4 Thursday, December 8, 2016 Island Beat Hawaii Tribune-Herald Find a Friend in the Classifieds Read all about it in the Mon, Tues - Dec. 12 & 13 at 7pm QUEEN OF KATWE (PG) Biography / Drama Starring: David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, Martin Kabanza Directed by: Mira Nair This film offers the colorful true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda whose world changes when she learns the game of chess. Wall Street Journal: “Itʼs family entertainment in the freshest sense of the term, a biographical drama, based on a true story, that vibrates with more color - emotional as well as visual - than can be named.” $8 Gen. - $7 Student/Senior 38 Haili St. • 934-7777 www.hilopalace.com Dancers in the ballet include Zoi Nakamura as the Sugarplum Fairy, left, and Alexia Iwamoto as Clara. Courtesy photo Island Dance Academy performs holiday ballet Tap-dancing soldiers, sword-fighting combatants and whirling, twirling dancers all take to the stage as Island Dance Academy presents “The Nutcracker Ballet” for one weekend only at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Palace Theater in Hilo. Doors will open one hour prior to each performance. Island Dance Academy’s history of lavish production, with elaborate costumes and sets, quality dancers and exciting choreography ensure a production that will entertain the entire family. Suen Hughes, Island Dance Academy’s director, has been producing these full-length “Nutcrackers” at the Palace since 1999. “However, I do shorten the Party Scene, as I like to move the story along at a faster pace,” Hughes said. “The dancers, of course, change each year, with the choreography tailor-made for the current dancers’ strengths. The story line also adapts and, I think, improves each year. I’m constantly buying new costumes; this year it was Arabian, Sugarplum, Clara, Angel and Rat costumes. See BALLET Page A5
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