Akram Khan
Akram Khan (born July 29, 1974 in London ) is a British dancer and choreographer . Due to the Bangladeshi origin of his family, he dealt with the Indian dance style Kathak as a child . He later became involved in contemporary dance , including at De Montfort University and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance . In 2000 Khan founded his own dance company, with which he is invited to guest performances worldwide.
Khan was one of the choreographers for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony .
Awards (excerpt)
- 2000: Critics' Circle National Dance Awards (best young artist)
- 2004: International Movimentos Dance Prize (best young artist)
- 2005: Critics' Circle National Dance Awards (best male artist, modern)
- 2007: Helpmann Awards (Best Choreography)
- 2020: Choreographer of the year in the German-speaking area for the epic
"Outwitting the Devil"
Productions (excerpt)
- 2001: Loose in Fight
- 2001: Polaroid Feet
- 2003: Ronin
- 2004: ma
- 2005: zero deegres
- 2006: Sacred Monsters
- 2008: In-I
- 2008: bahok
- 2009: Gnosis Vertical Road; Pre-premiere in Leicester , England, German premiere Ruhrtriennale 2010, in the blower hall in the Duisburg-Nord landscape park
- 2013: iTMOi (in the mind of Igor); World Premiere in Grenoble, France, May 14, 2013; UK Premiere in London on May 28, 2013; Paris premiere Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 24 June 2013
- 2014: World premiere of the cross-genre work "Torobaka" on June 27th. in Madrid together with the flamenco avant-garde dancer and choreographer Israel Galván
- 2020: Outwitting the Devil
literature
- Annette Hartmann: Khan, Akram, in: Annette Hartmann / Monika Woitas (eds.): Das Großes Tanzlexikon, Laaber 2016, p. 318.
- Royona Mitra: Akram Khan - Dancing New Interculturalism, London 2015.
Web links
- Akram Khan Company website
- Portrait on Kultiversum , April 2008
- The dance theater, an Indian invention. An interview with Akram Khan. In: FAZ , February 17, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ Ballet Zurich is "Company of the Year". 19th August 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khan, Akram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British dancer and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |