Akoiya Harris

Akoiya Harris (she/her) is a movement artist based in Seattle, WA. Her work uses a queer Black gaze to explore ways in which communal and personal histories can be interwoven into dance works. As a choreographer, she has shown work at the Seattle Art Museum, Wa Na Wari, On The Boards, Friends of the Waterfront, Velocity Dance Center, The Moore Theater, and more. Akoiya has written for Black Embodiments Studio, ReDefine Magazine, ArteNoir, and Seattle Dances. Akoiya is a founding member of Black Collectivity, a group that explores memory and culture through embodied responses. Following a matriarchal lineage of teachers, Akoiya has taught for Ailey Camp, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Public Schools, and SFOD+I. She has also performed with Spectrum Dance Theater, Will Rawls, zoe | juniper, Third Rail Projects, The Congregation, and SoloMagic.