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Stejnou otázku si světoznámý choreograf Akram Khan položil už ve svém ikonickém sólu Desh, se kterým navštívil Prahu před deseti lety. Festival Tanec Praha teď pozval jeho soubor Akram Khan Company z Londýna, aby inscenaci pro jediného tanečníka, ale mnoho příběhů předvedl znovu. Tentokrát však v adaptaci a režii Sue Buckmaster pro rodinné publikum s dětmi. Pod názvem Chotto Desh je ještě v pátek 21. června k vidění v pražském divadle Archa+.

Stejnou otázku si světoznámý choreograf Akram Khan položil už ve svém ikonickém sólu Desh, se kterým navštívil Prahu před deseti lety. Festival Tanec Praha teď pozval jeho soubor Akram Khan Company z Londýna, aby inscenaci pro jediného tanečníka, ale mnoho příběhů předvedl znovu. Tentokrát však v adaptaci a režii Sue Buckmaster pro rodinné publikum s dětmi. Pod názvem Chotto Desh je ještě v pátek 21. června k vidění v pražském divadle Archa+.Všechny díly podcastu Mozaika můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

One of the world's most respected contemporary choreographers, award-winning British dancer of Bangladeshi-descent Akram Khan is bringing a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's much-loved classic to New Zealand in February in the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. State-of-the-art animation, narration and music bring the jungle and city to life in Jungle Book reimagined; about connecting with and respecting our natural world, and of humans' need to belong. The Akram Khan Company is recognised as one of the world's foremost innovative dance companies - its roots are in Indian kathak form and contemporary dance. A highlight of Khan's career was the creation of an acclaimed section of the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

This special episode in partnership with The Kennedy Center features Akram Khan and Malavika Sarukkai, renowned choreographers and performers who both have roots in Indian classical dance traditions. They join to discuss the continued relevance of classical forms in a contemporary context, and how their work combines the old and the new. A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-152More about Malavika Sarukkai's performances at The Kennedy Center's RiverRun Festival: kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/international/2022-2023/riverrun-malavika-sarukkai-river-sutraMore about Akram Khan Company's Sadler's Wells performances of "Jungle Book reimagined": sadlerswells.com/whats-on/akram-khan-company-jungle-book-reimaginedAkram Khan Company website: akramkhancompany.netThe Kennedy Center website: kennedy-center.orgThe Kennedy Center social accounts:instagram.com/kennedycentertwitter.com/kencenfacebook.com/KennedyCenterVisit/add to the Dance Media Events Calendar: dancemediacalendar.com/Get the latest dance news direct by subscribing to our free newsletters. Find the ones that match your interests: dancemagazine.com/subscribe

While growing up in Freiburg in South Germany, Joy Alpuerto Ritter started dancing at the Ballettschule Armin Krain, and learned Philippine Folk Dance in the cultural dance group led by her mother. After training at the Palucca School in Dresden, she started working as a freelance dancer in Berlin—her current base—and learnt urban dance styles such as hip hop and voguing. In 2011, Joy joined Cirque du Soleil as a dancer and aerial artist for the Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour, and since 2013, she has been a dancer and rehearsal director for Akram Khan Company, dancing in works including 'ItMoi' and 'Until the Lions'. Now, Joy is focusing on creating her own choreographic works. Her solo 'Babae', a reimagining of German dance pioneer Mary Wigman's 'Witch Dance', was shown as part of Aerowaves Springforward festival in 2020, and has toured extensively around Europe at festivals including Dance Umbrella in London. After speaking to Joy about 'Babae' numerous times for post show talks, I couldn't wait to invite her on the podcast to delve deeper into her journey into dance, the many different styles she's trained in over the course of her career, and her dreams for the future.

Predstave tekmovalnega programa Borštnikovo srečanje pričajo o moči slovenskega gledališča v tem kritičnem civilizacijskem in družbenopolitičnem trenutku, je povedala selektorica Nika Leskovšek, ki si je v poldrugem letu ogledala 210 gledaliških dogodkov. Ta osrednji gledališki festival pri nas bo drevi odprla plesna uprizoritev angleškega koreografa Akrama Khana Prelisičiti hudiča, ki jo navdihuje starosumerski Ep o Gilgamešu, v izvedbi plesne skupine Akram Khan Company. V oddaji tudi o filmskem spektaklu, premieri dokumentarnega filma o osvojitvi naslova evropskih prvakov v košarki leta 2017. Film v režiji in po scenariju Gorana Vojnoviča bodo drevi prikazali na največjem filmskem platnu v največji kinematografski dvorani v Sloveniji v dvorani Stožice. Ustvarjalci si želijo, da bi največji športni uspeh še enkrat doživeli v čim širšem krogu ljudi vseh starosti in iz vseh krajev Slovenije. Odpravili se bomo po poteh Rdečih revirjev, mednarodnem festivalu uprizoritvenih umetnosti, ki so ga pripravili v Zasavju. Napovedali bomo premiero opere za otroke Veveriček posebne sorte, ki bo v Cankarjevem domu v Ljubljani.V dvorani Stožice pa filmski spektakel o osvojitvi naslova evropskih prvakov v košarki leta 2017Predstave tekmovalnega programa Borštnikovo srečanje pričajo o moči slovenskega gledališča v tem kritičnem civilizacijskem in družbenopolitičnem trenutku, je povedala selektorica Nika Leskovšek, ki si je v poldrugem letu ogledala 210 gledaliških dogodkov. Ta osrednji gledališki festival pri nas bo drevi odprla plesna uprizoritev angleškega koreografa Akrama Khana Prelisičiti hudiča, ki jo navdihuje starosumerski Ep o Gilgamešu, v izvedbi plesne skupine Akram Khan Company. V oddaji tudi o filmskem spektaklu, premieri dokumentarnega filma o osvojitvi naslova evropskih prvakov v košarki leta 2017. Film v režiji in po scenariju Gorana Vojnoviča bodo drevi prikazali na največjem filmskem platnu v največji kinematografski dvorani v Sloveniji v dvorani Stožice. Ustvarjalci si želijo, da bi največji športni uspeh še enkrat doživeli v čim širšem krogu ljudi vseh starosti in iz vseh krajev Slovenije. Odpravili se bomo po poteh Rdečih revirjev, mednarodnem festivalu uprizoritvenih umetnosti, ki so ga pripravili v Zasavju. Napovedali bomo premiero opere za otroke Veveriček posebne sorte, ki bo v Cankarjevem domu v Ljubljani.

In this episode of the Us People Podcast. Farooq Chaudhry OBE- International Dance Producer and I have an emotional and expressive conversation when we talk about Farooq Chaudhry being born in Pakistan and enjoying an international professional dance career in the eighties and nineties. He was awarded an Asian Achievement Award for his work as a dancer in 1988.He talks about his life being a story, When he and his family came to London in 1963, growing up in a really difficult situation, Racism in the '60s, struggling with finding a place where he belonged, street gangs, him ending up in care at the age of 14, him believing in angels and that they come just in the right time especially when you are in your darkest moments, he talks about his social worker giving him that light, when you really want something for so long and you finally get it but also have fear of getting it and not wanting to get it wrong and make a mess of things, he talks about him being a professional dancer, what it takes, how he now helps companies all over the world to bring out the best in what they want to achieve. After retiring from dancing in 1999 he completed an MA in Arts Management from City University. A year later he teamed up with Akram Khan and co-founded Akram Khan Company. As the company producer, Chaudhry puts creativity at the heart of his leadership style, forming innovative business models to support Khan's artistic ambitions. Their partnership has made the company one of the world's most foremost and successful dance companies.In addition to his work for Akram Khan Company, Chaudhry became the International Creative Producer for China's national dance icon Yang Liping in January 2016. He was also Creative Producer for English National Ballet in October 2013-2017 and was instrumental in supporting Tamara Rojo in shaping her vision.{Thank You So much, Farooq, for showing people that you can artistically express yourself through dance no matter your background and become the best version of yourself} "Dance is a form of expression, by using your body to express how your emotional feel, without words" {Use Your Elegance To Be Graceful} - Savia RocksWebsite: https://www.akramkhancompany.net/company-profiles/farooqchaudhry/Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/board-trustees/farooq-chaudhry-obeBecome Part of The Us People Podcast Community & Donate: https://donorbox.org/us-people-podcastSavia Rocks Website: https://www.savia.rocks/Support the show (https://donorbox.org/us-people-podcast)Support the show (https://donorbox.org/us-people-podcast)

We spoke to Amadi ‘Baye’ Washington and Sam ‘Asa’ Pratt about conflict among collaborators, authenticity, dance as revolution, boundaries, political art-making and more. Here’s one of our favorite moments from our conversation.Like all our conversations, this segment is unfiltered. This episode contains explicit language and mature content, so listen at your discretion as we aim to fully form mindful ideas and language.Baye & Asa is a company creating movement art projects directed by Amadi ‘Baye’ Washington & Sam ‘Asa’ Pratt.  They have presented at Mark Morris Dance Center, Dixon Place, Gibney Dance Center, and many more. Amadi is a full time performer in Punchdrunk's NYC production of Sleep No More, and Sam is currently on a world tour with Akram Khan Company.Follow Baye & Asa @bayeandasaBecome a Patron of the podcast for as little as $5/mo: https://www.patreon.com/formapodcastFollow us on social @formpodcastTheme song by Warp Trio See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leading UK dance figures Farooq Chaudhry (co-founder & Producer of Akram Khan Company and member of the Genesis Kickstart Fund Advisory Council) and Viviana Durante (Artistic Director of the English National Ballet School) discuss the importance of always remaining a student, the wonders of cross-genre collaboration in dance, and the need to embrace risk when creating a piece of work.

In this 6th episode of the 2nd season we have talked with Joy Alpuerto Ritter. Former performer and associate choreographer with Akram Khan (UK) and many others (see below for full biog)From 19' 20" onwards you can hear in detail what her class look like, but before that do not miss the other themes we talked about mainly the very insightful conversation about:What is the difference between a dancer and a good performerHow spiritual practices can help to train performance presenceHow Joy describes those rare moments on stage.A few quotes from our conversation: “[When I perform] it is almost like an outer force that is leading me, but I am also open to it” “When I dance, when i move, I like to connect to nature. To element of fire, water, wind, animals… Animals, their intuition is so pure… I use that quality in my body” “We all crave for those moments… after time, when you look back it is a strong memory, and it feels very extreme. Your body is so exhausted and tired that your mind just accepts what is happening to you… so you kind of transcend”“You get into a state of TRUTH. You cannot pretend… you are just there. Even though it is really tough and you think, I am going to faint on stage, and your life has been poured time… those are the moments you think: this is quite a spiritual moment”Join her classes the w/c 15th of February 2021 as part of the TWV Academyhttps://twvonline.academy/Joy Alpuerto Ritter was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. In her youth she was trained at the balletschool Armin Krain and learned Philippine Folk Dance in the cultural dance group led by her mother. In 2004 Joy graduated at the Palucca School in Dresden, Germany with a dance diploma. She started working as a freelance dancer with choreographers like Christoph Winkler, Heike Hennig, Wangramirez and Yui Kawaguchi. After expanding her repertory in urban dance styles, she became part of the Hip Hop and Voguing Ballroom culture scene in Berlin. In 2011 she joined Cirque du Soleil as a dancer and aerial artist for the Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour. Since 2013 she has been a dancer and rehearsal director of the Akram Khan Company where she continues her touring life all around the world. In 2016 she has been nominated as "outstanding female dancer" (modern) in the Performance "Until the Lions" by the UK National Dance Awards.With her own solo work „Babae“, she has found international response as a Choreographer and is one of the Aerowaves artists 2020. Since then Joy has been creating her own work and has been collaborating as a (an associate) choreographer with Akram Khan (UK), Ballett Black (UK), Chen Shi-Zheng (New York), Riz Ahmed (UK), Viviana Durante (UK), Yang Liping (China), Florence and the machine (UK).As a teacher Joy has been sharing her knowledge and created works at SEAD - Salzburg Experimental Dance Academy, DAF- Dance Arts Faculty in Rome, Motions Berlin, Marameo Berlin and Beijing Dance Academy in China.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/crecis)

From a ballet stream to Homer's wine-dark sea. Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the historian and critic Judith Flanders to review the return of dance with new offerings from the Akram Khan Company and the Royal Ballet, and the novelist and poet Will Eaves returns to the Odyssey to explore the nature of memory. Back on Stage – The Royal Ballet, available online until November 8thThe Silent Burn Project – Akram Khan CompanyMichael Clark: Cosmic Dancer – Barbican, until January 2021, then at the V&A Dundee See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Akram Khan MBE is without doubt one of the most innovative and important choreographers of our time. He has created some of the most profound and moving works over the last 20 years of Akram Khan Company, a company he founded with Farooq Chaudry. In this podcast, Akram talks about his experience of lockdown that led to feelings of depression, caused by the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. He gives us an insight into how he began creating again and collaborating on their 20th celebration programme The Silent Burn Project. Akram looks back over his dance career; from his dance training in Kathak South Asian classical dance and contemporary dance, to the influences and inspirations that led to him choreographing works that tell stories which critically address subjects ranging from power, oppression and racism. Listen to Akram talk about his approach to creating new works, his process of working with his visual, musical and design collaborators and dancers when he goes in the studio. In this intimate discussion, Akram reflects on his career highlights, on working with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Antony Gormley, prima ballerina Sylvie Guillem CBE, creating Giselle with English National Ballet, and his hotly anticipated premiere of ENB's Creature which has been delayed due to coronavirus. We also talk about his creations; Dust, Until the Lions, Xenos, DESH and more. As we delve into Akram Khan Company, Akram gives a glimpse of what to expect from The Silent Burn Project, which features world famous prima ballerina Misty Copeland, plus dance short films, debates and more exciting content to celebrate the last two decades of this astounding company. The Silent Burn Project premieres worldwide for FREE via livestream on the company's website, YouTube channel and Facebook Live on 4 October 2020 at midday UK time. PRESS PLAY! https://djwpodcasts.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/1wwwod/2Akram+khan.mp3   Also available to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and other podcast providers!

Akram Khan MBE is without doubt one of the most innovative and important choreographers of our time. He has created some of the most profound and moving works over the last 20 years of Akram Khan Company, a company he founded with Farooq Chaudry. In this podcast, Akram talks about his experience of lockdown that… The post

Kennedy Muntanga is a movement artist born in Ndola, Zambia where he resided until he was 7. Moving to Leeds (UK), Kennedy’s passion for movement came from his wholesome relationship between dance and culture. Kennedy furthered his training and graduated in Ballet and Contemporary Dance at the Rambert School in July 2019. He is now a dancer with Akram Khan Company and has also worked for companies and choreographers such as Phoenix Dance Theatre, Humanhood, Robert Cohan, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Alesandra Seutin & Raman Schlemmer. Two years ago he founded his own company, Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theater (KMDT) and continues to create, perform, and work with the connections between the stories he grew up with, personal narrative, and deep movement exploration. Check out his work here, on instagram.In this conversation, we discuss the intersection between his cultural heritage and dance, how narratives bring empathy to art, why he feels like he is still at the very beginning of creating his voice in dance, what it means to be a dancer, especially during this time of global crisis when no one can perform or teach in person, and how his christian faith deeply influences and drives his work.~SHOW NOTES-Kennedy’s company instagram and his personal account (where you can find info on his quarantine virtual classes)-Trailers & clips from his company’s performances Nebuchadnezzar and Genesis-CAPA College-Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance-Akram Khan Company -William Forsythe -Michael Keegan-Dolan -Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Max Richter Arrangement-Kanye West (of course)THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGSubscribe & leave a review on iTunesHave any questions, comments or guest recommendations? Email me hereWant to support the future production & growth of this podcast? You can Buy Me a Coffee!LET’S CONNECT:Follow the Process Piece instagramFollow along on FacebookRuby’s instagramSubscribe to the newsletter

James Vu Anh Pham is from Perth, Western Australia, and was the first generation of his Vietnamese family to be raised in a Western society. James loved music as a child, playing piano, clarinet and saxophone, he planned on becoming a musician. Struggling with stage-fright a friend suggested he tried dance classes as a way to connect to his body. Starting hip-hop, he loved what he could express through his body. Subsequently, he switched his planned career in music to a career in dance, going on to study at New Zealand School of Dance. His first professional contact was with Chunky Move, shortly after Anouk van Dijk started, performing in An Act of Now, in 2012. James continued to dance extensively for Chunky Move in a range of works including  Rule of Thirds (2016), Depth of Field (2015), Complexity of Belonging (2014), 247 Days (2013) and AORTA (2013) – a Next Move production choreographed by Stephanie Lake. He learnt Countertechnique for Anouk van Dijk and has since become an instructor. James received the ‘Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work’ (2014) Helpmann Award for his performance in 247 Days and the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer’ (2014) Australian Dance Award for AORTA. In 2016, James relocated to Belgium to work at Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Eastman, where he performed in works including Babel 7.16 in the Palais Des Papes for the Festival d'Avignon, guesting in Ravel with Ballet Flanders and ICON with the Göteborg Opera Dance Company. He also performed with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in Les Indes galantes, a production by the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.  In 2019, James moved to London, where he now works as a company dancer with Akram Khan Company. He was involved in the creation of Outwitting the Devil, which had its world première in 2019. James has so much to offer the world of dance and continues to bring his own style and personality wherever he goes. This is the second episode in a season looking at Australian dance artists working and living overseas. The next interview is with Juliet Burnett who dances with Belgium's premier dance company, Ballet Vlaanderen.

Nina Harries is a compelling force in the creative arts, exploring new territory with bass and vocals in an exciting manner.  She recently launched her debut album in an event along with harpist and vocalist Ellie Ford, and she has several extremely groovy solo pieces like Icarus and The Clown Song up on YouTube. We talk about the experience of feeling like a “duck out of water” her first two years at the Royal College of Music, finding her groove by combining the voice with bass, exploring a variety of bands and creative projects in London, and the circumstances that led her to join the Akram Khan Company two years ago.  Enjoy!   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: D'Addario Strings This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection, and stability than real gut.   Steve Swan String Bass Steve Swan String Bass features the West Coast’s largest selection of double basses between Los Angeles and Canada.  Located in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco, their large retail showroom holds about 70 basses on display. Their new basses all feature professional setups and come with a cover at no additional cost. Used and consignment instruments receive any needed repairs and upgrades before getting a display position on the sales floor. Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players.   Modacity   Modacity is a practicing app that helps musicians be more effective at practice.  They help you get the results you want while keeping you encouraged and motivated to stick with it and reach those goals – however big, or small, they may be.    Kolstein Music The Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop was founded by Samuel Kolstein in 1943 as a Violin and Bow making establishment in Brooklyn, New York. Now on Long Island, over 60 years later, Kolstein’s has built a proud reputation for quality, craftsmanship, and expertise in both the manufacture and repair of a whole range of stringed instruments, and has expanded to a staff of twelve experts in restoration, marketing and production. A440 Violin Shop An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. nkoda nkoda is a sheet music app for iOS, Android, and many platforms. It includes music from over 100 of the major music publishers like Boosey & Hawkes and Barenreiter. Practice, play and perform your sheet music, and mark up your parts as needed.  This subscription service has received praise from Sir Simon Rattle and Joyce DiDonato.  Start your free trial at nkoda.com. Contrabass Conversations production team: Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

Jorge Crecis holds a degree in Sport Sciences and studied contemporary dance at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid. After working as a professional dancer for different companies throughout Europe, he became a full-time lecturer at London Contemporary Dance School (The Place) for four years. Currently, Jorge is an award winning choreographer whose work has been performed in the main theatres around the world: from the prestigious New York City Centre (USA), to the avant-garde 798 District in Beijing (China) or Sadlers Wells and the Royal Opera House in London (UK). Following this motto and based upon his synthesis of sport and dance movement patterns, Jorge founded SQx (somoSQuien eXperience) leading workshops internationally and coaching professional companies such as Akram Khan Company, DV8, Punchdrunk, Rambert, etc. And in 2018 he obtained his PhD degree by Goldsmiths University of London. For the last 20 years, Jorge has been working to crack the secret of how to replicate altered states of consciousness using neurosciences, anthropology and phenomenology. The result is a cutting-edge methodology that he shares through workshop and a one of a kind online training that is called: Towards Vivencia. Rachel Elderkin is a freelance dancer and dance writer based in London. Her dance writing can be also be read in the Stage, londondance.com, Exeunt and British Theatre Guide. She is a member of the UK's Critics' Circle, and has previously written for publications including Fjord Review, the Skinny (Scotland) and LeftLion (Nottingham) where she was Art Editor. Credits: Host: Rachel Elderkin Guest: Jorge Crecis Editing and production: George Bushaway Produced for Fjord Review

Human Rights Film Festival, Nobuntu, The Devil Makes Three, Ensemble Dal Niente, Igor Levit, Akram Khan Company and more.

Akram Khan is an extraordinary choreographer, whose work requires his dancers to adapt to his unique style of movement. In this podcast episode, we talk to two of Akram Khan Company dancers - Nicolas Ricchini and  Dennis Alamanos - about what it feels like to perform Akram's work. Nicolas and Dennis talk about their own journeys into the contemporary dance world, their decision to become freelance dancers and their experience of dancing with Akram Khan Company for the last 3 years. The company is on a worldwide tour showcasing various works in different cities starting in Norway, to Singapore, Canada, China, USA and more. They are coming to London to perform Chotto Desh at Sadler's Wells (18-20 Oct). Nicolas and Dennis also talk about their own creative collaboration and their advice for other freelance dancers. PRESS PLAY. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Akram+Dancer.mp3 Chotto Desh - Dancer Dennis Alamanos Chotto Desh - Dancer Dennis Alamanos Nicolas Ricchini. Photo by Alex Staffa Dennis Alamanos

In the eighth installation of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Akram Khan, founder, artistic director, choreographer and dancer of the Akram Khan Company. Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists today. Khan has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career including the Laurence Olivier Award, the Bessie Award (New York Dance and Performance Award), the prestigious ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) Distinguished Artist Award, the Fred and Adele Astaire Award, the Herald Archangel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival, the South Bank Sky Arts Award and six Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards. The Music Center On Location is proud to present Akram Khan's 'Until the Lions' as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center 15th season.

In this final episode, Akram Khan explains the origin and development of his first full-length solo piece, the autobiographical DESH, which took him and his team of close collaborators including Tim Yip, Jocelyn Pook, Michael Hulls and Karthika Nair to Bangladesh, the homeland of his parents. He then reveals his intention to create one last solo work. In closing, he describes how the experience of choreographing a section of the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony altered the way he looks at creation.

In this second episode, Akram Khan describes his fascination with learning about the science of movement and the similarities and contradictions of ballet, contemporary dance and kathak. This exploration leads to the development of his signature style and the creation of a short solo followed by a more substantial piece that attract media and public attention. Akram comments on his jewel relationship with Farooq Chaudhry, producer and co-founder of Akram Khan Company, and his collaborations with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Israel Galván, Juliette Binoche and Sylvie Guillem.

In this first of three episodes, the celebrated British choreographer-performer Akram Khan talks about his very early training and performing in kathak, the north Indian classical dance form. At the age of 10 he joins the acting cast of the stage adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, and at 13 he tours the world with Peter Brook's The Mahabharata. His return home at 15 is followed by an extreme and solitary journey into dance. While seeking admission to the contemporary dance program of De Montfort University in Leicester (UK), he discovers the work of Pina Bausch and DV8. This first exposure to contemporary dance leaves him shocked.

Snittet: Akram Khan. Cecilia Blomberg har träffat en av dansvärldens mest efterfrågade koreografer och dansare. Akram Khan hör till de dansare det är svårt att glömma när man har haft lyckan att få se honom på scenen. Närvaron är absolut och precisionen knivskarp. I sin koreografi har han skapat en helt egen stil med rötter både i den nordindiska Kathakdansen och i den västerländska samtidsdansen. Akram Khan är född 1974 i London och är en skolad Kathakdansare. Hans föräldrar är från Bangladesh och han är ett lyckat exempel på när mötet mellan två starka kulturer blir mycket större än insatsen. Han är också något av ett sceniskt underbarn. Uppträdde som Mowgli i Djungelboken bara 10 år gammal och fick sen en roll i den kände teatermannen Peter Brookes omtalade föreställning Mahabharata. Sen har det bara rullat på. Han både dansar och gör sin egna koreografier. Har sitt eget kompani Akram Khan Company och samarbetar med de mest prestigefyllda konstnärerna, musikerna och motspelarna i si