Akram Khan

"For any of my works, the research & development process is absolutely crucial. By providing three UK-based dance artists with R&D periods and support, I want to help them further deepen their practice and strengthen their own voice. I want to develop a sense of collective and thought-provoking mentorship where artists are given a chance to investigate and invest a much-needed creative and critical space within a challenging context for the arts."

Akram Khan

The Programme was an opportunity for Khan and his Company to engage with artists whose work is rooted in different traditions and practices and explore themes that are part of the fibre of Khan's work such as gender fluidity, our relationship to nature, and sense of belonging and identity.
The artists received a financial subsidy of £6,000 each towards R&D of their work/specific project, participate in one-to-one mentoring sessions and access to the support of AKC office staff through one-to-one or small group sessions.
The artists were invited to attend two collective sessions in London (May 2021 and November 2021 TBC) organised by AKC to bring them together to observe Akram’s R&D and Company projects and to develop collective mentoring and shared practice as a dance artists cohort.
Artists will have access to the support of AKC office staff through one-to-one or small group sessions.
Artists will be invited to attend two collective sessions in London (May 2021 and November 2021 TBC) organised by AKC to bring them together to observe Akram’s R&D and Company projects and to develop collective mentoring and shared practice as a dance artists cohort. These sessions will allow mentees artists to network with other international artists and creatives.