QUESTION
At what age did Akram Khan first begin dancing
What style was it
At what age did he then progress on to a new style of dance
ANSWER
3
His mum taught him Bengali folk dance
7 when he went to train in Latham dance with Pratap Pawar
QUESTION
What university’s did he study at
What dance styles did he experience during his time at uni
ANSWER
he started off at De Montfort University but later transferred to northern school of contemporary dance
He trained in ballet Katharine graham Cunningham release based techniques and physical theatre
QUESTION
Who are his four main influences and why?
ANSWER
- his mum for originally getting him in to dancing at a young age
- Johnathon Burrows by helping him combine Kathak and contemporary as he told him too look through a Kathak eye
- Pratap Pawar influences him in Kathak becoming his guru and helping him overcome his identity issues
- Peter brooks influenced him in theatre and film telling him about simplicity and complexity of set design.
QUESTION
What are characteristics of his movement style
What are characteristics of his choreographic style?
ANSWER
His movement style consists of hand gestures, fast paced rhymic footwork, complex rhythm, serene stillness, speed
His choreographic characteristics are through collaboration with other choreographers, repetition of movement, non linear episodic structure, and he uses the dancers experience to create movement ( pina bausch)
