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词条 Amina Khayyam
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| birth_place = Sylhet Division Bangladesh
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| residence = London, England
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| citizenship = British
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| occupation = Dancer, choreographer, dance teacher
| years_active = 2001–present
| home_town = Oxted, Surrey
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}}Amina Khayyam is a Bangladeshi-born British dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. She is acclaimed for her progressive work within Kathak's intricate and detailed theatrical movements of abhinaya.[1]

Early life

Khayyam was born in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh[2] and comes from a Muslim background where dance was frowned upon.[3] She grew up in village in Oxted, Surrey, where her late father owned a business[4] and Khayyam attended Oxted School.

She trained in London initially with Alpana Sengupta before[2] attending local dance classes under the direction of Kathak specialist,[4] dancer, choreographer and teacher Sushmita Ghosh in 1996[2],part of which she trained three years at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust in London.[2]

Career

In 2001, Khayyam made her professional debut at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre.[5] Her performance ranges from classical Kathak, in which, she has received high accolades for her Abhinaya, to multi-media performances such as the principle performer in the Akademi/South Bank's outdoor spectacle Escapade in 2003[2] and in International Arts' and Forum for Laboratory Theatres of Manipuri's production of Macbeth-Stage of Blood on the River Thames.[5] In 2007, she set up her own company, Amina Khayyam Dance Company.[4] Khayyam is the founder and artistic director Amina Khayyam Dance Company, which uses Khathak as the core narrative.[5]

She has toured extensively both nationally and internationally with her own work as well as for other companies[2] such as Sonia Sabri, and has worked with dancers/choreographers including,[5] Kumudini Lakhia,[2] Nahid Siddiqui,[5] Filip Van Huffel,[2] Darshan Singh Bhuller, and Jonathan Lunn. Khayyam uses Kathak as the core of her work; in Laal Shaari,[5] which combined live art process with Kathak movement and she presented at mac, it was selected for ROH2 Firsts.[5] She has also appeared at the mac in Sonia Sabri's Red and zeroculture's production of Find Me Amongst the Black.[1]

In 2014, Khayyam adapted Federico García Lorca's play Yerma, setting it in a modern, inner-city British community to neo-classical Kathak dance and performed to live music with tabla, cello and vocals.[5][6] Khayyam herself dances the title role.[7][8][9] In the same year, she made a full production of[5] A Thousand Faces.[1] She also made a mid scale production Amad.[5]

Khayyam also teaches BA Hons Dance and Culture degree at the University of Surrey.[4]

Personal life

Khayyam has one child (born 2009).[4]

See also

  • British Bangladeshi
  • List of British Bangladeshis

References

1. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desixpress.co.uk/event/amina-khayyam-a-thousand-faces|title=Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces|work= |location= |publisher=Desi Xpress|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/schoolofarts/people/complete_staff_list/amina_khayyam/|title=Ms Amina Khayyam|publisher=University of Surrey|date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}}
3. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.londondance.com/articles/interviews/amina-khayyam-yerma/|title=Interview: Amina Khayyam - on Yerma & 'the passion of kathak'|work= |location= |publisher=londondance.com|date=30 October 2013|accessdate=1 March 2016}}
4. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/giving-a-voice-to-silent-women-through-kathak-dance/|title=Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance|work= |location= |publisher=Asian Culture Vulture|date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Amina-Khayyam-Dance-Company-Takes-YERMA-on-Tour-This-Autumn-20141021|title=Amina Khayyam Dance Company Takes YERMA on Tour This Autumn|work= |location= |publisher=Broadway.com|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}
6. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/507785-yerma/|title=Yerma|work= |location= |publisher=The List|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}
7. ^{{cite news |last=Bruce|first=Keith|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13617476.Fringe_Dance_review__Yerma__New_Town_Theatre/|title=Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance|work= |location=Glasgow|publisher=The Herald|date=12 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news |last=Sorokina|first=Elena|url=http://www.edfestmag.com/yerma/|title=Yerma|work= |location=Edinburgh|publisher=Edinburgh Festivals|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}
9. ^{{cite news|last= |first= |url=http://www.asianecho.co.uk/events/yerma-amina-khayyam-dance/.html |title=YERMA: Amina Khayyam Dance |work= |location= |publisher=Asian Echo |date=20 March 2014 |accessdate=1 March 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306075652/http://www.asianecho.co.uk/events/yerma-amina-khayyam-dance/.html |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.aminakhayyamdance.co.uk/}}
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