UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Akram Khan, “GIGENIS, the Generation of the Earth,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at the Granada Theatre. Returning to his roots to curate his first ensemble piece ...
Akram Khan’s new piece pulls off quite a coup. Coming just two years after the death of his Bangladeshi father – which is surely no coincidence – it sees the Wimbledon-born dancer-choreographer boldly ...
In a production loosely based on the Mahabharata, Khan has gathered classical Indian dancers who create a world that echoes through the centuries Akram Khan is at an interesting point in his career.
Recently, at the Joyce Theatre, I attended a war. The war was a dance, “Gigenis: The Generation of the Earth,” directed by the British dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, loosely inspired by the ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick “Gigenis,” drawn from a tale in the Mahabharata, is the choreographer Akram Khan’s most potent work in years. By Brian Seibert Like many ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The choreographer Akram Khan’s “Gigenis,” based loosely on a character in the Mahabharata, represents a kind of homecoming for him. By Marina Harss A ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For a retired dancer, Akram Khan is about to spend a lot of time on stage. In Gigenis, his new work inspired by ...
Drawing on his own lineage of classical Indian Kathak and contemporary dance, award-winning choreographer Akram Khan has spent more than two decades developing a distinct voice as an advocate for ...
The generation of the Earth. Khan shares the stage with an ensemble of renowned artists of Indian classical dance including Kutiyattam artist Kapila Venu, Bharatanatyam soloists Mavin Khoo and Mythili ...
Two decades ago, Akram Khan hit the British dance scene in a quicksilver dazzle. A kathak performer of unmissable intensity, his roots in Indian classical dance quickly forged collaborations with ...