Host
Intercultural Roots (IR):
Dr Alex Boyd – PhD, FRSA – Founder and Chief Executive, Intercultural Roots for Public Health; Conceiver and Co-Convenor IFTR Embodied Research Working Group.
Faculty
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM):
Kara Jhalak Miller - MFA, PhD - Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Dance, Associate Chair of Dance, Department of Theatre & Dance, The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – see
Sami L.A. Akuna - Faculty Lecturer (famous Native Hawaiian drag queen locally, butoh performer, instructor UH Queer Dance course)
Students / Performers
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM):
Jonathan Clarke Sypert - MFA Grad Student (genre - Hip Hop dance and African American Jazz)
Anna Quijano - MFA Grad Student (Judo and Contemporary Dance)
Nani Marcos - MFA Grad Student (Filipino arts practices and Contemporary Dance)
Hannah Archer - MFA Grad Student (Contemporary dance, African jazz, and theatre)
Stephen Isileli Kolokihakaufisi - MFA Grad Student (Tongan traditional dance and Hip Hop dance)