AKRAM KHAN | GIGENIS

GIGENIS : The generation of the Earth

Director | Akram Khan
Light designer | Zeynep Kepekli
Music orchestrator | Jyotsna Prakash
Sound designer | Dave Price
Sound engineer | Mark Webber
Rehearsal director | Nicky Henshall
Technical director | Michael Cunningham
Stage Manager | Marek Pomocki
Costumes | Peggy Housset

DANCERS
Akram Khan,
Sirikalyani Adkoli, Renjith Babu, Mavin Khoo, Mythili Prakash, Vijna Vasudevan, Kapila Venu

Musicians and Vocals
BC Manjunath (percussions Mridangam) | Kalamandalam Rajeev (percussions Mizhavu)
Hariraam Lam (violin) | Nina Harries (doublebass)
Sohini Alam (vocals) | Chitra Poornima Sathish (vocals) | Rohith Jayaraman (vocals)

ABOUT THE SHOW

Akram Khan’s dazzling journey back to the roots of his Hindu pantheon.

A choreographer and dancer rooted in the tradition of his practice, and a creative interpreter of stories that need to be ‘felt’ – Akram Khan has revolutionized the world of dance. His deeply moving style is simultaneously poetic, innovative and experiential underpinned by intelligently crafted narrative structures. With his bilingual mastery of Kathak and contemporary dance, he has developed a uniquely individual voice as a protagonist of cross-cultural encounters. It is this very encounter, that provokes a personal need for this new creation: a unique work featuring an ensemble of seven renowned artists of Indian Classical Dance (including Khan himself) and seven live Indian Classical musicians. Drawing from his deep-seated connection to traditional practices and his ability to weave narratives through movement, Khan’s Gigenis transcends time, invoking the collective memories of our civilisation. Gigenis represents not just a performance but a profound statement— a testament to the enduring resonance of tradition in a rapidly changing world.

World Premiere | Grand Théâtre de Provence – Aix en Provence – 30th August 2024

Gigenis is produced by Productions Sarfati
Presented thanks to the support of Orsolina28 Art Foundation and Muse Art Foundation.
In co-production with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore; Sadler’s Wells London; The Joyce Theater with the support of its Executive Director’s Fund and Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. Gigenis is presented in Paris in the field of TranscenDanses: a co-production of Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati / Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.