© Jeanette Bak
The title of Akram Khan’s new work, ”Turning of Bones”, alludes to the Famadihana, a ritual of remembrance practised mainly in Madagascar, where people take the remains of their ancestors, wrapped in cloth, out of the graves to reconnect with their heritage: they rewrite the names on the shrouds, carry the bones over their heads and dance with them.
Famadihana can also describe the approach to this production, in which Khan immerses himself in the history of his own choreographic works. For his first project with Gauthier Dance, he combines reimagined scenes from his group pieces ”Jungle Book reimagined” and ”iTMOi (In the Mind of Igor)”, head dance ”DESH” and the pas de deux ”Mud of Sorrow”. The selection focuses on the feeling of discontent and the search for meaning that define our increasingly disoriented society, culminating in a new work in which dance and pure emotion are placed at the center.
Artists
- Choreographer: Akram Khan
- Artists: Gauthier Dance
Sunday, June 15, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
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