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New DMU Chancellor: Akram Khan
23 September 2022
You are invaluable to the kids here today, to all of us, and we are in debt to you. Without you we could not stand on your shoulders and reach up to the sky.
- Akram Khan
The world-renowned artistic director and choreographer Akram Khan MBE was officially welcomed as the new Chancellor of De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) this week – and passionately called on graduates to be creative, have conviction, be empowered and think outside the box.
Akram Khan MBE is officially made the new Chancellor of DMU
Chancellor Khan, who is one of the most widely celebrated and respected dance artists of the 21st century, received his robes at an inauguration ceremony held during this week’s graduation ceremonies at DMU.
But when it came to making his acceptance speech in front of a 1,000-strong audience of graduands and their families, Akram abandoned his pre-prepared script to share his strong belief that we should ask questions of the things we do not understand and not be afraid to challenge what we are told.
He began saying: “My father would usually say ‘whatever you do, stick to the script’ and, by nature, I would do exactly the opposite, so…”.
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