Spazio Sirin
e l’Associazione Sagome Teatro www.sagometeatro.com
sono
onorati di ospitare uno tra i migliori esponenti di danza classica indiana
Bharata Natyam
Mavin Khoo
Esperto
danzatore anche di balletto, di danza classica e contemporanea, Mavin Khoo si è
esibito sui più grandi palcoscenici di tutto il mondo, emergendo per la forza,
il rigore, l’abilità della sua nritta
(danza pura), ma anche sorprendendo per il sottile lavoro espressivo e teatrale.
Mavin Khoo si è formato tra l’India
(sotto la guida del Guru Adyar K.Lakshman), New York e Londra dove vive tuttora
e lavora anche in qualità di coreografo e insegnante.
Domenica 27 giugno 2010 ore 20,30
Spazio Sirin
Via Vela 15, Milano
Spettacolo-dimostrazione
Bharata Natyam:
Danza Pura e Danza espressiva
A seguire l’artista si rende disponibile a rispondere alle eventuali domande
Per chi
fosse interessato a studiare con
Mavin Khoo
nella stessa
giornata di domenica 27 si terrà dalle 16.30 alle 18.30 un
Laboratorio
di Bharata Natyam (livello
intermedio-avanzato)
Il costo per
partecipare è di 50 euro, uditori 25.
Prenotazione
obbligatoria entro venerdì 25 giugno.
È inoltre
possibile prenotarsi per delle lezioni private.
Per Informazioni e/o prenotazioni: Lucrezia 3381667446 – m_lucrezia@hotmail.com
Mavin Khoo
was born in Malaysia where he began his dance studies, eventually training in
India, the USA and Britain. He studied Bharata Natyam with the legendary dance
maestro, Padma Shri Adyar K.Lakshman in India, Cunningham at the Cunningham
studios in New York and Classical Ballet under the direct tutelage of Marian st.
Claire, Michael Beare and Nancy Kilgour.
An established dancer and choreographer, he has worked in collaboration with
Wayne McGregor (Encoder, 1997), Akram Khan (No Male Egos, 1999) Chris Bannermen(Cast
in Stone, 2000) and others. He has danced with Sankalpam, Random, City Ballet of
London and Shobana Jeyasingh dance companies in the UK. He has also toured as
guest artist with Ballet de Zaragoza and Ballet de Regensburg.
Commissioned works include creations for the National Youth Dance Company
(2000),London Studio Centre’s Jazz Company (2001, 2003, 2005), Union Dance
(2005) and Blue-Cube Promotions (2006).
Images in Varnam
(2001) that was commissioned by the Royal Ballet Artists Development Initiative
was then followed by another ROH2 commission,
Let me…with Royal Ballet dancer Kristen McNally, American
countertenor Michael Harper and pianist John Sweeney.
As a bharata natyam soloist, Khoo has toured the world. He was recently honoured
by the prestigious Krishna Gana Sabha (Chennai) for his Bharata Natyam
performance work.
His own company mavinkhooDance was founded in 2003, with its first international
touring production
Parallel
Passions. This was followed by
Chandra/Luna
(2004-2005), that was also performed in Malta,
Devi: the
Female Principle (2006) and
Strictly
Bharata Natyam (2006).