Azuki Umeda
Lecturer; Choreography, jazz
College of Performing Arts; Department of Dance
Office Location: Sandi Simon Center for Dance
Email: umeda@chapman.edu
Website: http://authenticitydance.com/
Biography
Azuki Umeda, born in Tokyo, Japan, raised in San Jose, CA, is a first-generation Asian
queer artist. She received her BFA in Dance and BA in Integrated Educational Studies
at Chapman University. She currently holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance at CSU Long
Beach. She has had opportunities as an artist-in-residence at Chapman University and
Indiana University—Bloomington. She was a dancer for Twenty-One Pilots’ virtual concert,
FINNEAS’s music video, “Shelter,” and was recently featured in STEEZY’s 3 choreographers
1 song segment. She had the opportunity to present work in various festivals such
as Capezio ACE Awards, World of Dance, Palm Desert Choreographic Festival, American
College Dance Association, and will be one of the Choreographic Fellows at Jacob’s
Pillow 2023 program. She is the founder of her own company, AU.THENTICITY DANCE CO.
and will present her first evening-length show in February 2024.