance, Hawaiian Culture, Originality and New Works, History (Annexation of Hawaii), Music, Musical Instruments, Music and Technology, Engineering, Multi-Media
Grade Levels:
5 - 12
Academic Standards:
- Social Studies - US.21
- Theatre – 7-8.T.R2.B / HS2.T.Cn1.A / HS1.T.Cn2.A / HS1-2.T.Cn2.B
- Media Arts - 5.MA.R1.B / 7.MA.Cn1.A / 7.MA.Cn1.
- Music - 6.GM.R1.C / HS.GM.R2. / HS.GM.Cn2.A / 6.VM.Cn2.A
- English - 8.SL.PKI.5 / 5.RL.IKI.7
- Science - EVSC.ETS2.1