Akane's CV.

A portrait of Akane
photo by Mengwen Cao, courtesy of A4

LIVE PERFORMANCE (2018-2025)

  • June 2025

    • (softspells)
    • Direction & Choreography: Akane Little & Benja Thompson
    • The Tank - New York, NY
  • Mar. 2025

    • MOMMA!
    • Direction & Choreography: Akane Little
    • CAVE - Brooklyn, NY
  • Feb. 2025

    • Hypnagogia
    • Direction: Nick Brooke
    • The Brick - Brooklyn, NY
  • Oct. 2024

    • She Walks The Air XI
    • Direction: Chaesong Kim
    • Tompkins Square Park - New York, NY
  • Oct. 2024

    • A Rare Bird
    • Direction: Diana Oh // Movement Direction: Shannon Yu
    • Playwrights Horizons - New York, NY
  • Oct. 2024

    • Shadowboxing in Blue
    • Direction & Choreography: Lauren Dance Theatre Surreality
    • Brooklyn, NY
  • Sept. 2024

    • A Meal
    • LEIMAY // Direction & Choreography: Ximena Garnica + Shige Moriya
    • HERE Arts Center - New York, NY
  • May 2024

    • GODSPAWN x NIGHT CVLT
    • God Complex x Aeon Adreas
    • House of Yes - Brooklyn, NY
  • Jan. 2024

    • The Boof Quadrille
    • Hard x Femme Dances
    • APAP - New York, NY
  • Dec. 2023

    • GODSPAWN
    • God Complex x Aeon Andreas
    • TV Eye - Brooklyn, NY
  • Dec. 2023

    • Stray Dog x CLAY Celebration
    • Direction & Choreography: Krystel Copper & Mār Galeanos
    • New York, NY
  • June 2023

    • Extinction Rituals
    • LEIMAY // Choreography: Ximena Garnica + Shige Moriya
    • Japan Center - New York, NY
  • Oct. 2022

    • Cynthia Dewioka - Book Launch Celebration
    • Choreography: Djassi DaCosta Johnson
    • MoCADA - Brooklyn, NY
  • Sept. 2022

    • You Always Do This To Me
    • Boy Friday // Choreography: Evik Abbott-Main
    • Triskelion Arts - Brooklyn, NY
  • Jan. 2022

    • Search(Light)
    • Kinesis Project // Choreography: Melissa Riker
    • Brooklyn Navy Yard - Brooklyn, NY
  • Oct. 2021

    • The Burial
    • Direction & Choreography: Adi Weizman
    • Brooklyn, NY
  • May 2020

    • Poente [canceled due to COVID-19]
    • Oberlin College Dance Company // Direction & Choreography: Alysia Ramos
    • Oberlin, OH
  • Dec. 2019

    • Mercury
    • Direction & Choreography: Akane Little, Emily Liptow, and Christina Pinkard
    • Wintertide Festival - Cleveland, OH
  • Sept. 2019

    • Aftermath
    • Choreography: Catherine Meredith
    • Women in Dance Leadership Conference - Philadelphia, PA
  • Aug. 2019

    • Strategies for Survival
    • Choreography: Megan Young
    • Transformer Station - Cleveland, OH
  • Aug. 2019

    • SPACEBeach
    • Choreography: Marcia Custer
    • Museum of Contemporary Art - Cleveland, OH
  • Aug. 2019

    • id
    • Choreography: Akane Little
    • Maelstrom Collaborative Arts - Cleveland, OH
  • June 2019

    • Blood Orange
    • Choreography: Robert Rubama
    • Cleveland Public Theater - Cleveland, OH
  • Mar. 2019

    • Recital #1
    • Choreography: Pam Tanowitz
    • Cleveland, OH
  • Jan. 2019

    • Sorry Doesn’t Sweeten Her Tea
    • Direction: Lauren Joy Fraley
    • Cleveland Public Theater - Cleveland, OH
  • Dec. 2018

    • あ (Ah)
    • Choreography: Akane Little
    • SPACES Gallery - Cleveland, OH
  • Nov. 2018

    • Undone…
    • Choreography: Madi Jackson
    • Cleveland Dance Festival - Cleveland, OH

FILM & MUSIC VIDEO (2019-2025)

SELECTED COMPANY WORK - RESIDENCIES, SHOOTS & GALAS (2021-2024)

  • June 2024

    • HERE Arts Center Gala
    • LEIMAY Ensemble // Direction: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
    • New York, NY
  • April 2024

    • A Meal - Development Residency
    • LEIMAY Ensemble // Direction: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
    • Chelsea Factory - New York, NY
  • Mar. 2024

    • Untitled New Work - Development Residency
    • LEIMAY Ensemble // Direction: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
    • Chelsea Factory - New York, NY
  • Jan. 2024

    • Collaborative Residency with PhD Candidates in Music Composition
    • LEIMAY Ensemble // Direction: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya // Stanford University - Stanford, CA
  • Nov. 2023

    • Extinction Rituals - Installation Video Shoot
    • LEIMAY Ensemble // Direction: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
    • Chelsea Factory - New York, NY
  • May 2023

    • Extinction Rituals - Development Residency
    • LEIMAY Ensemble // Direction: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
    • Japan Society - New York, NY
  • Mar. 2023

    • Boy Friday Photo Shoot
    • Boy Friday // Direction: Evik Abbott-Main
    • Brooklyn, NY
  • Aug. 2022

    • You Always Do This To Me - Development Residency
    • Boy Friday // Direction: Evik Abbott-Main
    • Dragon’s Egg - Ledyard, CT
  • May 2022

    • Kinesis Project Gala
    • Kinesis Project // Direction: Melissa Riker
    • New York, NY
  • May 2022

    • Capacity / the work of crackling - Development Residency
    • Kinesis Project // Direction: Melissa Riker
    • Middlebrook Arts Center - Middlebrook, NY
  • June 2025

    • (softspells)
    • lumenbodies // Direction & Choreography: Akane Little & Benja Thompson
    • The Tank - New York, NY
  • Mar. 2025

    • MOMMA!
    • Direction & Choreography: Akane Little
    • CAVE - Brooklyn, NY
  • Nov. 2024

    • red room [dance film]
    • lumenbodies
    • Brooklyn, NY
  • Mar. 2022

  • Mar. 2021

  • August 2019

    • id
    • Maelstrom Collaborative Arts
    • Cleveland, OH
  • Dec. 2018

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS (2025-2026)

  • July 2025 - Jan. 2026

    • Exponential Fellowship 2026
    • Exponential Festival
    • Brooklyn, NY
  • July 2025 - Nov. 2025

    • 2025 SPLIT BILL Artist
    • Triskelion Arts
    • Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION

  • May 2017

    • Oberlin College
    • BA in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
    • Oberlin, OH