Akram Khan

Through seven key case studies from Khan's oeuvre, this book demonstrates how Akram Khan's 'new interculturalism' is a challenge to the 1980s western 'intercultural theatre' project, as a more nuanced and embodied approach to representing Othernesses, from his own position of the Other.

Winner of the DSA de la Torre Bueno First Book Award 2017 Runner-up for the TaPRA New Career Research in Theatre/Performance Prize 2016

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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.

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Through seven key case studies from Khan's oeuvre, this book demonstrates how Akram Khan's 'new interculturalism' is a challenge to the 1980s western 'intercultural theatre' project, as a more nuanced and embodied approach to representing Othernesses, from his own position of the Other.

Inhalt
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