Professional Dance Workshop with Akram Khan Company
As part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City and the inaugural Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival, this special workshop offers dancers a rare opportunity to work directly with members of the internationally acclaimed Akram Khan Company. Participants will explore movement practices, creative processes, and choreographic ideas that have made the company one of the most influential forces in contemporary dance.
The workshop coincides with the company’s New York engagement of Thikra: Night of Remembering, the U.S. premiere of Akram Khan’s latest work. Educational programs such as this workshop are designed to give dancers deeper insight into the artistic methods behind the festival’s featured productions.
About Akram Khan:
Akram Khan is widely regarded as one of the most important choreographers working today. His distinctive style combines the North Indian classical dance form Kathak with contemporary dance, creating works that explore identity, memory, migration, mythology, and human connection. His company, founded in 2000, has performed around the world and gained acclaim for productions such as Kaash, DESH, Until the Lions, and Jungle Book Reimagined. Khan also contributed choreography to the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
Why Attend:
Train with dancers from one of the world’s leading contemporary dance companies.
Learn movement vocabulary rooted in both Kathak and contemporary dance traditions.
Gain insight into the creative process behind Thikra: Night of Remembering.
Connect with fellow professional dancers and dance educators.
