Acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan's newest ensemble work, bahok, named for a Bengali word meaning "carrier," explores the ways in which the body carries national identity and a sense of belonging. Culled from disparate cultures, traditions, and dance backgrounds, Khan's eight dancers play passengers stranded in the limbo of an airport or train station. As they try to communicate to share "the things they carry with them" - their experiences, their memories of home, and the dreams and aspirations that made them move - the rich mix of backgrounds push the boundaries of spoken and dance vocabularies. Award-winning composer and long-time collaborator Nitin Sawhney creates an original score for bahok.
