{"id":141234,"date":"2024-12-11T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=141234"},"modified":"2024-12-11T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:08:47","slug":"akram-khans-iconic-performance-chotto-desh-to-be-staged-in-tallinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/akram-khans-iconic-performance-chotto-desh-to-be-staged-in-tallinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Akram Khan\u2019s iconic performance \u201cChotto Desh\u201d to be staged in Tallinn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the world\u2019s most influential choreographers and a revolutionary figure in contemporary dance, <b>Akram Khan<\/b>, will bring his iconic ballet performance <b>\u201c<\/b><i>Chotto Desh<\/i><b>\u201d<\/b> to Tallinn\u2019s Vene Teater on February 25 and 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u201c<\/b><i>Chotto Desh<\/i><b>\u201d<\/b> is a continuation of Khan\u2019s celebrated solo performance <b>\u201c<\/b><i>DESH<\/i><b>\u201d<\/b>, which blends the memories and myths of the United Kingdom and Bangladesh. In 2012, Khan was awarded the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for this groundbreaking work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Akram-Khan.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Chotto_Desh-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Critics around the world have consistently praised this production. The Telegraph describes each scene as &#8220;magical and emotionally intense.&#8221; The Independent highlights Khan\u2019s ability to create vast universes from a single image. The Wonderful World of Dance praised the performance\u2019s visual effects, noting how they &#8220;hypnotically express the deepest emotions of the human soul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c<i>Chotto Desh<\/i>\u201d is more than just a dance performance; it is a poetic journey of self-discovery that resonates with both children and adults alike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Khan\u2019s collaboration with <b>Timmy Yip<\/b>, an Academy Award-winning visual artist renowned for his work on films like <b>\u201c<\/b><i>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<\/i><b>\u201d<\/b>, alongside composer <i>Jocelyn Pook<\/i> and lighting designer <i>Michael Hulls<\/i>, has resulted in a stunning blend of stage design. The performance features mesmerizing visuals where urban landscapes and fairy-tale forests merge into one seamless narrative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One of the world\u2019s most influential choreographers and a revolutionary figure in contemporary dance, Akram Khan, will bring his &hellip; <span class=\"read-more-excerpt\">Read more<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":141235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[23598,23852,23853,23855,21559,22915,23104],"class_list":["post-141234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-theatre-in-tallinn","tag-akram-khan","tag-chotto-desh","tag-ballet-tallinn-2025","tag-events-in-tallinn","tag-what-to-do-in-tallinn","tag-contemporary-dance"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141317,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141234\/revisions\/141317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}