South Asian Progressive Action Collective » Akram Khan http://www.sapac.org/blog South Asian Voices from the Midwest Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:01:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Desispotting: Akram Khan Company at MCA http://www.sapac.org/blog/2010/02/24/desispotting-choreographer-akram-khan-at-mca/ http://www.sapac.org/blog/2010/02/24/desispotting-choreographer-akram-khan-at-mca/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:07:51 +0000 Ramona http://www.sapac.org/blog/?p=66 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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