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Akram Khan Flashcards

1
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What did khan train in?

A

Contemporary and kathak

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2
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How does khan explore other styles of movement, dance, accompaniment and design through what?

A

Collaborations

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3
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Through the use of collaboration what does khan explore?

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Other styles of movement, accompaniment and design

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4
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What heritage is khan?

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British and Bangladesh

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5
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Who introduced khan to kathak?

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His mother

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6
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How old was khan when he first did kathak?

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7

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7
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When he was 7 what style of dance did khan get into?

A

Kathak

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8
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Where did his mum take khan when first learning kathak?

A

Sri pratap pawar celebrating kathak

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9
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What are khans influences?

A

Drama and theatre

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10
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Where is kathak from?

A

Classical dance from northern India and Pakistan

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11
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What university did khan go to?

A

De Montfort

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12
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What did khan do at university?

A

Ballet and contemporary dance

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13
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During khans work loose in flight what style of dance is it?

A

Kathak is the structural base but breaks out into contemporary phrases

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14
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What movement is used within fix m and what is the background of it?

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  • Body popping, sharp and Robotics - Inspiration from Micheal Jackson as khan liked him as a kid
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15
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Who did khan work with to create the music for fix?

A

Nitin Sawhney

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16
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What type of music is used in khans work fix?

A

Medieval and contemporary quality

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17
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Why is music significant for khan?

A

He approaches music differently every piece

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18
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Does the music fit the theme?

A

Yes

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19
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Khans choreographic style is what?

A

Hybrid style - mixing of contemporary and kathak

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20
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What is khans work rush about?

A

Parachute jumpers who take the risk and spectators enjoy the adrenaline rush

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21
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Why is rush significant in khans choreographic career?

A

His first piece for own company

22
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What was Kahn’s first piece for his own company?

A

Rush

23
Q

In khans work rush kathak is included but why is this piece different?

A

Kathak is done in trio not a normal solo

24
Q

In what year did khan meet cherkaoui?

A

1999

25
Q

What brought khan and cherkaoui together?

A

Their differences

26
Q

Khan and cherkaoui were brought together by differences allowed them to find what?

A

Similarities

27
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Why are khan and cherkaoui similar?

A

Muslim families and grew up with cultural duality

28
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What work did khan and cherkaoui create together?

A

Zero degrees

29
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What year was zero degrees made?

A

2005

30
Q

When khan is in Britain what does he feels? And when he’s in Bangladesh he feels?

A

Bangladesh

British

31
Q

Who did khan collaborate with to make sacred monsters?

A

Sylvia guilham

32
Q

How did khan and guilham crest scared monsters?

A

Exchanging childhood memories which they share similar experiences as starting their career young

33
Q

Scared monsters was a very successful piece but why?

A

Durable so toured for 6 years

34
Q

After university where did khan go?

A

Northern contemporary in Leeds

35
Q

Khan says kathak is what?

A

Geometric, mathematical precision

36
Q

What movement is used within the style kathak?

A

Fast pirouettes, complicated variations and changing tempi

37
Q

Khans likes to use sticks in his pieces this is shown through what?

A

Giselle as a weapon and sculpture features

38
Q

Khans works are mainly what structure?

A

Episodic

39
Q

Most of khans work are episodic apart from what and why?

A

London opening ceremony as it is commissioned

40
Q

What year did khan make loose in flight?

A

2000

41
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What year did khan make fix?

A

2000

42
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What year did khan make rush?

A

2000

43
Q

What year did khan make zero degrees?

A

2005

44
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What year did khan make Desh?

A

2012

45
Q

What year did khan make London opening ceremony?

A

2012

46
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What year did khan make sacred monsters?

A

2006

47
Q

In 2000 what works did khan make?

A
  • Loose in flight
  • Fix
  • Rush
48
Q

In 2005 what work did khan make?

A

Zero degrees

49
Q

In 20@6 what work did khan make?

A

Sacred monsters

50
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In 2013 what work did khan make?

A

Desh

51
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In 2012 what work did khan make?

A

London opening ceremony?

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