“Sacred Monsters unites two ravishingly beautiful movers from opposing classical disciplines – ballet and kathak – and takes them to amazing places neither has gone before. An extraordinary meeting of minds and bodies **** ” THE TIMES
MONDAY 7TH NOVEMBER | 8PM
BELMONT PICTUREHOUSE
This major work brings together two of today’s pre-eminent dance talents, Akram Khan, world renowned for developing his own ‘contemporary kathak’ style, and international superstar Sylvie Guillem, as they explore the dynamics and language of two great classical dance forms, kathak and ballet.
“I have spent my life studying and performing kathak. It is the source of my creative process. Working with Sylvie Guillem is an exciting new challenge, giving me the opportunity to explore another classical dance language with one of its greatest exponents, and as a result unearth the things that are most often lost between the classical and modern world.” Akram Khan
Sacred Monsters also features additional choreography by Gauri Sharma Tripathi and Lin Hwai-Min, Artistic Director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, and live music specially created by Philip Sheppard.
Co-produced by Sadler’s Wells, Les Nuits de Fourviere/ Département du Rhône (Lyon), the Grand Theatre de Luxembourg and Missno Limited with the generous support of Arts Council England, The Quercus Trust and The Bell Cohen Charitable Trust.
Photograph: ©Mikki Kuntuu, Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem performing Sacred Monsters which premiered at Sadler’s Wells, London in September 2006.
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