Aretha Aoki

Aretha Aoki is the A. LeRoy Greason Associate Professor in the Creative Arts at Bowdoin College, affiliated with the Theater and Dance department. She is based at the Edwards Center for Art & Dance (office 223). Her work bridges choreography, performance, and interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on the body as a medium for familial history and experimental movement. She holds an MFA from Smith College and a BFA from Simon Fraser University.

• Teaching: Courses include Intermediate Improvisation, Choreography for Dancers, and Advanced Repertory.
• Research: Explores intersections of dance with other media, emphasizing physicality and performer intuition. Recent interests include family history's embodiment in performance.
• Publications: Contributed to Contact Quarterly as Associate Editor; writings address contemporary performance practices.
• Collaborations: Performed with Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance, robbinschilds, and others. Curated the 2016 Movement Research Spring Festival.