ZERO DEGREES (2005)

ZERO DEGREES (2005)

1. Subject Matter

   • No Zone (Space Between)
     • Life & Death
       • Dummies on different levels being pulled Khan in middle (No Zone) with Larbi lament - mourning atmosphere
     • Between Cultures
       • Akram Khan - Bangladeshi & BritishSidi Larbi - Flemish & Moroccan Strip of light (Train Tracks/Split in cultures)
   • Identity
     • Sidi Solo pointing 'that's me' Neutral Costume - Sidi=Navy Khan=Brown Culture reference in Khan's skirt
     • Dual Nationality of Choreographers
     • Passport
       • Section 1
   • Inner Conflict
     • Attack & Block Section Khan convulsions - solo
   • Duality/Mutation
     • Dummies reflect this Shadow Section - Shadows mergeUnison narrative mutating into two entitys

2. Starting Points

   • Journey
     • Khan & Cousin From Bangladesh to India
     • On A Train Section
       • Box Step/Swinging arms Seen in Sacred Monsters (2006)
   • Death of Passenger
     • Would of been arrested if he helped passenger
     • Section 1 (Prologue) Speech Tells Narrative
   • Working With Larbi (Collaboration)
     • Khan has history of collaborations
     • Bouncy Ball
     • Attack & Block
       • Khan - Extreme Speed/Flat footed turns Larbi - Martial Arts/Fluidity/Acrobatic
     • Shadow Section
       • Sufi Turns Fluidity/Rolls
     • Arm Gestures Section 2
       • Larbi intricate arms

3. Sidi Larbi

   • Stylistic Features
     • Extreme Flexibility
       • Larbi's Solo - Rolls using hyperflexible spine keeping head in same place End of Bouncy Ball- Flop in half split banging head (hamstring) Attack & Block - walkover (spine)
     • Fluidity
       • Section 2 - Continual Arms (experimental) Attack & Block - continous flow of movement arm gesture followed by rolls etc Bouncy Ball - Continous movement/momentum Solo - Headstand/Spine Roll into Contortionism etc Lack of phrasing not hitting still position at any point
     • Eclectic Fusion of Styles
       • Hip-Hop
         • Bouncy Ball ending - Half split Solo - Freezes/Contorted positions held
       • Yoga
         • Solo - moving into complex positions/balances
       • Martial Arts
         • Attack & Block
       • Contemporary
         • Section 2 - Post-moder, Gestural, Contact Improv
       • Ballet
         • Pointe
     • Collaborations
       • Akram Khan
       • Nitin Sawhney
       • Antony Gormley
       • Cedar Lake Ballet
         • Orbo Novo
       • Eastman
       • Patrizia Bovi
         • Myth Play
       • Les Ballet C De La B
         • First Ballet Company
       • Damien Jalet
         • Babel
       • Shaolin Monks
         • Sutra
       • Dutch National Ballet
       • Osamu Tezuka
         • Tezuka - based on Japanese Manga
       • Shantala Shivalingappa
         • Play
     • Experimental Choreography
       • Monks Arm Section - Zero Degrees Orbo Novo - Alphabet Quote Fawn - Dancers Contribution
       • Improvisation
         • Don Don - Young Monk playing with Set Fawn - Contact Improv
     • Accompaniment
       • Not using popular music
         • Patrizia Bovi
       • Music before Movement
         • Sutra Starting Point
       • Polyphonic Singing
     • Physical Setting