I was channel surfing last week – my short attention span means I’m a chronic remote tapper – when I had something of an aesthetic epiphany. I stumbled on to the Asian Arts program Desi DNA and saw a piece on Akram Khan, London-born Kathak performer & choreographer.
This guy is seriously talented, and I’m sure he’s a big noise in the world of dance (which I know next to nothing about).
Despite my ignorance, I was completely knocked out by his work.
The featured piece zero degrees displayed some incredible dance and vocal interplay where Kahn, and his collaborator on this , Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, mirrored each other's speech patterns, body language and movement with astonishing accuracy. Every pause, hand movement…breath was just locked in.
Incredible stuff.
Next time I hear of a show in London, Jan & I will have to try & make it.
2 comments:
Saw him recently in a performance called Sacred Monsters with ballet diva, Sylvie Guillem.
Amazing, amazing talent!
Thanks for stopping by again Fernando - must catch up on your blog again, since you got back from your vacation.
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