Akram Khan Program Book DIGITAL PROGRAM

AKRAM KHAN GIGENIS: THE GENERATION OF THE EARTH FEBRUARY 12 - 16, 2025

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D i re c te d by A K RA M K H A N Dancers Akram Khan Sirikalyani Adkoli • Renjith Babu • Mavin Khoo Mythili Prakash • Vijna Vasudevan • Kapila Venu Musicians and Vocals BC Manjunath (percussions Mridangam) Kalamandalam Rajeev (percussions Mizhavu) • Hariraam Lam (violin) Nina Harris (doublebass) • Sohini Alam (vocals) Chitra Poornima Sathish (vocals) • Rohith Jayaraman (vocals) Lighting Designer Lighting Operator Music Orchestrator Sound Designer Sound Engineer Rehearsal Director Technical Director Stage Manager Costume Designer Producer

Zeynep Kepekli Connor Sale Jyotsna Prakash Dave Price Mark Webber Nicky Henshall Michael Cunningham Marek Pomocki Peggy Housset Vony Sarfati

Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.

Champion support for The Joyce’s annual programming has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation and The Shubert Foundation.

Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.

Commissioning support for the creation of GIGENIS, the generation of the Earth has been provided, in part,

by The Joyce's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New York.

Support for The Joyce’s presentation of international dance provided by the R. Britton Fisher and Family Gift for International Dance. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund to encourage the performances of out-of-town companies.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM GIGENIS, the generation of the Earth "Fear must not decide for you, you must..." - Akram Khan GIGENIS, the generation of the Earth is inspired by the Mahabharata. Akram keeps returning to this epic tale of power, greed, loss, joy, and fear, all brewing within one family. His obsession with this story helps remind him, that ‘fear’ can give birth to so much devastation and carnage.

GIGENIS is about a mother of two sons who has lost her husband to war.

And towards the end of her life when one son dies in battle, she reflects on how this all came to be.

How she saw the world when she was a child, how she saw the world when she married, how she saw the world when she gave birth, and finally, how she saw the world when she experienced the death of her son.

These questions haunt her till her very end… And is very much a metaphor of how Akram feels about the world today. How did two sons both from the same womb, take entirely different pathways? One advocates harmony, and the other revels in chaos.

Are we in control of our narratives or are we just destined to believe so?

Akram has gathered an incredible ensemble of dancers, actors, and musicians who are steeped deeply in the craft of storytelling. It is the first time in his career that he directs an ensemble of artists from the Indian classical traditions.

Duration: Approximately 70 minutes without an intermission

World Premiere | Grand Théâtre de Provence- Aix en Provence – 30th August 2024

GIGENIS: The generation of the Earth is produced by Productions Sarfati. Presented thanks to the support of Orsolina28 Art Foundation and Muse Art Foundation. In co-production with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore; Sadler’s Wells London; and The Joyce Theater with the support of its Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY AKRAM KHAN (Artistic Director/Choreographer/Dancer) is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists of today. In just over 24 years he has created a body of work that has contributed significantly to the arts in the UK and abroad. His reputation has been built on the success of imaginative, highly accessible and relevant productions such as Jungle Book reimagined, Outwitting the Devil, XENOS, Until the Lions, Kaash, iTMOi (in the mind of igor), DESH, Vertical Road, Gnosis and zero degrees. As an instinctive and natural collaborator, Khan has been a magnet to world-class artists from other cultures and disciplines. His previous collaborators include the National Ballet of China, actress Juliette Binoche, ballerina Sylvie Guillem, choreographers/dancers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Israel Galván, singer Kylie Minogue, indie rock band Florence and the Machine, visual artists Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley and Tim Yip, writer Hanif Kureishi, and composers Steve Reich, Nitin Sawhney, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost.

Khan’s work is recognised as being profoundly moving, in which his intelligently crafted storytelling is effortlessly intimate and epic. Described by the Financial Times as an artist “who speaks tremendously of tremendous things”, a highlight of his career was the creation of a section of the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony that was received with unanimous acclaim.

As a choreographer, Khan has developed a close collaboration with English National Ballet. He created the short piece Dust, part of the Lest We Forget programme, which led to an invitation to create his own critically acclaimed version of the iconic romantic ballet Giselle. Creature is Khan’s latest work for English National Ballet.

Khan has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career including two Laurence Olivier Awards, the Bessie Award (New York Dance and Performance Award), the prestigious ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) Distinguished Artist Award, the Fred and Adele Astaire Award, the Herald Archangel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival, the South Bank Sky Arts Award, and ten Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for his company, AKC. He was awarded an MBE for services to dance in 2005. In 2022, Khan was announced as the new Chancellor of De Montfort University, and he is also an Honorary Graduate of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, University of London as well as Roehampton and De Montfort Universities, and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Laban and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Khan is an Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London as well as Curve.

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE I feel humbled to be working with the Sarfati team in this new artistic chapter, where I will be sharing the stage alongside extraordinary Indian classical soloists from specific generations. GIGENIS is a profound tribute to that reflection, a reconciliation between the past and the present times, a genuine celebration of our collective love for dance — boundless, timeless, as well as deeply rooted. It is a work that comes out of an urgent personal response to the endangerment of tradition. Honouring the tradition of kathak, I am excited to be that storyteller once more, not through my body but through the bodies of the most prodigious current and future masters of classical Indian dance.

- Akram Khan, director of GIGENIS, the generation of the Earth

NOTE FROM VONY SARFATI I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be involved in producing Akram Khan's next creation GIGENIS. After almost twenty years of collaboration with Akram, this is not only a tremendous honour but a deeply meaningful endeavour for me personally.

I believe Akram Khan's innovative approach to dance makes him a visionary in the world of performing arts. For all our team at the Productions Sarfati contributing to the realisation of his vision is an extraordinary privilege. I am also thankful for the opportunity to work alongside such talented artists and somehow to play a role in bringing this creative endeavour to life as a celebration of the spirituality, richness, and diversity of Indian culture. I eagerly anticipate the journey ahead and the impact that this collaboration could have on audiences worldwide, bridging the gap between tradition and innovation, showcasing the beauty of Indian classical dance in a way that is both timeless and groundbreaking.

- Vony Sarfati, Producer

Productions Sarfati warmly expresses their thanks to: •

Simony Monteiro, Dominique Bluzet, Vathiar Mohanavelu Sai Akileshwar, Linda Shelton & Ross LeClair, Alistair Spalding.

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Natalie Payne, Chelsea Robinson, & Sabrina Pui Yee Chin of the Akram Khan Company.

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Johanna Flores, Christèle Thomas-Germain from Grand Théâtre de Provence.

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Romain Guichemerre from Muse Art Foundation.

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Isabelle Deville

ABOUT THE MUSIC Introduction, an original composition and arrangement by Jyotsna Prakash and the musicians of GIGENIS War Cry 1, an original composition rearranged by Akram Khan, Jyotsna Prakash, and the musicians of GIGENIS Mahari Shankarabharanam Pallavi, original composition by Padmashree Panjak Charan Das; arrangement by Jyotsna Prakash and the musicians of GIGENIS Birth, original composition and arrangement by Nina Harries and Hariraam Tingyuan Lam Jambupathe, original composition by Muthuswami Dikshitar; arrangement by Jyotsna Prakash and the musicians of GIGENIS Jwala, music composition by Aditya Prakash; rhythmic section by B.C. Manjunath; additional music arrangement by Jyotsna Prakash and the musicians of GIGENIS En Kunjurangikkolken, a traditional folk tune with lyrics by Vallathol Narayana Menon; arrangement by Jyotsna Prakash and the musicians of GIGENIS Coming of Age, an original composition by Jyotsna Prakash; arrangement

by Jyotsna Prakash, Nina Harries, and Hariraam Tingyuan Lam Aaj Jaane Zi Zid Na Karo, an original composition by Sohail Rana with lyrics by Fayyaz Hashmi; arrangement by Jyotsna Prakash and the musicians of GIGENIS War Cry 2, an original composition rearranged by Akram Khan, Jyotsna Prakash, and the musicians of GIGENIS Mizhavu Solos, rhythmic composition and accompaniment by Kalamandalam Rajeev; additional arrangement by Akram Khan and Hariraam Tingyuan Lam O Amar Desher Mati; original lyrics and composition by Rabindranath Tagore; arrangement by Akram Khan, Jyotsna Prakash, and the musicians of GIGENIS

Photos by Camilla Greenwell-Productions-Sarfati

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The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions

The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage.

The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.

Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation R. Richard Ablon Deborah & Charles Adelman Gerald M. Appelstein Rob Ashford Stephen M. Baldini Theodore S. Bartwink The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mick Beekhuizen Evan Behrens & Dara Stern Ajay Bhandaram Torrence Boone Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Madeline Brine Richard & Martha Byrne Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Rodney S. Cohen Alan & Chi Colberg Arlene Cooper Pamela Crutchfield Trisha & Patrick Duval Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Augie K. Fabela II Britton & Melina Fisher Kim Friedman J. Eric Gambrell Jane E. Goldberg Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi David Haines John & Judith Hannan Rex S. Heinke Cecilia & Jim Herbert David & Andrea Holbrook Toni Hoover Kim Koopersmith Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment Ronald & Stephanie Kramer

Ronald S. Lauder Jim Leary Alec & Sarah Machiels Joyce F. Menschel David & Diana Milich Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Karyl Nairn Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock Susan & Gregory Pappajohn Michèle & Steven Pesner Tatiana Piankova Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler Charitable Trust The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ann Sahid Rosche Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman Rowan Family Foundation Inc. Saul & Mary Sanders Fran Schulman Kathleen A. Scott Frederic & Robin Seegal Richard Shea Howard L. Shecter Linda Shelton Irene Shen Henry R. Silverman Susan Fawcett Sosin Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Wendy & Alex Stanton Justin A. Stevens Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg Monica B. Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Daniel Walsh Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Steven M. Zagar Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann The Young Leaders Circle Anonymous Robert Allyn Rebecca Aronson Chellis Baird Emerald Layne Baker Alison Baum Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft

Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Ellen Chen Jason Chuang Jennifer Cook Marin Correa Mary Craig Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Amita Goyal Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair Ronald Gilliam & Mr. Akram Hélil Molly Hensrud Madison Hicks Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair Emma Hood Kristen Irby Jeremy Lentz Jacob Levy Mitch Lowenthal Kyle Marshall Katherine Maxwell Jame McCray Robert McGowan Christopher Morales Terrence Poplar Abigail Richards Madalyn Rupprecht Setpheap San Ariane Schaffer Elisa Smilovitz Daniel Spence Niko Stahl Myriam Varjacques Lucy Vasserman Alexander Wang Douglas Weiss Ricke Williams Emma Winder LeeAna Wolfman ^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.

JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:

Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.

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