"EchoEight"
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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

Networking Opportunity (10 minutes)
A chance to learn about Intercultural Roots’ international embodied research and meet faculty and students from UHM.

“EchoEight” Performance
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) | choreography Kara Jhalak Miller, Sami L.A. Akuna
20 minute dance performance created for the Corps Festival EchoEight is a vibrational sensory live performance moving through energetic and creative realms. The performance dances through eight rings of reverberation, symbolizing a sense of vast interconnected systems between people and the planet. EchoEight reminds us to be mindful creators, resonating with intention and compassion.

The performance is created by the artists Sami L.A. Akuna and Kara Jhalak Miller with contributions from students from the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Theatre and Dance including Hannah Archer, Stephen Isileli Kolokihakaufisi, Nani Marcos, Anna Quijano, and Jonathan Sypert.

Intercultural Performance as Research Exchange (20 minutes)
A peer-to-peer eco-embodied / eco-somatic research exchange facilitated by: Alex Boyd, Kara Jhalak Miller and Sami L.A. Akuna

We recommend you also book for 7th April 4pm-6pm session: EchoEight - Intercultural Workshops, Dance Classes and Research Exchange‍

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