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Khan was born in Lambeth, London, England, into a family from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He began dancing and trained in the classical South Asian dance form of Kathak at the age of seven. He studied with Pratap Pawar, later becoming his disciple.
Sep 20, 2024 · It was, he says, “originally meant to be a festival”, a celebration of Indian classical artists held in different cities, in the vein of the dance programme that Khan and Malaysian dancer Mavin...
Jul 13, 2023 · Born in Wimbledon to Bangladeshi parents, Khan is a second-generation immigrant, and hybrid identities are one of the themes of his work. He hung up his boots with a performance of his dance solo...
Artistic Director / Choreographer / Dancer. Akram Khan (he/him) is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists of today. In just over 23 years he has created a body of work that has contributed significantly to the arts in the UK and abroad.
Sep 12, 2024 · Find out more about the unexpected elements of this iconic production and why you won’t want to miss it! One of the most unique features of this production is its movement style: Akram Khan’s. Akram Khan trained in kathak, one of the nine major forms of Indian classical dance, before learning contemporary dance.
Khan’s own roots are in kathak, and his choreography has never become unmoored from the style’s core characteristics - fluid spins, intricate hand gestures, and periods of calm punctuated by bursts of densely mathematical footwork. He has entrusted Sangeet Natak award winner Gauri Diwakar with representing it at Darbar.
Mar 22, 2018 · Khan is one of the foremost international contemporary dancers and this piece was commissioned by the “14–18 NOW” arts program for the first world war centenary in the United Kingdom. At a time...
