The mission of Prince Dance Company is to enrich the lives of the people of Hawaii and the world by creating thought-provoking theatrical dance works which challenge and inspire its audiences and by ensuring all keiki/youth who want to learn and perform in the performing arts have the opportunity.
Prince Dance Company (PDC) is inspired by environmental and social issues to create and produce full-length works for the stage and shorter, site-specific works that exemplify the best of contemporary dance—physical, dynamic, and thought-provoking in its delivery.
Collaborations between the company and experts from fields as diverse as astronomy to ecology, local schools to other Hawaii artists, allow the works to speak on many levels and cover a broad range of subjects not only meaningful to Hawaii but also to communities across the globe.
Prince Dance Company also raises money for scholarships and produces shows for a performing arts school in Waimea, which trains over 200 Hawaii youth each year in many forms of performing arts including dancing, singing, trapeze, aerial silks, and acting.
Prince Dance Company fulfills its mission of creating thought-provoking theatrical dance works that challenge and inspire, audiences by following three core beliefs:
Pursuit of Excellence in everything we do from hiring excellent performers, choosing and collaborating with outstanding partners, and managing our resources with the utmost care.
Embrace our Hawaii kuleana (responsibility based upon relationship) by ensuring we choose themes for our productions that resonate in Hawaii, actively work to include the tapestry of cultures represented in the people of Hawaii in our shows and education programs, and give back to our Hawaii home through education and outreach activities.
Push Boundaries in our performing art by choosing topics that help our community to grow in art appreciation and its connection to the world and producing contemporary dance that is physical, dynamic, and thought-provoking in its delivery. We have produced shows that dealt with teen depression and suicide, the destruction of the natural environment, and most recently, at the end of 2020, grief.
Prince Dance Company is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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