Akram Khan. Dancing New Interculturalism

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.