Perform in English and Hoike in Hawaiian Language. Sit in English and Noho in Hawaiian Language. Release in English and Hookuu in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Haa in Hawaiian Language. Hide in English and Pee in Hawaiian Language. Memorize in English and Hoopaanaau in Hawaiian Language. Touch in English and Hoopa in Hawaiian Language. Sing in English and Mele in Hawaiian Language. Appear in English and Oili in Hawaiian Language. Dive in English and Luu in Hawaiian Language. Crawl in English and Kolo in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Hula in Hawaiian Language. Balance in English and Kaulike in Hawaiian Language. Bellow in English and Kuo in Hawaiian Language. Breathe in English and Hanu in Hawaiian Language. Extend in English and Hoonui in Hawaiian Language. Embrace in English and Puliki in Hawaiian Language. Flinch in English and Kuemi in Hawaiian Language. Sit in English and Noho in Hawaiian Language. Release in English and Hookuu in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Haa in Hawaiian Language.
Hide in English and Pee in Hawaiian Language. Memorize in English and Hoopaanaau in Hawaiian Language. Touch in English and Hoopa in Hawaiian Language. Sing in English and Mele in Hawaiian Language. Appear in English and Oili in Hawaiian Language. Dive in English and Luu in Hawaiian Language. Crawl in English and Kolo in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Hula in Hawaiian Language. Balance in English and Kaulike in Hawaiian Language. Bellow in English and Kuo in Hawaiian Language. Breathe in English and Hanu in Hawaiian Language. Extend in English and Hoonui in Hawaiian Language. Embrace in English and Puliki in Hawaiian Language. Flinch in English and Kuemi in Hawaiian Language.

People

Faculty

Sami L.A. Akuna

Affiliate Graduate Faculty | Dance Lecturer | Queer Dance, Screendance, Dance Theatre, Global Perspectives on Dance

sama@hawaii.edu


Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker

Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Hawaiian Theatre Program Director | Hawaiian Theatre and Language, Pacific and Indigenous Theatre, Playwriting

tbaker@hawaii.edu
808.956.3229


Sai Bhatawadekar

Professor of Hindi-Urdu | Theatre & Dance Cooperating Graduate Faculty | Bollywood Dance, Film, and Music, Indian Theatre

saib@hawaii.edu


Michelle A. Bisbee

Associate Professor Scenic Design

mabisbee@hawaii.edu
808.956.2604


Mark Branner

Professor of Theatre, TYA Program Director | TYA, Puppetry, Mask, Clown

branner@hawaii.edu
808.956.2931


Sammie Choy

Affiliate Graduate Faculty | Theatre Lecturer | Acting



Julie Iezzi

Professor of Theatre, Undergraduate Theatre Advisor | Asian Theatre: Japanese Focus

iezzi@hawaii.edu
808.956.4377


Pei-Ling Kao

Associate Professor of Dance | Movement Improvisation, Choreography, Contemporary Dance Technique, Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Dance Production

pkao@hawaii.edu
808.956.3264


Kara Jhalak Miller

Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Dance, Screendance, Choreography, Contemporary Dance Technique, Dance Research, Dance and Performance Theory, Performance Installation

jhalak.miller@hawaii.edu
808.956.2596


Marc Moody

Cooperating Graduate Faculty | Professor in Screenwriting, Film Ethics, Authors in Creative Media at UHM Department of Cinematic Arts

mmoody@hawaii.edu


Lurana Donnels O’Malley

Professor of Theatre, Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre | Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, Directing, Research Methods

omalley@hawaii.edu
808.956.9609


Christopher Patrinos

Assistant Professor of Lighting



Kirstin Pauka

Professor of Theatre | Asian Theatre: South/Southeast Asian Focus

pauka@hawaii.edu
808.956.2587


J. Lorenzo Perillo

Associate Professor of Dance | Hip-hop Studies and Dance Technique, Choreography, Dance and Performance Theory, Indigenous Dance Studies, Dance Research, Kinesiology for Dancers

perillo@hawaii.edu
808.956.5818


Amy Lynn Schiffner

Professor of Theatre and Dance | Director of Interdisciplinary Studies | Pedagogy, Teaching Internships, Creative Dance/Drama, Dance Theory, Dance Research, Ballet Technique

amyls@hawaii.edu
808.956.2359


Lani Teves

Affiliate Graduate Faculty | Associate Professor, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | College of Social Sciences

tevesste@hawaii.edu


Yukie Shiroma

Affiliate Graduate Faculty | Dance Lecturer | Okinawan Dance

shiromay@hawaii.edu


Maile Speetjens

Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Costume Design and Technology | Costume Design and Construction, Hair, Wigs, and Make-up

maile.speetjens@hawaii.edu
808.956.2589


Markus Wessendorf

Professor of Theatre | Theatre and Performance Theory, Experimental and Avant-garde Theatre, Dramaturgy

wessendo@hawaii.edu
808.956.2600


 

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