Sean is Senior Curator of History/ Pacific at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and holds an MA in Anthropology from Victoria University. He is author of Samoan Art & Artists: O Measina a Sāmoa (Craig Potton Publishing 2002) and co-editor, along with Pandora Fulimalo Pereira, of Pacific Art Niu Sila: the Pacific dimension of contemporary New Zealand arts (Te Papa Press 2002) and Speaking in Color: Conversations with artists of Pacific Island heritage. Sean’s particular interests in this conference project relate to aspects of dance documentation in museum contexts.