Dancers Unlimited

Dancers Unlim­it­ed (DU) is a 501©3 based in Brook­lyn and Oahu. Estab­lished in 2009, the com­pa­ny cen­ters com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment as key parts of its cre­ative process to facil­i­tate authen­tic artis­tic expres­sion. Their sto­ries address decol­o­niza­tion, cul­tur­al cel­e­bra­tion, and com­mu­ni­ty build­ing root­ed in ances­tral and tra­di­tion­al prac­tices. While they are a dance com­pa­ny, their work engages film­mak­ers, tra­di­tion­al Pacif­ic Island cul­tur­al prac­ti­tion­ers, culi­nary pro­fes­sion­als and chefs, and envi­ron­men­tal activists. On Gov­er­nors Island, they will deep­en their con­nec­tions through col­lab­o­ra­tion and tra­di­tion­al Pacif­ic Island dances, film, the­ater, music, cer­e­mo­ni­al gar­ment mak­ing, visu­al art, and tra­di­tion­al art (such as lauhala/​weaving, lei-mak­ing, tapa bark cloth mak­ing, and bamboo-stamping).