CHOTTO DESH

Chotto Desh, meaning ‘small homeland', draws on Khan’s unique quality of crosscultural storytelling, creating a compelling tale of a boy’s dreams and memories from Britain to Bangladesh that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the modern world. Blending Kathak and contemporary dance with an exquisite mix of spoken text, dreamlike animation, visuals and specially composed music, Chotto Desh is an enchanting and poignant dance- theatre experience for children aged 7+ and their families to enjoy together.

“A beguiling mix of dance and mime” The New York Times

“A real delight. It mixes reality and mythology to explore rebellion, identity and homeland.” The Guardian

​CHOTTO DESH | AKRAM KHAN 
Choreography: Akram Khan | Adaptation: Sue Buckmaster (Theatre-Rites) | Music Composition: Jocelyn Pook| Lighting Design: Guy Hoare | Stories imagined by Karthika Naïr and Akram Khan | The grandmother’s fable in Chotto Desh is taken from the book The Honey Hunter | Written by Karthika Naïr, Sue Buckmaster and Akram Khan | Assistant Choreographer: Jose Agudo | Rehearsal Directors: Dennis Alamanos, Amy Butler, Nico Monaco | Grandmother’s voice: Leesa Gazi | Jui’s voice: Sreya Andrisha Gazi | Dancers: Jasper Narvaez, Nico Ricchini | Original Visual Design: Tim Yip | Original Visual Animation created by YeastCulture | Original Costume Supervisor: Kimie Nakano | Music Engineer: Steve Parr | Painted Head Sequence devised by Damien Jalet with Akram Khan | ‘Bleeding Soles’ lyrics written by Leesa Gazi | Singers: Melanie Pappenheim, Sohini Alam, Jocelyn Pook (voice/viola/piano), Tanja Tzarovska, Jeremy Schonfield

_{We gratefully acknowledge the artists who contributed to the original production of DESH by Akram Khan Company. Coproduced by the MAC, Belfast. Originally co-commissioned by MOKO Dance, Akram Khan Company, Sadler’s Wells London, DanceEast, Théâtre de la Ville Paris, Mercat de les Flors Barcelona, Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2016 and Stratford Circus Arts Centre.}