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Six seasons

Maison de la danse European Video Dance Heritage 2012

Choreographer(s) : Khan, Akram (United Kingdom)

Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse

Video producer : Lardux Films

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Six seasons

Maison de la danse European Video Dance Heritage 2012

Choreographer(s) : Khan, Akram (United Kingdom)

Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse

Video producer : Lardux Films

en fr

Six seasons

A poetic documentary, "The six seasons" is a fi lm mirroring the creation of "Desh", a solo show choreographed by Akram Khan. The project is a refl ection of his origins: Bangladesh. The fi lm unfolds like a continuity of passages, bridges, and parallels that lead us to a story in which each individual is culturally made. The look of the author opens with geopolitical issues of Bangladesh, one of the most populous countries in the world, developing a refl ection on the effects of global warming and economic
migration. The whole fi lm is composed as a poem, by fragmentally showing images of Bangladesh’s people, and by focussing on an artist who immigrated and who, through his dance, shares the dream of his origins. The images supporting this dream lead us back into a studio where, facing a mirror, everything could eventually be an illusion...


Source : dance screen 2013 - Winner Category D - IMZ International Music + Media Centre

Khan, Akram

Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated  and respected dance artists of today. In just over 19 years he has  created a body of work that has contributed significantly to the arts in  the UK and abroad. His reputation has been built on the success of  imaginative, highly accessible and relevant productions such as XENOS, Until the Lions, Kaash, iTMOi (in the mind of igor), DESH, Vertical Road, Gnosis and zero degrees.

As an instinctive and natural collaborator, Khan has been a magnet to  world-class artists from other cultures and disciplines. His previous  collaborators include the National Ballet of China, actress Juliette  Binoche, ballerina Sylvie Guillem, choreographers/dancers Sidi Larbi  Cherkaoui and Israel Galván, singer Kylie Minogue, indie rock band  Florence and the Machine, visual artists Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley  and Tim Yip, writer Hanif Kureishi and composers Steve Reich, Nitin  Sawhney, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost.

Khan’s work is recognised as being profoundly moving, in which his  intelligently crafted storytelling is effortlessly intimate and epic.  Described by the Financial Times as an artist “who speaks tremendously  of tremendous things”, a highlight of his career was the creation of a  section of the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony that was  received with unanimous acclaim.

As a choreographer, Khan has developed a close collaboration with  English National Ballet and its Artistic Director Tamara Rojo. He  created the short piece Dust, part of the Lest We Forget programme, which led to an invitation to create his own critically acclaimed version of the iconic romantic ballet Giselle.

Khan has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career  including the Laurence Olivier Award, the Bessie Award (New York Dance  and Performance Award), the prestigious ISPA (International Society for  the Performing Arts) Distinguished Artist Award, the Fred and Adele  Astaire Award, the Herald Archangel Award at the Edinburgh International  Festival, the South Bank Sky Arts Award and eight Critics’ Circle  National Dance Awards. Khan was awarded an MBE for services to dance in  2005. He is also an Honorary Graduate of University of London as well as  Roehampton and De Montfort Universities, and an Honorary Fellow of  Trinity Laban.

Khan is an Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London and Curve, Leicester.

Source: Akram Khan Company

More information: akramkhancompany.net

Les six saisons

Choreography : Akram Khan (Pieces : Hallelujah, Trafic Ambiant, Honeybee, Metallic sonata, Remember Noor, Storm Engine, Blending Soles, Teenage Years)

Production / Coproduction of the choreographic work : Akram Khan company

Production / Coproduction of the video work : Lardux Films

Duration : 51'

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