Akira Uchida

Based in NYC, Ottawa-born Akira Uchida is a dancer, choreographer and creative director. He has previously presented work at the Capezio Ace Awards, Fire Island Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, and has created work for the Clyfford Still Museum, Point Park University, The Juilliard School summer intensive, CLI Conservatory, and Flight Path Dance Project. Akira was recently an Emerging Choreographer at Springboard Danse 2025. He has choreographed and directed movement for music artists including Florence and The Machine, INJI, HAAi, Leon Vynehall, Saint Levant, Flyana Boss, and Photay, Indochine. His recent films, "Love Tempo", "STILL", and "What A Place", premiered on Nowness. He is also a resident choreographer at Play Me Techno, an underground performance rave in Brooklyn. Outside of artistic achievements, Akira regularly teaches in the NYC dance scene through workshop series and pop-up classes and remains dedicated to inspiring the next generation through teaching and advocacy. He serves as a board member at Share The Movement, a non-profit dedicated to supporting and providing opportunities to young BIPOC dancers.