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8 MARCH 15, 2023
Choreography Director Starred In Origi
duction of ‘The Lion King’
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(From left) Director of choreography Christine Yasunaga works with Alyssa Giang as a gazelle in Disney’s The Lion King Jr.; Dean So‘oalo (right) as
Mufasa and Pomakai Kauka as Young Simba; and Isaiah Castillo as Scar and Kauka as Young Simba. PHOTOS COURTESY JEFF KANG/MO‘OLELO PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO
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