The Generation of the Earth,” directed by the British dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, loosely inspired by the story of Queen Gandhari, from the ancient Hindu epic the Mahabharata ...

Two decades ago, Akram Khan hit the British dance scene in a quicksilver dazzle. A kathak performer of unmissable intensity, his roots in Indian classical dance quickly forged collaborations with ...

Returning to his roots to curate his first ensemble piece showcasing Indian classical dance, choreographer Akram Khan shares the stage with six renowned dancers and seven live musicians. Evoking our ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Akram Khan, “GIGENIS, the Generation of the Earth,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at the Granada Theatre. Returning to ...

The same would be true of UK’s Kathak-trained Contemporary Dance god, the prodigiously talented Akram Khan, were he to return to perform in Bangladesh, the country of his parents’ birth.

In the film below, choreographer, director and performer Akram Khan explains what classical Kathak dance means to him. Khan was trained in the classical Indian dance of Kathak from childhood.

Akram Khan’s new piece pulls off quite a coup.Coming just two years after the death of his Bangladeshi father – which is surely no coincidence – it sees the Wimbledon-born dancer ...