Akram Khan

Dr Royona Mitra is a Lecturer in Theatre at Brunel University London, UK where she teaches physical theatre, intercultural performance and critical theory. Her research addresses intersectionalities between bodies, cultures and identities. She has published in Dance Research Journal, Feminist Review and Women & Performance and contributed to volumes on dance and culture.

Contents Preface List of Images Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Khan's Body-Of-Action 2. Corporeal Gestures in Gnosis (2010) 3. Auto-ethnography and Loose in Flight (1999) 4. 'Third Space' Politics in Zero Degrees (2005) and Desh (2011) 5. Mobility and Flexibility in Bahok (2008) 6. Queering Normativity in iTMOi (2013) Conclusion Notes References Appendix: List of Performances