MoveMEANT Destination: Laʻau Lapaʻau (Plant medicine)
February 15th - 17th, 2025 on Oʻahu
LEARN ABOUT THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ʻĀINA (LAND), KANAKA / KAMAʻĀINA AND MALIHINI (VISITORS), AND EXPLORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS FOR A COLLECTIVE FUTURE ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. OUR VISION IS TO ADDRESS GENERATIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPACE AROUND US, AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PATH FOR THE NEXT SEVEN GENERATIONS.
DU 15TH ANNIVERSARY HOMECOMING COMMUNITY TOUR
February 18th - March 15th, 2025 on Oʻahu
Join DU at various dance studios, schools and public venues for workshops and community events:
March 8th & 9th Kualoa -Hakipuʻu Canoe Festival
<more events will be added in February! Contact us for collaboration opportunities or to experience a DU workshop.>
Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu <The Offering> @ Leeward Community College
March 22nd, 2025 @ 2PM @ Leeward Community College Theater
6-045 Ala ‘Ike Road, Pearl City, HI 96782
Edible Tales is a multimedia dance installation exploring cultural heritage, social justice and sustainability. Through a community-centered creative process, we co-create with our audiences and community members and transform food stories into impactful and authentic moveMEANT narratives - on stage, outdoors, and on films. The special Hawai`i program features performances from our community partners, including Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea.
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE SOON.
CUNY DANCE INITIATIVE RESIDENCY
April 15th - May 17th @ Staten Island College / Snug Harbor NYC
Dancers Unlimited is excited to be explore our next choreographic project that centers REST as our creative practice. We are imagining ways to bring RESTFUL PRACTICES to our audience as an immersive performative experience. How do we rest and uplift each other in community? How is REST a radical act of community care? How can dance and rest complement each other? We are reading works by The Nap Ministry, Audre Lorde, and Bell Hooks, as well as tapping into our dancersʻ many creative expressions. Join us on May 17th for a work in progress sharing at Snug Harbor.
Movemeant sessions
2nd Thursdays, 7-10pm @ La Mama Rehearsal Studios
47 Great Jones Street, New York, NY 10012
Our monthly moveMEANT Sessions return to La Mama this April! We will announce featured teachers and collaborators soon. This year, we are adding BANNED BOOKS to the mix as we explore ways to use freestyle movement to tell stories that are forbidden. INFO & REGISTRATION INFO AVAILABLE IN MARCH.
Spring Community Week
May 24th - June 1st, 2025, Throughout New York City
Entering its 4th year, join us for a week (plus a few more days) of community celebrations of Pacific Island cultures and our NYC roots in the Street Dance Community. This yearʻs schedule include:
May 24th: Workshop & Performance at Queens Botanical Garden
May 25th: Governors Island Residency Opening Blessing, workshops and performances
May 26th-30th: Hula Performance and Hawaiian Cultural Workshops with Kumu ʻAuliʻi Aweau
May 31st: The MET Oceania Wing Re-opening Ceremony
June 1st: Hālāwai Picnic