Akram Khan Company-DESH (SOLO) at Grand Theatre of the City of Luxembourg

Dates: 1/18/2012

📍 Theatre:
Grand Theatre of the City of Luxembourg

1 Rond-Point Schuman
Luxembourg, Luxembourg L-2525

Phone: 35247963900

Tickets: Adults € 20 / € 8 Young

Running Time: 20:00 PM

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For many years, AkramKhan has been a regular visitor to Luxembourg with both intimate duets and more ambitious works with his touring company. His last visit with bahok in 2010, which performed to sold out houses and to critical acclaim, further established him as one of the most popular choreographers at the Grand Théâtre. It therefore seemsentirely appropriate that this season, a whole week should be devoted to the British-Asian choreographer and his company.

His new solo Desh, a tribute to his native country of Bangladesh, explores the idea of transformation - of body, land, identity andmemory.The work seeks to unearth the connections between one individual and another, across boundaries of culture, custom, class, belief, labour and language. It refers to the cyclical and extreme metamorphoses of Bangladesh's landscape under the force of water, and to the resourcefulness, will and resilience of ordinary people everywhere.

For this very personal project, Khan has gathered an award-winning team; set and costume designer Tip Yip, (Academy Award for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), lighting designer Michael Hulls (Olivier Award for Broken Fall and "Knight of Illumination Award" for Eonnagata) and composer Jocelyn Pook (Olivier Award for St. Joan).

» … fertile dance that touches the soul and lingers in the imagination. The Australian on Vertical Road

» Hypnotic and intoxicating… His art speaks tremendously of tremendous things. The Financial Times on Gnosis

» Story-telling on a global scale… a fine advertisement for contemporary dance - and for the expansive qualities of multiculturalism. The Daily Telegraph on bahok

Cast and Creative Team for Akram Khan Company-DESH (SOLO) at Grand Theatre of the City of Luxembourg

ARTISTIC DIRECTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE Akram Khan

VISUAL DESIGN Tim Yip
MUSIC COMPOSITION Jocelyn Pook
LIGHTING DESIGN Michael Hulls

DEVISED BY Karthika Nair, Akram Khan
WRITTEN BY Karthika Nair, Akram Khan & Polar Bear
DRAMATURGE Ruth Little
VISUAL ANIMATION CREATED BY Yeast Culture
SET CONSTRUCTION Sander Loonen (Arp Theatre)
CREATIVE ACTING DIRECTOR Zoë Nathenson
PAINTED HEAD SEQUENCE: DEVISED BY Akram Khan, Damien Jalet
BENGALI TRANSLATOR Leesa Gazi