Akram Khan, Maison de la danse - Chotto Desh, eng

Chotto Desh, meaning ‘small homeland’, draws on Khan’s unique quality of cross-cultural storytelling, creating a compelling tale of a young man’s dreams and memories from Britain to Bangladesh. Using a magical mix of dance, text, visuals and sound, Chotto Desh celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the modern world and promises to be a magical, thrilling and poignant dance theatre experience for families to enjoy together. Artistic Direction and Original Choreography Akram Khan Direction and Adaptation Sue Buckmaster (Theatre-Rites) Music Composition Jocelyn Pook Lighting Design Guy Hoare Stories imagined by Karthika Naïr and Akram Khan The grandmother’s fable in Chotto Desh is taken from the book The Honey Hunter Written by Karthika Naïr, Sue Buckmaster and Akram Khan Assistant Choreographer Jose Agudo