Akram Khan (dancer)
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| Native name | আকরাম হুসেইন খান |
| Born | Akram Hossain Khan 29 July 1974 Wimbledon, Merton, London, England |
| Residence | Wimbledon, Merton, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Education | Contemporary Dance, Performing Arts |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University Northern School of Contemporary Dance |
| Occupation | Dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Organization | Akram Khan Company |
| Style | Contemporary dance, kathak |
| Website | www |
Akram Hossain Khan, MBE (Bengali: আকরাম হুসেইন খান; born 29 July 1974) is an English dancer of Bangladeshi descent. His background is rooted in his classical kathak training and contemporary dance.
Career
Khan was born in Wimbledon, London, England into a family from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He began dancing and trained in the classical South Asian dance form of Kathak at the age of seven. He studied with Sri Pratap Pawar, later becoming his disciple. He began his stage career at the age of 13, when he was cast in Peter Brook's Shakespeare Company production of Mahabharata, touring the world between 1987 and 1989 and appearing in the televised version of the play broadcast in 1988.[1]
Following later studies in Contemporary Dance at De Montfort University[2] and Performing Arts at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and a period working with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Brussels based X-Group project, he began presenting solo performances of his work in the 1990s.
In August 2000, he launched Akram Khan Company. His first full-length work Kaash, a collaboration with Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney, was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2002.[3]
As choreographer-in-residence and later associate artist at the Southbank Centre,[4] he presented a recital with Pandit Birju Maharaj and Sri Pratap Pawar; and A God of Small Tales, a piece for mature women for which he collaborated with writer Hanif Kureishi. He remained an associate artist at the Southbank Centre until April 2005, the first non-musician to be afforded this status, and is currently an associate artist at Sadler's Wells Theatre.[5] In 2005, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours for his services to dance.[6]
In 2008, he co-starred with Juliette Binoche in a dance-drama piece called in-i at the Royal National Theatre, London.[7]
In summer 2006, Khan was invited by Kylie Minogue to choreograph a section of her Showgirl concert. Khan appeared as a huge projection behind the singer as she performed. The songs were set in an Indian temple scenario, inspired by a trip Minogue made to Sri Lanka.[8] He has made pieces for the Ballet Boyz and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan.[9]
Khan and his dance company performed at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. Live music was provided by Emile Sande singing 'Abide With Me'.[10][11][12]
Awards, nominations and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2000 | Jerwood Foundation | Choreography Award[13] | Won |
| Time Out Live | Outstanding Newcomer to Dance Award[14] | Won | |
| The Critics' Circle National Dance Awards | Outstanding Newcomer to Dance Award[14] | Won | |
| 2002 | The Critics' Circle National Dance Awards | Best Modern Choreography[15] | Won |
| Nijinsky Award | Best Newcomer[14] | Nominated | |
| Dance Magazine | 25 to Watch[14] | ||
| 2004 | The International Movimentos Tanzpreis | Most Promising Newcomer in Dance[14] | Won |
| An Honorary Doctorate of Arts from De Montfort University | Contribution to the UK arts community[16] | ||
| 2005 | MBE | Services to dance[6] | |
| The South Bank Show Award[17] | Won | ||
| Critics’ Circle National Dance Award | Outstanding Male or Female Artist (Modern)[17] | Won | |
| 2006 | Laurence Olivier Award | (Zero Degrees - Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherckaoui, Antony Gormley & Nitin Sawhney) for Best New Dance Production[18] | Nominated |
| 2007 | International Theatre Institute | Excellence in International Dance Award[5] | Won |
| Helpmann Awards, Sydney, Australia | Best Male Dancer[19] | Won | |
| Helpmann Awards, Sydney, Australia | Zero Degrees for “Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work” Award[20] | Won | |
| 2010 | Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards | [Akram Khan Company dancers - Eulalia Ayguade Farro (Vertical Road, Bahok) & Yoshie Sunahata (Gnosis) for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern)][21] | Nominated |
| South Bank Show Award[22] | Won | ||
| The Age Critics Award | Outstanding new work for Vertical Road at the Melbourne International Arts Festival.[23] | Won | |
| 2011 | International Society for the Performing Arts | Distinguished Artist Award[24] | Won |
See also
References
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External links
- Akram Khan Company website
- Akram Khan on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Archive film of Akram Khan Dance Company performing Kaash ("If") in 2003 at Jacob's Pillow
- Mackrell, Judith. All the right moves. The Guardian. 4 April 2001
- Gilbert, Jenny. An audience with the rhythm king. The Independent. 20 April 2003
- Acocella, Joan. Hard and Fast: What an Indian tradition can do for modern dance. The New Yorker. 23 October 2006
- Crisp, Clement. Akram Khan, Sadler’s Wells, London. Financial Times. 17 November 2009
- Poulton, Lindsay. Dancer Akram Khan: 'My body is my voice'. The Guardian. 9 December 2009
- Mackerell, Judith. MoveTube: Why Akram Khan will command the Olympic stadium. The Guardian. 27 July 2012
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- Living people
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- English male dancers
- Contemporary dancers
- National Dance Award winners
- People from Wimbledon, London
- Alumni of De Montfort University
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
