Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism

ISBN-13: 9781137393654 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 197 str.

Royona Mitra

Opis

Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism analyses the relationship between this seminal British-Asian choreographer's complex identity-positions and his art through the lens of 'new interculturalism'. Through seven key case studies from Khan's oeuvre, this book demonstrates how Khan's philosophy and aesthetic of 'new interculturalism' is a challenge to the 1980s predominantly western 'intercultural theatre' project, as a more nuanced and embodied approach to representing Othernesses, from his own position of the Other. Additionally, the book challenges popular perception of Khan's art as contemporary South Asian dance by suggesting that, instead, Khan uses South Asian dramaturgical principles to transform the western contemporary dance landscape in intercultural ways. Offering the first full-length investigation of Akram Khan's work, this book is essential reading for students, researchers, practitioners and fans of Khan's work.

Recenzje

"This book offers a much-needed intervention in the growing field of contemporary British dance and theatre studies, and is an excellent resource for students, scholars, and practitioners alike - a rich and nuanced choreographic analysis that not only provides readers with an accessible entry point into Khan's body of work but also lays important groundwork for further study of the social, political, economic, and racial context in which British Asian artists like Khan have emerged." (Francisco Costa, New Theatre Quarterly, July, 2016)

"With its accessible writing style, its vivid description of dance works, and its clear structure, this book promises to be useful and of interest to readers at various phases of their inquiry into dance and theatre studies: undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as scholars. Its interdisciplinary approach suggests its usefulness to researchers in theatre and cultural studies as well as in dance." (Janet O'Shea, Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, Vol. 7 (1), May, 2016)

Spis treści

Contents Preface List of Images Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Khan's Body-Of-Action 2. Corporeal Gestures in Gnosis (2010) 3. Auto-ethnography and Loose in Flight (1999) 4. 'Third Space' Politics in Zero Degrees (2005) and Desh (2011) 5. Mobility and Flexibility in Bahok (2008) 6. Queering Normativity in iTMOi (2013) Conclusion Notes References Appendix: List of Performances

O autorze

Dr Royona Mitra is a Lecturer in Theatre at Brunel University London, UK where she teaches physical theatre, intercultural performance and critical theory. Her research addresses intersectionalities between bodies, cultures and identities. She has published in Dance Research Journal, Feminist Review and Women & Performance and contributed to volumes on dance and culture.