When Akram Khan was about 7 years old, his mother went to a London performance of classical Indian dance. Though she and her husband were from originally from Bangladesh, she was dazzled by the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The choreographer Akram Khan’s “Gigenis,” based loosely on a character in the Mahabharata, represents a kind of homecoming for him. By Marina Harss A ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The choreographer Akram Khan and Tamara Rojo, English National Ballet’s artistic director, talk about their “Giselle,” coming to the Brooklyn Academy ...

Britains best-known choreographer Akram Khan has drawn on his roots for the final solo dance performance of his career, with a show that pays tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in World War I.

A dancer, in Indian classical Kathak style, appears on the stage and enters into a corporeal conversation with the seated vocalist and percussionist. He wears a clean white cotton kurta, metallic ...

Centuries before the state of California thought to offer a non-binary gender option on official identity documents, kathak dancers embraced the creative possibilities of gender fluidity. The North ...

The annual festival, popular for its take-a-chance-priced tickets, opened with a show featuring work by Jamar Roberts, the tap dancer Dario Natarelli and Akram Khan. By Brian Seibert Our critics ...

Brooklyn is haunted by broken-hearted (and quite possibly broken-footed) women. After touring the world, the English National Ballet's seminal production of Akram Khan's Giselle, starring Artistic ...