Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura
Kunsang Kyirong
Pao Noriega is an Indigenous Andean Ñusta Paqo, Mesa Carrier, Original Peoples Advocate, conscious coach, and knowledge keeper born in Peru and initiated into the sacred Q’ero lineage. She carries the Quechua, Aymara, and Amazonian roots of her ancestors and shares their teachings with integrity and devotion. Her work bridges ancestral Earth based technology with modern science for healing and transformation. Pao guides ceremonies, rituals, and community offerings that help individuals reconnect with themselves, with the Earth, with their roots, and with their ancestral medicine. She walks with the teachings of her maestros from the Andes, preserving their knowledge in its purest form and sharing it in a way that is accessible, grounded, and rooted in reciprocity.
Muncaster, the dancers, with various cultural backgrounds, bring the rhythms, colours, and stories of Peru’s Coast, Andes, and Amazon regions to life through dynamic performances, stunning costumes, and vibrant music. As ambassadors of Peruvian culture, Roots Peruvian Folk Dance aim to inspire audiences of all ages and backgrounds, creating moments that connect people, celebrate diversity, and bring the joy of Peruvian folklore to every stage they perform on.
Writer 
Dr. Kabir Mansingh Heimsath
The evening begins in the Bill Reid Rotunda with Croquis, a solo performance by award-winning queer Canadian-Filipinx artist Ralph Escamillan — a live, expressive sketch in motion that sets the tone for the night. Then the runway comes alive in MOA’s Great Hall with designs by professional fashion designers and students responding to the UBC Student Sustainable Fashion Challenge, showcasing bold experimentation and imaginative futures for fashion.
After the show, audiences are invited into MOA’s Multiversity Gallery to meet the designers and connect their work with MOA’s global textile collections — a space for conversation, reflection, and deeper connection.
Experience fashion as art, action, and possibility — with sustainability centre stage.
Schedule
Croquis, a solo performance by Ralph Escamillan
Bill Reid Rotunda| 6 pm
Slow Fashion Show
Great Hall | 6:30 pm
Meet the Designers
Multiversity Galleries | 8 pm
Bios
Ralph Escamillan is an award winning queer, Canadian-Filipinx performance artist, teacher and community leader based on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh Nations – on so called Vancouver, BC. Ralph has worked/toured with a wide range of Vancouver companies, and was a guest dancer with Ballet BC (2020) and winner of multiple awards.