Kaori Kenmotsu

Kaori Kenmotsu, JD, MFA, is a faculty member at Hamline University. At Hamline, she is the Artistic Director for the Hamline Dance Ensemble, Co-Director of the Conflict Studies program and faculty-affiliate for the Leadership program. From 2007 – 2013 she was a company member of Black Label Movement. Theater/Dance credits include TimeTrack Productions, Mu Performing Arts, Pangea World Theater, Offleash Area Productions, 10,000 Dances, and Gomez Dance. She has extensive organizational/administrative experience gained in roles as an economic development organizer, program director for an arts funding organization, artist, educator and community volunteer. Her current work focuses on the intersectionality of art, community and law with a focus on embodied forms of conflict negotiation.