Desispotting: Akram Khan Company at MCA
2010 February 24
Akram Khan, a London-born choreographer of Bangladeshi descent, brings sends his newest work, bahok, to the Museum of Contemporary Art this weekend, Feb. 25-28. (Apparently Khan himself is not coming, but his dance company is.) The full schedule includes
- A behind-the-scenes glimpse at a rehearsal — Thursday, Feb. 25, 10am-1pm (free with museum admission)
- Three performances — Friday, Feb. 26 – Sunday, Feb. 28 ($40/$32 MCA members/$10 students)
- A masterclass — Saturday, Feb. 27, 11am-1pm ($15/$10 with performance ticket)
Khan’s work looks very cool. Plus composer/musician Nitin Sawhney created an original score for the piece. (He’s also collaborated in the past with Anish Kapoor, known to Chicagoans as the creator of Millennium Park’s Cloud Gate, and entertainers Juliette Binoche and Kylie Minogue). Check out a video of Khan’s work:
EDIT: Time Out Chicago and the Chicago Tribune also posted nice articles about Khan’s company’s visit.
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I saw the show today – it was profound and so moving…the music, movement etc.
I saw it too. I turned to my friend when the lights went down and asked her what she thought. I was underwhelmed by her response: “It was good.” Then the lights came up, and I saw that she had tears streaming down her face and could barely talk. It was *that* good.