Akhil Joondeph
Research Assistant Lead @Wesleyan Media Project
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Research Assistant Lead @Wesleyan Media Project
EDUCATION
Palo Alto High School
N/A
Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
ABOUT AKHIL JOONDEPH
Akhil is a dancer and choreographer based in the S.F. Bay Area. His choreography has been featured in Fresh Meat Festival, Mandala Makers Festival, FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival, SF Pride Festival, and more. Performance credits include San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, SF Pride Main Stage, San Francisco International Arts Festival, Ishami Dance Company\'s \"Pehchaan,\" and more. He has trained extensively in Odissi, as well as jazz, modern, contemporary, hip hop, improvisation, Ghanaian dance, Bharatanatyam, and more, and his work lies at the intersections of these various disciplines, as well as the intersections of his cultural identities as a queer, biracial, second generation South Asian American dancer from California. In his work, he draws from themes and aesthetics of both South Asian dance forms and global dance practices, blurring the boundaries of genre while using the body as a storytelling instrument, capable of interrogating and questioning societal institutions, cultural constructs, and the self. He is currently the Creative Director of Ishami Dance Company in the Bay Area, in addition to pursuing independent work on both the east and west coasts.
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.