Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh is a practice researcher, theatre practitioner and transformational facilitator working in the intersection between actor training and 4E cognitive science. He is the co-founder of The Integrative Approach and Methodology of Active Transformation (TIAMAT), as well as the Artistic Director of 5tomidnight, an arts organization stretching across Taiwan, Indonesia and Japan, where he leads a team that creates platforms and opportunities that foster intercultural exchange and increases the cultural mobility of artists across a wide range of disciplines and experiences.5tomidnight: https://www.5tomidnight.org/Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at https://thoreaucollege.org/Driftless Folk School:https://www.driftlessfolkschool.org/