Dance: An audience with the rhythm king; Akram Khan Purcell Room LONDON Random Dance Company Lilian Baylis Theatre LONDON.(Features) From: The Independent on Sunday (London, England) | Date: April 20, 2003| Author: Gilbert, Jenny | COPYRIGHT 2003 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Kathak - the classical dance of northern India and Pakistan - is no stranger to British stages, but it has taken the extraordinary input of a 28-year-old Londoner to bring kathak to a wider public, and this, curiously enough, through his work in contemporary dance. For Akram Khan is that rare breed of artist, equally at home in classical or avant-garde. One minute he's touring the globe with Kaash - his modish collaboration with artist Anish Kapoor and composer Nitin Sawhney - the ...