Section 9- Khan's solo

Question 1

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 1

Khan points at the floor downstage and walks in a circular pathway round to where he is pointing. He then bends his knees and relaxes over placing his hands on his thighs. This shows his emotional connection to the body and the drive behind what he wanted to do.

Question 2

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 2

Khan is kneeling down just left of downstage centre. He looks down at the floor in front of him and places his hand on his heart then takes it directly forwards and opens to the side.

Question 3

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation. How is it developed?

Answer 3

Khan from kneeling, sits himself to the side and performs the chin mudra gesture with his left hand, towards stage right. He then opens his fingers. Chin mudra means wholeness and so opening the gesture out could represent that the wholeness has disappeared, the body is no longer whole as the spirit has left.

Developed by performing the gesture with both hands, crossed over his chest. Suggesting safety and comfort.

Question 4

What does this movement say about Khan’s thoughts?

Answer 4

This movement has a really internal focus. The use of the closed eyes shows the inner reflection. It can also show the grief and emotional torment of knowing what is right and what he has to do.

Question 5

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 5

Khan stands downstage centre. He stands relaxed over with his right arm relaxed down, psalm forwards. He runs hs index finger down his forearm from the elbow down and off a splayed hand towards the floor. This could be representative of blood dripping out of the veins of the body.

Question 6

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 6

Khan performs chin mudra with both of his hands up his back verticaly. Shows his kathak training.

Question 7

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 7

Larbi drags Marka over to the spot that Khan was pointing at. This is the same way that the guards treated the body which juxtaposes the way that Khan wanted to act.

Question 8

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 8

Larbi carefully arranges Marka in to the recovery position. This shows the way that Khan wanted to treat the body but was prevented from doing so. As if replaying the ideas through his head

Question 9

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 9

Exchange of places. Larbi gets up from the floor and slowly walks back to stand just behind Khan. He sits qith one knee bent up, the other on the floor, hand performing chin mudra resting on the knee. This could represent the spirit taht has been left behind or how Larbi is trying to understand Khan’s story.

Question 10

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 10

Khan kneels beside Marka downstage centre and then mimes out undoing a necklace and earings and placing them down next to the body. This is like a mark of respect, removing the personal affects from a dead body.

Question 11

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 11

Khan walks towards stage left gauze, cups his hands towards the wall and leans forwards as if whispering in to it. He’s tying to remove some of the extra emotional baggage. The whispering in to a wall comes from a chinese story and shows his love of stories.

Question 12

Explain the movement this picture represents and its interpretation.

Answer 12

Larbi is seeking reassurance and comfort for himself.