Experience stories of sovereignty and restoration from the Pacific to the Caribbean through dance, lei-making, soundscape, and immersive art.
Schedule of the day
11:00am House Opens
Ongoing from 12:00pm-5:00pm / Braiding Intimacies / Facilitator: Linda Kuo
12:00pm-2:00pm / Salsa On2 / Facilitator: Abril Amparo
2:00pm-2:45pm / Pop Pilates / Facilitator: Angie Miller
3:30pm-4:30pm / Hawaiian Soul: Film Screening & Pre-recorded Q+A / Facilitator: Aina Paikai
4:30pm-6:00pm / Members & Donors Appreciation Reception / beverages provided with an open floor for a dance party!
Location: Colonels Row 405B, Governors Island NYC
We are dedicating the month to the celebration of EA, which is a Hawaiian word for air, life, independence and sovereignty. This month’s events include open rehearsals with Dancers Unlimited, A film screening of Hawaiian Soul with a Q&A with the filmmaker, Salsa and Pilates workshops, and a writer’s retreat with Talk Story Collective. Dancers Unlimited’s Governors Island residency house is a community space, and more community events are always being added. Please check our website for the most updated event listings.
Featured artists from Pacific Islands: Dan Taulapapa McMullin (Samoa) and Reuben Paterson (Auckland, New Zealand).
More artists in gallery: Claire Unabia & Matthew James (O`ahu / Brooklyn), Sonja John, Tommy Hite (O`ahu), and Paula Walters Parker (Kingston, Jamaica / Brooklyn).
Donation-based workshops include “Braiding Intimacies”- a forever-lei making and genealogical movement workshop with Dancers Unlimited’s director Linda Kuo, NY Style Salsa Workshop w/ Company Dancer Abril Amparo and Pop Pilates with Company Dancer Angie Miller.
These special donation-based workshops help contribute to our fundraiser to bridge the funding gap for our Governors Island programs due to the recent federal funding cut.
Featured Monthly Partner: Talk Story Collective
Plan Your Trip
Governors Island is accessible by ferry daily year-round.
From Manhattan: Ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run daily from the Battery Maritime Building, located at 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.
From Brooklyn: Seasonal ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Mondays from May 24 to September 14, 2025, from two Brooklyn locations: Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.
