Workshop Dance
18.11 – 21.11.2024
14 :00 – 18 :00
UMA West Park – Vernier
Open Workshop
To register : info@urbanmoveacademy.ch / 022 980 99 95
Akira is a dancer that after starting with Breaking, he moved into contemporary dance and performin arts.
After receiving the Main Artistic Grant of Navarre , he did his artistic studies at SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance).
He has worked with the companies “Lali Ayguadé Company”, “Yoann Bourgeois” “Hungry Sharks”,”Physical Momentum” “Roberto Oliván Performing Arts ”, “Ceren Orán”, “QuieroTeatro”, etc.
Akira has also done other projects such as Virgil Abloh ́s last fashion show of Louis Vuitton, and the new advertisements of J.O.T.T. and Polaroid.
Apart from this, he created his own solos “Home”, “Burial of the Bark”, and “Oroimen”, and co-created the duets “Gizaki” with Lali Ayguadé (a duet nominated to the awards “Premis de la Critica” and “Premis Butaca”. From this duet a short movie was created too, which was nominated to the “Rever Awards”) and “Hito” with Chey Jurado (Award of the audience in MasDanza, and 3 prizes in Paso a 2).
Akira has also choreographed “Dreaming Nowhere” for Cobosmika, and he worked as the choreographer assistant for Lali Ayguadé in the creation “Sublimation” for the Korean National Company of Contemporary Dance, and “Shelter” for Verve
Company.
Akira has been nominated as best male Spanish dancer in the Max Awards in 2023.
He currently combines touring his own work, with tours with other companies and workshops all around the World in festivals like DeltebreDansa, B12, Kalamata International Dance Festival, Flip Helsinki, Portugal Summer Intensive, etc.
