Akram Khan's autobiographical work Desh has returned to Sadler's Wells. For all its collaborators Desh remains an intensely personal piece with Khan's vision and experience at its heart. While Desh teeters on the verge of indulgence, it falls firmly on the right side.
The effervescent ensemble notes inégales, directed by Peter Wiegold, presented a programme of improvisational works that responded to computer-generated scores on a large screen. This was a highly challenging and thought-provoking concert programme that at times succeeded in liberating musical forms from their conventional strictures.
Trying to narrow down the vast number of theatres in London to a notable list of ten is a daunting task, but there will always be a few standouts for me. I have not listed them in order of preference or grandeur, but instead attempted to select a diverse collection of venues/spaces that each have winning attributes.
In Desh Khan has made an important voyage into autobiography. The richness of the world presented to us makes us forget that this is in fact an 80 minute solo performance. Through his own movement and physical skill Khan populates the stage with characters.
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