Choreographer Akram Khan: 'The body speaks the truth'

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Choreographer and dancer Akram Khan tells tremendous stories without a word ever passing his lips. His performances "Desh, "Toro" and "Giselle" combine movement, visual art and soundscapes and take their cues from sources as diverse as traditional Indian Kathak dance, flamenco and ballet. His latest production "Until the Lions" revisits a legendary saga, giving it a feminist twist. He tells us about reading people’s body language and the relative merits of mathematics versus dance.

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