Artistic direction, original choreography: Akram Khan / Direction, adaptation: Sue Buckmaster (Theatre-Rites) / Music composition: Jocelyn Pook / Lighting design: Guy Hoare / Stories imagined by: Karthika Naïr, Akram Khan / The grandmother’s fable in “Chotto Desh” is taken from the book “The Honey Hunter”, written by: Karthika Naïr, Sue Buckmaster, Akram Khan / Assistant choreographer: Jose Agudo / Rehearsal directors: Dennis Alamanos, Amy Butler, Nicola Monaco / Grandmother’s voice: Leesa Gazi / Jui’s voice: Sreya Andrisha Gazi / Dancers: Jasper Narvaez, Nicolas Ricchini / Producer of the original production of “Chotto Desh”: Claire Cunningham / Original visual design: Tim Yip / Original visual animation: YeastCulture / Original costume supervisor: Kimie Nakano / Music engineer: Steve Parr / Painted head sequence: Damien Jalet mit Akram Khan / Lyrics “Bleeding Soles”: Leesa Gazi / Singers: Melanie Pappenheim, Sohini Alam, Jocelyn Pook (Stimme/Viola/Klavier), Tanja Tzarovska, Jeremy Schonfield
Akram Khan Company
Chotto Desh
- Dance
English /
With German translation /
approx. 60 mins.
“Chotto Desh” means “small homeland” and is the adaption of Akram Khan’s award winnig solo “DESH”. Directed by Sue Buckmaster, the Akram Khan Company tells a captivating story about the dreams and memories of a boy travelling from Great Britain to Bangladesh – his parents’ homeland – and trying to find his place in the world. A fascinating interplay unfolds on stage, combining the Indian dance style Kathak, contemporary dance, spoken word, animation, and a musical composition by Jocelyn Pook.
Cast
Dates
Past
Credits
Thanks to the artists who contributed to the original production of “DESH” by Akram Khan Company. Co-production: MAC, Belfast. Originally co-commissioned by: MOKO Dance, Akram Khan Company, Sadler’s Wells London, DanceEast, Théâtre de la Ville Paris, Mercat de les Flors Barcelona, Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2016, Stratford Circus Arts Centre. Supported by: Arts Council England.
Location
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