Akram Khan is a contemporary dance choreographer generating work based in both Kathak and modern dance.  He is the artistic director of the Akram Khan Company.

At a young age Akram began learning Bengali folk dancing from his morther and studied Kathak under Sri Pratap Pawar. As a chi

Classical, Clever, Intense, Physical force, Power, Rhythmic

Lisa Race is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Connecticut College, where she works tirelessly to foster students' intrests in modern dance. She teaches courses from Theory and Style to Advanced Composition, in addition to choreographing pieces for her students. She has also spent the past few years

Experimental, Feminine, Political, Power

Carl Orff was an extremely private person, insisting that his work is the only important thing. When the editor for a lexicon on modern opera asked Orff to provide some bibliographical information, Orff replied: “Carl Orff, born in Munich, still living there.” His eight volume autobiography revea

Pioneering, Power, Primal, Religious, Repetitive, Rhythmic, Spiritual

Susan Marshall is the Artistic Director/Choreographer for Susan Marshall & Company. Her work has been performed extensively throughout New York at such venues as the Brooklyn Academy of Music and NY City Center, as well as at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, SpringDanse (Netherlands), Edinburgh Intern

Intimate, Layered, Pioneering, Power, Primal, Technology