Facilitation of Guest Scholars and Artist Series
I have planned, organized, and invited 60 in person and
online guest lecturer and dance master classes to participate
in courses and public workshops for the Department of Theatre
and Dance between October 2015 - September 2022 including
the following scholars and artists:
Images to the right are a sample of a few of the various guest
artists, scholars, and announcement flyers
2022: Contemporary Dance and Choreography -
Jae Hyuk Jung (Korea National University of the Arts),
Samjin Kim (Korea National University of the Arts), Alicia
Guy (Chapman University), Alberte Bernier (NYC Visual Artist)
2021: Advanced Dance Technology, and Live Performance -
Dance Media Now Community Dialogue Project Presenters -
Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine (Halau Pua Ali`i `Ilima), Kumu
Lanakila Casupang (Halau Pūpūkahi I Ke Alo O Nā Pua),
Sami L.A. Akuna, (Performance Art Group Giinko Marischino),
Kent Shinomae (Studio K Beats), Larry Asakawa, (OnStage
Productions), Camille Monson (Convergence Dance Theater),
Angela Sebastian (Independent Dance Media Artist),
Peter Rockford Espiritu (Tau Dance Theater), Cheryl Flaherty
(Iona Dance Theater)
2021: Contemporary Dance - John Heginbotham
(Heginbotham Dance Company NYC), Peter Rockford Espiritu
(Tau Dance Theater Hawai‘i ), Fran Kirmser (Tony Award Winning
Producer), Rohini Acharya (Bharatanatyam)
2021: Movement Fundamentals - Dr. Moonea Choi (Seoul
International Dance Festival in Culture Tank)
2021: Seminar in Performance Studies - Dr. Lurana O’Malley
(UHM T&D), Dr. Markus Wessendorf UHM T&D), Dr. Sai
Bhatawadekar UHM T&D), Dr. Lorenzo Perillo UHM T&D), Sami
L.A. Akuna (Piko Dance Arts), Sequoia Carr-Brown (Piko Dance
Arts), Rohini Acharya (PhD Candidate in Dance at Ohio State
University), Kirstin Bacon (UHM IRB)
2020: Business for the Arts - Neelanthi Vidavel and Renee Tillot
(Still and Moving Center), Kenny Endo (Taiko Center of the
Pacific), Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine (PA‘I Foundation)
2019: Dance Research Seminar - Dr. Rose Martin (University of
Auckland) Dance Performance Theory: Asia - Dr. Suparna
Banerjee (India), Dr. Angana Jhaveri (Illumine Productions
Mumbai), Gene Horita (Purple Yoga), Dr. Christine Bellerose
(York University)
2019: Visual Media for Dance - Dr. Jason Leigh (UHM LAVA
motion capture studio and iLab for the Arts), Alicia and Don Guy
(Cirque du Soleil), George Wang (UHM Academy for Creative
Media), Vilsoni Hereniko (UHM Academy for Creative Media),
Anne Selby (Hawai‘i Olelo Television), Contemporary Dance -
Krislyn World Heil (University of Milwaukee)
2018 Dance Research Seminar – Dr. Gretchen Jude (UC Davis
Performance Studies), Dr. Desiree Quintero (University of
Malaya), Dr. Wayland Quintero (University of Malaya), Dr. John
Signor (Leeward Community College)
2016 Contemporary Dance, Dance Research Seminar,
Visual Media for Dance - Guest Artists and Choreographers
for the Kennedy Theatre Mainstage who choreographed for
students and taught workshops in Dance during the
production time frame: Frances Rings - Indigenous
Contemporary Dance (NAISDA Indigenous Dance College and
Bangarra Dance Theater, Australia), Mark Coniglio - Dance and
Interactive Media (Isadora Software Founder), Garin Nugroho
(Global Award Winning Film Director, Java), SheenRu Yong
(Body Portal Theatre, Sequoia Carr-Brown (Strange Fruit
Express), Mareva Minerbi (Leeward Community College),
Sami L.A. Akuna (Giinko Maraschino, Piko Dance Arts), Vicky
Holt Takamine (PA‘I Foundation), Kaha’i Sueoka, (PA‘I
Foundation), Marquez Marzan (Bishop Museum), Larry
Asakawa (Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker)
2015 Business for Dance - Marilyn Cristofori (Hawai‘i Arts
Alliance), Jeannette Hereniko (Founder Hawai‘i International
Film Festival), Didi Chang (Founder Hawai‘i International Film
Festival), Alex Schlempp (Anti-Gravity Fitness New York,
Managing Partner), Deirdre Towers (Lincoln Center Dance Films
Association New York), John Heginbotham (Heginbotham
Dance New York), Elizabeth Stephens (UC Santa Cruz Professor
of Art), Melanie Rios Glaser (The Wooden Floor Director), Payal
Kumar (The Wooden Floor Communications of Marketing), Ben
Tusher (The Wooden Floor Director of Productions)
HIGHLIGHTED RESIDENCY:
Dr. Angana Jhaveri and Dr. Suparna Banerjee were
artist/scholar's in residence. They presented Indigenous
Dance and Performance Studies screendance lecturers
and dance workshops based on their work and research
in India. Presentations were given in the Visual Media for
Dance, Research Methods, and Contemporary Dance
technique courses.
Curriculum Design
In addition to our Department's outreach of local and international guest artists and scholars, I also contributed curriculum design for the UHM Summer Outreach Program's "Asia Pacific Dance Festival Intensive", a for credit summer program that offers a rich curriculum of technical, artistic, and theoretical courses centered
on dance genres and cultural practices from Asia and the Pacific.
The intensive presenters were from dance companies from Hawai‘i, Fiji, Philippines, Korea, Okinawa, Tonga, Japan, and Malaysia.
Through classes by UHM faculty and featured artists, students embrace the physicality and artistry of distinct cultures by connecting movement to tradition, legacy, and values. Students participate in lectures and discussions that facilitate critical thinking and provide the insights to cultivate new perspectives, deepened understanding and personal growth.
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