Akram Khan Flashcards
What did khan train in?
Contemporary and kathak
How does khan explore other styles of movement, dance, accompaniment and design through what?
Collaborations
Through the use of collaboration what does khan explore?
Other styles of movement, accompaniment and design
What heritage is khan?
British and Bangladesh
Who introduced khan to kathak?
His mother
How old was khan when he first did kathak?
7
When he was 7 what style of dance did khan get into?
Kathak
Where did his mum take khan when first learning kathak?
Sri pratap pawar celebrating kathak
What are khans influences?
Drama and theatre
Where is kathak from?
Classical dance from northern India and Pakistan
What university did khan go to?
De Montfort
What did khan do at university?
Ballet and contemporary dance
During khans work loose in flight what style of dance is it?
Kathak is the structural base but breaks out into contemporary phrases
What movement is used within fix m and what is the background of it?
- Body popping, sharp and Robotics - Inspiration from Micheal Jackson as khan liked him as a kid
Who did khan work with to create the music for fix?
Nitin Sawhney
What type of music is used in khans work fix?
Medieval and contemporary quality
Why is music significant for khan?
He approaches music differently every piece
Does the music fit the theme?
Yes
Khans choreographic style is what?
Hybrid style - mixing of contemporary and kathak
What is khans work rush about?
Parachute jumpers who take the risk and spectators enjoy the adrenaline rush
Why is rush significant in khans choreographic career?
His first piece for own company
What was Kahn’s first piece for his own company?
Rush
In khans work rush kathak is included but why is this piece different?
Kathak is done in trio not a normal solo
In what year did khan meet cherkaoui?
1999
What brought khan and cherkaoui together?
Their differences
Khan and cherkaoui were brought together by differences allowed them to find what?
Similarities
Why are khan and cherkaoui similar?
Muslim families and grew up with cultural duality
What work did khan and cherkaoui create together?
Zero degrees
What year was zero degrees made?
2005
When khan is in Britain what does he feels? And when he’s in Bangladesh he feels?
Bangladesh
British
Who did khan collaborate with to make sacred monsters?
Sylvia guilham
How did khan and guilham crest scared monsters?
Exchanging childhood memories which they share similar experiences as starting their career young
Scared monsters was a very successful piece but why?
Durable so toured for 6 years
After university where did khan go?
Northern contemporary in Leeds
Khan says kathak is what?
Geometric, mathematical precision
What movement is used within the style kathak?
Fast pirouettes, complicated variations and changing tempi
Khans likes to use sticks in his pieces this is shown through what?
Giselle as a weapon and sculpture features
Khans works are mainly what structure?
Episodic
Most of khans work are episodic apart from what and why?
London opening ceremony as it is commissioned
What year did khan make loose in flight?
2000
What year did khan make fix?
2000
What year did khan make rush?
2000
What year did khan make zero degrees?
2005
What year did khan make Desh?
2012
What year did khan make London opening ceremony?
2012
What year did khan make sacred monsters?
2006
In 2000 what works did khan make?
- Loose in flight
- Fix
- Rush
In 2005 what work did khan make?
Zero degrees
In 20@6 what work did khan make?
Sacred monsters
In 2013 what work did khan make?
Desh
In 2012 what work did khan make?
London opening ceremony?
