Bobbie Dell Akin
C h o r e o g r a p h y
Each work begins with something I feel compelled to explore: a question, experience, relationship, or idea that demands deeper investigation. Through movement, collaboration, and experimentation, I use choreography as a way to uncover new perspectives and engage with the complexities of the human experience.
I am continually inspired by the body's ability to communicate beyond language and by the endless possibilities for movement discovery. Choreography allows me to investigate ideas while pushing myself and my collaborators to find new ways of moving, creating, and connecting. At the heart of my work is a passion for curiosity, exploration, and the belief that movement can reveal things we may not yet fully understand.
Performed on
March 10, 2024
Dancers: Anna Benton, Emilee Casabella, Kaitlyn King, Haley Shaver, Emerson Walker.
Most Recent Project
This piece was performed at the South Region American College Dance Association adjudicated concert
Lighting Designer: Jeremiah Kern
Insidious Incarcerated Extended
This piece is a dance work which talks about mental illness in the jail systems. Specifically, it discusses schizophrenia, mania, and bipolar disorder and how those mental illnesses are only amplified in a jail cell. This extended version includes the sounds and movements of an arrest scene and a taser being used within the arrest.
Aftershocks
This piece is a dance work which explores the aftereffects of a traumatic event. It focuses on the spiraling effect one may feel after experiencing trauma
They're Here
This piece specifically talks about mental health in a way that amplifies the haunted and controlled sensations and experiences, such as the feeling of being watched, followed, and controlled by something you cannot see.
Insidious Incarcerated
This piece is a dance work which talks about mental illness in the jail systems. Specifically, it discusses schizophrenia, mania, and bipolar disorder and how those mental illnesses are only amplified in a jail cell.
Exposed
Exposed is a piece that displays vulnerability, distance, and exploration through modern dance and the use of silence.
Fun, Funk, & Funky
Fun, Funk, & Funky is a piece created for Bobbie Dell's choreography 2 assignment: choreographing a duet utilizing music visualization. The piece is choreographed to "Funky Zena" by Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju, Zakir Hussain, and Mickey Hart.
Heel-ing Ritual
“Heel-ing Ritual” is a choreographic work inspired by the sculpture Shoonufu Female Figure by an American male artist, Willie Cole. In 2012 he created this sculpture to emphasize the sexualization and objectification of women through societal opinions and stereotypes of high heels.
Distancing
Distancing was created in order to honor Bobbie Dell's personal story about leaving her home to earn a dance degree. Distancing was performed to “Freaking Out on the Interstate” by Briston Maroney and “The Story” by Brandi Carlile.
