ICDS KHAN Flashcards
What alternative methods were used to create choreography in Zero Degrees?
Khan and Larbi used ‘playtime’ whilst choreographing Zero Degrees, a method which started with filming Khan telling a story to Larbi which actually became the starting point and focus of the work they created.
What new forms of staging has occurred for Khan?
non-conventional places - Glastonbury Festival, Khan’s Dust (2014) was performed shortly after its premiere.
How is audience diversity increased?
Embracing culture
- Khan’s dual national background is the foundation of Zero Degrees exploration of identity
- Kathak dance and traditions such as Sufi turns and bols
- Shines light on Bangladeshi culture and beliefs
When was Zero Degrees created?
2005
Who was involved in the project Zero Degrees?
Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Anthony Gormley, Nitin Sawhney
What are the sections in Zero Degrees?
- Trench
- The Women
- The Duet
What was Khan rewarded with after the Olympic games?
He was given an OBE
How was Khan impactful on where Dance was performed?
Choreographer in residence at Royal Festival Hall - first non music performance there, paved the way for other mediums to perform there
What are the characteristics of Khan’s movement style
- Choreographic devices; repetition, reordering, accumulation
- Juxtaposes simplicity with complexity
- Abstract themes with a focus on narrative
- Kathak and contemporary fusion
- Linear formations and patterns
- Strong gestures in the torso and arms
- Not gender specific material
- Rhythm is emphasised, speed seen as a technique
- Explored energy routes in the body
- Thoughtful, provocative and ambitious dance productions for international stages
- Fast turns using heel of the foot and flat foot (sufi turns)
- Lots of floor work and quick transfer of weight
- Collaboration with other artists
- Strong body shapes, angular gestures and contraction of the torso
- Percussive dynamics that are rhythmic and exhaustive
What are the influences on Khan?
- Michael Jackson
- Pratap Pawar
- Bruce Lee
- Theatre and Drama
- Maths
- Charlie Chaplin
- Muhammed Ali
- Fred Astaire
Who is Pratap Pawar and how has he influences Khan?
- His Guru and Kathak teacher
- Guru suggests God like status
- Admires his “masculine yet graceful style”
- Kathak; footwork, rhythm, mathematical precision, storytelling, fast turns, gestures
- Influenced Khan’s use of challenging themes (masculinity), pedestrian gesture, embracing cultural differences (cultural heritage)
How did Bruce Lee influence influence Khan?
- eclecticism (boxing/wrestling)
- multidisciplinary (mix of traditions)
- embracing cultural differences
- he incorporates multiple styles (wing, chun, boxing, wrestling)
- “Be like water” (khan likes to play with fluidity and energy patterns)
How does Theatre and Drama influence Khan?
- performed in plays since a child
- Peter Brooks, Jungle Book
- used to performing a narrative, character, emotion and concepts to an audience
- use of storytelling and multidisciplinary approaches
When was Sacred Monsters?
2006
What was costume like in Sacred Monsters?
- She is wearing traditional Kathak bells on her wrists
- Hair is out, he later plaits in contact work
- Skin coloured shirt, wide legged cotton black trousers
- He wears a black tshirt, green wide legged pants
