Zero degrees

• Where and when was this piece premiered?


  At Sadlers wells in 2005
• Who choreographed this piece?


  Akrum khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
• Who was a part of the 3 way designer colaberation


  Antony Gormly

  nitin sawhney

  mikki kuntu
• List the themes of this piece


  Kathak contortionism martial arts release ballet and modern
• How did they decide there collaborators ?

  They made a long list from best to worst and went from the top to the down to decide who would work with them.
• What where some if there choreographic processes ?


  they shared some of there personal experiences

  they had experimental choreography lessons

  created a friendship
• What was the starting point ?


  Khans journey when he was trying to cross the border in india to Bangladesh
• What where the attributes of Aksum’s clone ?


  Akrum = makra

  floppy

  hyper articulated

  can’t stand
• What where the attributes of cherkoui’s dummies ?

  Larbi = ibral

  stiff

  limited movement
• Key themes 


  Duality

  cloning

  akrums story

  opposites / extremes

  inbetween space

  confrontation

  boarder crossings

  identity