Lecturer
He/Him/They/Them
sypert@hawaii.edu
Courses:
241 – Intermediate Hip Hop
341 – Advanced Hip Hop
470 – Creative Drama/Drama Education
Jonathan Clarke Sypert, “a smiling, encouraging dance teacher who makes even the most reticent students feel like they can fly” (Lee Cataluna, Star Advertiser), is from Honolulu, and an accomplished actor, dancer, singer, slam-poet, teacher, choreographer, and hip-hop artist known as iNTREPiD. Jonathan currently teaches Hip Hop Dance with the UHM Department of Theatre and Dance.
Jonathan has choreographed for and performed with the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, Kumu Kahua Theatre, Chaminade Theater, HI Frequency Dance Squad, Vocal and Dance Expressions, tours of Why?, and legendary Hawaiian artist Henry Kapono. He has danced for Iona Dance Company, Tau Dance Theater, Derek Daniels Productions, and Waikiki Neī; and has appeared with Manoa Valley Theatre, Diamond Head Theatre, Army Community Theatre, and Hawaii Opera Theatre. Stage production highlights include Paul in Six Degrees of Separation, the title character in MacBeth, Hector in Troilus and Cressida, and Cole in The Underneath. On-screen credits include appearances in Hawaii Five-O, Street Wars, and Lost.
Above all else, Jonathan enjoys passing along the joys of being a lifelong learner.