Akram Khan Company

Modern Dance

Program

Chotte DeshStony Road

DESH Artistic Director and Original Choreographer: Akram Khan

Chotto Desh Directed and Adapted by: Sue Buckmaster (Theatre-Rites)

Music Composition: Jocelyn Pook

Light: Guy Hoare

Story Images: Karthika Naïr, Akram Khan

The tale of the grandmother 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, Nico Monaco

Grandma's Voice: Leesa Gazi

Voice of Jui: Sreya Andrisha Gazi

Dancers: Jasper Narvaez, Nico Ricchini

Original Visual Design: Tim Yip

Original Visual Animation: YeastCulture

Original Costume: Kimie Nakano

Sound Engineer: Steve Parr

Tour Manager: Mashitah Omar, Svitlana Bil

Painted Head Design: Damien Jalet, Akram Khan

Bleeding Soles Lyricist: Leesa Gazi

Singers: Melanie Pappenheim, Sohini Alam, Jocelyn Pook (voice/viola/piano), Tanja Tzarovska, Jeremy Schonfield

Akram Khan Company expresses its gratitude to the artists who contributed to the original production of DESH.

Co-produced by MAC, Belfast, Originally produced 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 and Stratford Circus Arts Centre.

Akram Khan, who is considered one of the most important choreographers in the world in the field of modern dance, has been pioneering the performing arts with the Akram Khan Company, which he founded, for over 24 years. The group stands out as one of the most respected dance groups in the world with its innovative approach. The group, whose programs range from artist-to-artist collaborations and group works, with projects focused on Indian Kathak and modern, has a respected and international reputation. The artist, who works with dancers and dance groups worldwide and creates unique choreographies through joint collaborations, carries out many tours in the discipline of modern dance. Akram Khan is an important choreographer who has also won many international dance awards.

The group gained great fame with its performance at the London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in 2012.