I saw it that year at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. October 31, 2015 Critical Dance is an international volunteer community in support of the dance arts. 'Kaash' by Akram Khan was presented for the first time at Romaeuropa Festival back in 2002. CriticalDance sponsors dance-related events, funds exhibitions that promote dance, and provides a venue for dance coverage. When Akram Khan created Kaash, in 2002, he was a young choreographer still making his name.This superb revival shows that he was already a mature artist, assured and glinting with ambition. London, WC2R 1LA, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7354 4333 Akram Khan Dance Company Kaash ("If") Artistic director, choreographer, and dancer, Akram Khan was born in London in 1974, and began performing as a child actor. The South Bank Centre October 31, 2015 Critical Dance is an international volunteer community in support of the dance arts. Presented by the Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. at the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., NYC, Oct. 14-19. In just over 19 years he has created a body of work that has contributed significantly to the arts in the UK and abroad. “The inspiration behind Kaash was a … What made a strong impression at the time were the brilliance of Khan as a dancer and the striking contributions of his collaborators. Nitin Sawhney’s reverberating drumbeats crash upon your ears. Akram Khan Company produces thoughtful, provocative and ambitious dance productions for the international stage. © 2015 Akram Khan Company. tU����M? Akram Khan Company at Sadler’s Wells, London March 4, 2016 Maggie Foyer. Explore essays, books, interviews, DVDs and other resources. 1974) trained from a young age in the Northern Indian classical dance style Kathak and later studied several Western contemporary dance techniques. Résumé :Pour sa création « Kaash », le chorégraphe Akram Khan s'est associé les talents du compositeur Nitin Sawhney et du sculpteur Anish Kapoor. What made a strong impression at the time were the brilliance of Khan as a dancer and the striking contributions of his collaborators. Composer Nitin Sawhney Akram Khan Company – Kaash Revival by Jean-Louis Fernandez. Akram Khan The idea for Kaash came from a conversation I had with Nitin about Shiva, the Hindu god who is a central figure in Kathak dance. Kaash Akram Khan Company (Revival of the 2002 full-length work) Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present his company’s first full-length evening work twelve years ago. Akram Khan has taken on the beginning and end of all things in Kaash, a dark star of a dance. The paucity of international contemporary dance companies touring to Australia (a handful at arts festivals aside) was brought home by the visit from the UK of the Akram Khan Company and the excitement and dialogue it generated. “Hindu Gods, black holes, Indian time cycles, tablas, creation and destruction” were the starting points for this work in 2002. In the space of two months, dance lovers in London have been blessed with the opportunity to see Akram Khan’s latest work, Until the Lions and now a … CriticalDance sponsors dance-related events, funds exhibitions that promote dance, and provides a venue for dance coverage. Akram Khan blends contemporary dance with the quick rhythms of kathak, a classical form from northern India. The choreographer yokes Hindu theology to theoretical physics, creating a … Co- Producers One of the most original and celebrated choreographers of international dance. With their backgrounds in street dance and hip hop, Sarah Cerneaux and twin sisters Kristina … Royal Festival Hall choreographer in residence Akram Khan teams up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor (set design) and Nitin Sawhney (composer) to present his company’s first full length evening work Kaash (Hindi word for “if”). Kaash has also been created with generous support from The Quercus Trust, The Jerwood Space and Birmingham DanceXchange. With their backgrounds in street dance and hip hop, Sarah Cerneaux and twin sisters Kristina … Akram Khan’s revival of Kaash begins in exactly this way, with a male dancer statue-still on stage whilst the noise of the audience continues to rumble around him. 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Kaash Akram Khan Company (Revival of the 2002 full-length work) Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present his company’s first full-length evening work twelve years ago. Choreographer Akram Khan Set Design Anish Kapoor Close × Kaash. Kaash – 2014 trailer – Akram Khan Company from Akram Khan Company on Vimeo.. Khan structured Kaash with wondrous care; the dancers almost never touch, instead orbiting through and around one another in arcs, chevrons, syncopated lines and pairs that become threes and fours and solos and fives. Rachel Krische (until August 2003) It will be presented again this year in the new 2014 version, a revival of the 2002 full-length wo “The inspiration behind Kaash was a … ���~h�.��ke���]�9 U��#���wS� Akram Khan teamed up with renowned British Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor and award-winning Sawhney for the performance, which is also his first full-length production. Originally created in collaboration with his dancers in 2002, Khan revised this full-length work with a new cast last year. Akram Khan has taken on the beginning and end of all things in Kaash, a dark star of a dance. 14 years ago, Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present Kaash, his company’s first full-length work. — Picture by KE Ooi. Akram Khan Company | Kaash photo by Louis Fernandez | backsplash photo also by Louis Fernandez A second generation British Bengali, London-based choreographer Akram Khan (b. Premiered in 2002, Kaash was Akram Khan’s first full-length work and his first success with an ensemble piece. Résumé : Pour sa création « Kaash », le chorégraphe Akram Khan s'est associé les talents du compositeur Nitin Sawhney et du sculpteur Anish Kapoor. *�Nx3�8S��]�^��F�gAϝOSp���X"���E�Hl����iIgvX�����9z7]}8�Eo��x�'lX���SͶ7#��9���K=��Lг�2�8�7��pg}�fov��;d@lFz�aՂk�T�hOz�v)�D ���R"��㩮�'�C ��:%X�G�#�[�%YJ�o����x�"���t�pV�n��� ,�3_=zOL���0���gf���HKn^=x�? Akram Khan Company in the revival of Kaash (photo: Jean-Louis Fernandez) I had been invited by Libby Battaglia to give a writer’s workshop for young reviewers at Lighthouse Poole and the performance we were going to review was Akram Khan’s Kaash , his company’s first full-length work created in 2002. If questions remain about the value of living in a multicultural Britain, Kaash provides all the answers. %ж��NA�4�`�뺨Ba �Dl����$�X���Ԏ!^!�B`? Focusing on the dance piece Kaash, created in 2002 by the young British choreographer Akram Khan, it considers what happens when such contemporary work created by British Asians enters the public domain through performance. New Wing, Strand 1 of 3 (l to r): Sara Cremaux, Sung Hoon Kim and Kristina Alleyne of the Akram Khan Company dance in Khan's "Kaash," performed through Saturday, Nov. 21, … Akram Khan teamed up with renowned British Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor and award-winning Sawhney for the performance, which is also his first full-length production. A cosmic work that leaves you either transported or bludgeoned. "With its brilliance of movement, his acute musical sensitivity and his questing mind, Akram Khan has become a comet in the horizon, not just of dance, but of the arts", Artistic Direction/Choreography Akram Khan If questions remain about the value of living in a multicultural Britain, Kaash provides all the answers. Akram Khan’s first major US touring work in 2003, “Kaash” which in Hindi means “what if”, explores Shiva’s cosmic violence, his meditative nature and the eternal cycle of creation and destruction which he initiates. Score by Nitin Sawhney and set by the sculptor Anish Kapoor. Set Designer Anish Kapoor It received the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Modern Choreography that year and was warmly welcomed by the audience, who found in Khan a talented emerging artist with a distinctive, vibrant choreographic voice. stream Kaash, which translates to “if only,” used “Hindu Gods, black holes, Indian time cycles, tablas, creation and destruction”… Royal Festival Hall choreographer in residence Akram Khan teams up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor (set design) and Nitin Sawhney (composer) to present his company’s first full length evening work Kaash (Hindi word for “if”). Keith Gallasch: Akram Khan, Kaash Akram Khan: The paucity of international contemporary dance companies touring to Australia (a handful at arts festivals aside) was brought home by the visit from the UK of the Akram Khan Company and the excitement and dialogue it generated. “Hindu Gods, black holes, Indian time cycles, tablas, creation and destruction” were the starting points for this work. You are about to leave the Akram Khan Company website to experience the creation of XENOS on our microsite. Akram Khan The talent in this group of ethnically diverse Britons, augmented by international artists, is simply staggering. A miracle was expected of his collaboration with … << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> x��[��Ƒ���W��� jܺ��-�h�޵9 ?�6 Find out more about every production, past and present. Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present his company’s first full-­‐length evening work twelve years ago. Akram Khan: Kaash Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present his company’s first full length work 14 years ago. “Hindu Gods, black holes, Indian time cycles, tablas, creation and destruction” were the starting points for this work in 2002. Shanell Winlock Eulalia Ayguade Farro (after August 2003). Kaash. Maison Des Arts Creteil Akram Khan Artistic Director / Choreographer / Dancer Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists of today. This production of Kaash, performed by the Akram Khan Company, is a 2014 revival of the full-length piece that premiered 2002, which won Britain's Critics' Circle National Dance Award in that same year for Best Modern Choreography. This new run of Kaash is an interesting test case for Akram Khan Company as its eponymous founder approaches his retirement from stage performance (forecast for next year).Kaash was Khan's first full-length work, created in 2002 and widely acclaimed at the time. Keith Gallasch: Akram Khan, Kaash. Akram Khan, choreographer of the London Olympics and showstoppers like DESH and Dust, is a busy man this year.As well as new company work Until the Lions and a brand new Giselle for English National Ballet, he revives his 2002 work, Kaash. {*��B�t�di���0\2��](���*l�ǝ������F�(�A:�L�ٚ�1�^��9�x;SO��N5��>,�>��B$D�gUS�k']�����B����\EB3��rQ9ֵǺ?�'�%W]F���t��Ğo톾�}�f��>΁B��7Wd�=�J1:�������I\�G � �� �j����`�c^���.�)�Ԗ�rN,�%�x�OǾ+'ʍ�j;X��Xw���U+r��zh1t`ִz�NZR�KX5u�}���.�E,G�~��*���%kT;��Lїd Email: office@akramkhancompany.net, All photos © Jean Louis Fernandez unless otherwise stated. Akram Khan Dance Company Kaash ("If") Artistic director, choreographer, and dancer, Akram Khan was born in London in 1974, and began performing as a child actor. Score by Nitin Sawhney and set by the sculptor Anish Kapoor. Akram Khan created Kaash in 2002 as his first full-length work for his company, an attempt to fuse contemporary dance with his Indian kathak training. Akram Khan Company: Kaash. Royal Festival Hall choreographer in residence Akram Khan teams up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor (set design) and Nitin Sawhney (composer) to present his company’s first full length evening work KAASH (Hindi word for “if”). — Picture by KE Ooi. Participate in placements, workshops and professional development. Kaash – 2014 trailer – Akram Khan Company from Akram Khan Company on Vimeo.. Khan structured Kaash with wondrous care; the dancers almost never touch, instead orbiting through and around one another in arcs, chevrons, syncopated lines and pairs that become threes and fours and solos and fives. 4 0 obj Focusing on the dance piece Kaash, created in 2002 by the young British choreographer Akram Khan, it considers what happens when such contemporary work created by British Asians enters the public domain through performance. Choreographer Akram Khan Set Design Anish Kapoor Close × Kaash. Akram Khan’s first major US touring work in 2003, “Kaash” which in Hindi means “what if”, explores Shiva’s cosmic violence, his meditative nature and the eternal cycle of creation and destruction which he initiates. In just over 19 years he has created a body of work that has contributed significantly to the arts in the UK and abroad. Akram Khan’s Kaash: the release of energy. Inn Pang Ooi Sampad I saw it that year at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Kaash, which in Hindi means 'what if', was a 55 minute long dance piece for five dancers, including Khan himself. Acclaimed for his dance language rooted in the ancient Indian dance – Kathak. Akram Khan, choreographer of the London Olympics and showstoppers like DESH and Dust, is a busy man this year.As well as new company work Until the Lions and a brand new Giselle for English National Ballet, he revives his 2002 work, Kaash. This production of Kaash, performed by the Akram Khan Company, is a 2014 revival of the full-length piece that premiered 2002, which won Britain’s Critics’ Circle National Dance Award in that same year for Best Modern Choreography. On November 13, London-based choreographer Akram Khan presented Kaash to a sold-out house at UW’s Meany Hall. “Hindu Gods, black holes, Indian time cycles, tablas, creation and destruction” are the starting points for this new work for 2002. Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present his company’s first full-­‐length evening work twelve years ago. Keith Gallasch: Akram Khan, Kaash Akram Khan: The paucity of international contemporary dance companies touring to Australia (a handful at arts festivals aside) was brought home by the visit from the UK of the Akram Khan Company and the excitement and dialogue it generated. In 2002, the premiere of Kaash felt like a watershed in Akram Khan’scareer, the moment when this prodigiously talented dancer revealed himself as a choreographer of stamina and reach. Akram Hossain Khan, MBE (Bengali: আকরাম হুসেইন খান) is an English dancer and choreographer of Bangladeshi descent. ‘Kaash’ tells the creation story in dance form. Akram Khan. Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists of today. 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