Facilitated by: Intercultural Roots (IR) and The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM)
Join UHM and IR for a performance of EchoEight, Intercultural Movement Workshops, and a peer-to-peer discussion related to Eco-Embodied Research between the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) Dance program instructors and graduate students with Intercultural Roots, taking place at The Place in London 6-7 April 2025. This programme is a continuation of the collaboration between the Department of Theatre and Dance - Dance Program, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and Intercultural Roots which began in Honolulu, Hawaii at UHM in 2015. Through this partnership, we have embraced new methods that provide students and our dance communities with invaluable opportunities to experience diverse choreographies, performances, modalities, and workshops.
“EchoEight”: Intercultural Movement Workshops, Research Exchange and Performance
“EchoEight” Workshop (45 minutes)
Sami L.A. Akuna and Kara Jhalak Miller, Facilitators
EchoEight is a vibrational sensory movement workshop moving through energetic and creative realms. Devised improvisational dance explorations focus on energy centers of the body through movement, color, performance techniques, and the body in motion. The course explores rings of reverberation in time and place, symbolizing a sense of vast interconnected systems between people and the planet.
“Taoist Ecological Breathing” Workshop (30 minutes)
Alex Boyd, Facilitator
Dàojiào Dǎo Yǐn Shù (道教導引術) responding to EchoEight from a Chinese Taoist eco-embodied culture perspective.
Intercultural Movement Research Exchange (45 minutes)
A peer-to-peer eco-embodied / eco-somatic research exchange facilitated by: Alex Boyd, Kara Jhalak Miller and Sami L.A. Akuna.
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