Over the last 25 years, Akram Khan Company has established itself as one of the foremost innovative dance companies in the world. Embracing an artistic vision that both respects and challenges Indian kathak form and contemporary dance.
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DESH
World Premiere: 15 September 2011, Curve Theatre, Leicester
DESH is a full-length contemporary solo and the most personal work of Akram’s. DESH meaning ‘homeland’ in Bengali, draws multiple tales of land, nation, resist...
INSIRGENTS
INSIRGENTS is a short film directed by Akram Khan and Maxime Dos, with choreography by Akram Khan, based on the musical piece created by Aditya Prakash, in response to the Capitol Hill Insurgence and the Babri Mosque Demolition.
When violence plagues our rhetoric… When fear drives our politics… What values will we pass on to our future generations? INSIRGENTS is a short film directed by Akram Khan and M...
The Curry House Kid
In 2019, Akram returned to the curry houses of his youth to create a dance piece that told the story of the immigrant experience in Britain; Khan’s own take on the famous ‘The Last Supper’ painting by da Vinci, where he explores the nuances of eating out and the different roles people play in the experience
In 2019, Akram returned to the curry houses of his youth to create a dance piece that told the story of the immigrant experience in Britain; Khan’s own take on the famous ‘The L...Discover more
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Akram Independent Commissions