Curriculum Vitae

Jonathan Clarke Sypert

sypert@hawaii.edu

University of Hawaii at Mānoa

Dept. of Theatre + Dance

1770 East-West Rd Honolulu HI 96822

808-255-1659

Jonathan Clarke Sypert is a Theatre and Dance Lecturer and Practitioner of Hip Hop Cultural Arts, investigating how the intersections of music, dance, poetry, and visual media influence the relationships between applied arts activism and performing arts pedagogy.

Education - Honolulu, HI

2025 (anticipated) Master of Fine Arts, Dance Choreography and Performance, Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Advisor: Dr. Jhalak Miller

2022 Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Advisor: Dr. Julie Iezzi

Teaching - Honolulu, HI

UHM Courses Taught 2015 - Present

Fall 2021 DNCE 241 Intermediate Hip Hop Dance

Fall 2022 DNCE 241 Intermediate Hip Hop Dance

Spr 2023 DNCE 241/341 Intermediate and Advanced Hip Hop Dance

Sum 2023 DNCE 140 Introductory Hip Hop Dance

Sum 2023 THEA/DNCE 152 Live on Stage (Writing Intensive)

Fall 2023 DNCE 241 Intermediate Hip Hop Dance

Other Teaching Experience

2019-23 Teaching Artist of Drama Education for Honolulu Theatre for Youth

2010-23 Performing Arts Kumu - Clarence T.C. Ching PUEO Program at Punahou School

2011-19 Dance Instructor (PTT) at Henry J. Kaiser High School

2003-13 Dance/Acting/Singing/Poetry at The Movement Center

2010-11 Tap Instructor for Punahou School Dance Program

Creative Publications

Choreography - Honolulu, Hawai’i

2023 - Ke Kula Keiki Ali’i: The Royal School - Choreographer

Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Tenney Theatre

5 Performers

>1000 audience members (public and school shows)

https://membership.htyweb.org/the-royal-school-2023/

2022 - Form Within a Form: “Meta” - Co-Choreographer

Co-choreographed with Amy Schifner and Ka’ohi Yojo Daniels

UH Mānoa Kennedy Theatre

12 Dancers

2023 - Pau Hana (Spring Semester Dance Department Sharing) - Choreographic Advisor

Dance Studio, UH Mānoa Dance Department

25 Performers

1 Performance of 150 audience members

2022 - Pau Hana (FALL Semester Dance Department Sharing) - Choreographer

Dance Studio, UH Mānoa Dance Department

20 Performers

1 Performance of 150 audience members

2019 - A Timeless Princess (Musical) - Choreographer

Denny Miyasato, Edgewater Productions Chaminade University, Mamiya Theatre

30 Performers

3 Performances of 300 audience members each

2019 - Korean Cinderella (K-Pop Musical) - Choreographer

Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Tenney Theatre

4 Performers

>1000 audience members (public and school shows)

2019 - The Story of Everything (Stage Production and Film) - Choreographer and Dancer

Engaging the Senses Foundation, The Historic Hawai’i Theatre

10 Performers

700 audience members

2018 - Opukaha’ia (Hip Hop Musical) - Composer, Playwright, Choreographer, and Director

Punahou Middle School Theatre Program, Thurston Chapel

20 Performers

200 Audience Members

2017 - Tales of Hoffman - Supernumerary

Hawai’i Opera Theatre (HOT), Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall

Media Announcements, Press, or Articles

2019 https://hawaiistatetheatrecouncil.com/reviews/2019/7/19/timeless-requires-more-time

“The design team Ng had alongside him also brought their A-game to the stage. Jonathan Clarke Sypert’s choreography was sharp and well delivered”

2019 https://www.htyweb.org/korean-cinderella/

2019 http://www.kealohapoetry.com/the-story-of-everything.html

2018 https://bulletin.punahou.edu/honoring-the-life-and-contributions-of-henry-opukahaia/

Conferences

2017 - Invited speaker on behalf of Performing Arts Education within the Clarence T.C. Ching PUEO Program at the National Conference on Afterschool and Summer Learning - Phoenix, AZ

https://clpha.org/events/nsla-summer-changes-everything-conference

Performances

2021 - The Story of Everything (Film) - Choreographer/Dancer

https://storyofeverything.org/

2020 - Indigenuity - Dancer https://www.taudance.org/_files/ugd/c938c0_cfc93e0d072047b385e87fddc79d5f01.pdf

2019 - The Story of Everything - Choreographer/Dancer - Hawai’i Theatre

https://storyofeverything.org/

2017 - Rise Up: A Patriotic Peace - Singer, Rapper, Dancer

https://vimeo.com/224106584

2015 - Dancing Off the Page, Dance Concert (UH Månoa Kennedy Theatre Mainstage) - Beatboxer/Composer

Awards

Tammy Hunt Award for Excellence in Theatre for Young Audiences