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'''Amina Khayyam''' is a [[Bangladeshi]]-born [[United Kingdom|British]] [[dancer]], [[Choreography|choreographer]] and [[Dance education|dance teacher]]. She is acclaimed for her progressive work within [[Kathak]]'s intricate and detailed theatrical movements of [[abhinaya]].<ref name="desixpress">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desixpress.co.uk/event/amina-khayyam-a-thousand-faces|title=Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces|work= |location= |publisher=''Desi Xpress''|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>
'''Amina Khayyam''' (born 1980) is a [[Bangladeshi]]-born [[United Kingdom|British]] [[dancer]], [[Choreography|choreographer]] and [[Dance education|dance teacher]]. She is acclaimed for her progressive work within [[Kathak]]'s intricate and detailed theatrical movements of [[abhinaya]].<ref name="desixpress">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desixpress.co.uk/event/amina-khayyam-a-thousand-faces|title=Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces|work= |location= |publisher=''Desi Xpress''|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Khayyam was born in [[Sylhet Division]], [[Bangladesh]]<ref name="surrey">{{cite web |url=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/schoolofarts/people/complete_staff_list/amina_khayyam/|title=Ms Amina Khayyam|publisher=University of Surrey|date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> and comes from a Muslim background where dance was frowned upon.<ref name="londondance">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.londondance.com/articles/interviews/amina-khayyam-yerma/|title=Interview: Amina Khayyam - on Yerma & 'the passion of kathak'|work= |location= |publisher=''londondance.com''|date=30 October 2013|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>
Khayyam was born in [[Sylhet Division]], [[Bangladesh]]<ref name="surrey">{{cite web |url=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/schoolofarts/people/complete_staff_list/amina_khayyam/|title=Ms Amina Khayyam|publisher=University of Surrey|date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> and comes from a Muslim background where dance was frowned upon.<ref name="londondance">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.londondance.com/articles/interviews/amina-khayyam-yerma/|title=Interview: Amina Khayyam - on Yerma & 'the passion of kathak'|work= |location= |publisher=''londondance.com''|date=30 October 2013|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> She grew up in village in [[Oxted]], [[Surrey]] where her late father owned a business.<ref name="asianculturevulture">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/giving-a-voice-to-silent-women-through-kathak-dance/|title=Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Culture Vulture''|date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>


She trained in London initially with Alpana Sengupta before joining the dancer, choreographer and teacher Sushmita Ghosh in 1996, part of which she trained three years at the [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust]] in London.<ref name="surrey"/>
She trained in London initially with Alpana Sengupta before<ref name="surrey"/> attending local dance classes under the direction of [[Kathak]] specialist,<ref name="asianculturevulture"/> dancer, choreographer and teacher Sushmita Ghosh in 1996<ref name="surrey"/> at the age of 16,<ref name="asianculturevulture"/> part of which she trained three years at the [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust]] in London.<ref name="surrey"/>


==Career==
==Career==
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In 2001, Khayyam made her professional debut at the [[Purcell Room]], [[Southbank Centre]].<ref name="broadwayworld">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Amina-Khayyam-Dance-Company-Takes-YERMA-on-Tour-This-Autumn-20141021|title=Amina Khayyam Dance Company Takes YERMA on Tour This Autumn|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Broadway.com]]''|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> Her performance ranges from classical Kathak, in which, she has received high accolades for her [[Abhinaya]], to multi-media performances such as the principle performer in the Akademi/[[South Bank]]'s outdoor spectacle ''Escapade'' in 2003<ref name="surrey"/> and in International Arts' and Forum for Laboratory Theatres of [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]-Stage of Blood on the River Thames''.<ref name="broadwayworld"/> In 2007, she set up her own company, Amina Khayyam Dance Company.<ref name="asianculturevulture"/> Khayyam is the founder and artistic director Amina Khayyam Dance Company, which uses Khathak as the core narrative.<ref name="broadwayworld"/>
AMINA KHAYYAM DANCE COMPANY, the UK-based contemporary dance company who use KATHAK as the core narrative in making new work, is based in the south of England and run by its founder and artistic director, Amina Khayyam.<ref name="broadwayworld"/>

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In 2001, Khayyam made her professional debut at the [[Purcell Room]], [[Southbank Centre]].<ref name="broadwayworld">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Amina-Khayyam-Dance-Company-Takes-YERMA-on-Tour-This-Autumn-20141021|title=Amina Khayyam Dance Company Takes YERMA on Tour This Autumn|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Broadway.com]]''|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> Her performance ranges from classical [[Kathak]], in which, she has received high accolades for her [[Abhinaya]], to multi-media performances such as the principle performer in the Akademi/[[South Bank]]'s outdoor spectacle ''Escapade'' in 2003<ref name="surrey"/> and in International Arts' and Forum for Laboratory Theatres of [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]-Stage of Blood on the River Thames''.<ref name="broadwayworld"/>


She has toured extensively both nationally and internationally with her own work as well as for other companies<ref name="surrey"/> such as Sonia Sabri, and has worked with dancers/choreographers including,<ref name="broadwayworld"/> [[Kumudini Lakhia]],<ref name="surrey"/> Nahid Siddiqui,<ref name="broadwayworld"/> Filip Van Huffel,<ref name="surrey"/> Darshan Singh Bhuller and Jonathan Lunn. Khayyam uses Kathak as the core of her work; in ''Laal Shaari'',<ref name="broadwayworld"/> which combined live art process with Kathak movement and she presented at [[mac (Birmingham)|mac]], it was selected for [[ROH2]] Firsts.<ref name="broadwayworld"/> She has also appeared at the mac in Sonia Sabri's ''Red'' and zeroculture's production of ''Find Me Amongst the Black''.<ref name="desixpress">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desixpress.co.uk/event/amina-khayyam-a-thousand-faces|title=Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces|work= |location= |publisher=''Desi Xpress''|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>
She has toured extensively both nationally and internationally with her own work as well as for other companies<ref name="surrey"/> such as Sonia Sabri, and has worked with dancers/choreographers including,<ref name="broadwayworld"/> [[Kumudini Lakhia]],<ref name="surrey"/> Nahid Siddiqui,<ref name="broadwayworld"/> Filip Van Huffel,<ref name="surrey"/> Darshan Singh Bhuller and Jonathan Lunn. Khayyam uses Kathak as the core of her work; in ''Laal Shaari'',<ref name="broadwayworld"/> which combined live art process with Kathak movement and she presented at [[mac (Birmingham)|mac]], it was selected for [[ROH2]] Firsts.<ref name="broadwayworld"/> She has also appeared at the mac in Sonia Sabri's ''Red'' and zeroculture's production of ''Find Me Amongst the Black''.<ref name="desixpress">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desixpress.co.uk/event/amina-khayyam-a-thousand-faces|title=Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces|work= |location= |publisher=''Desi Xpress''|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>
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In 2014, Khayyam adapted [[Federico García Lorca]]'s play ''[[Yerma]]'', setting it in a modern, inner-city British community to neo-classical Kathak dance and performed to live music with tabla, cello and vocals.<ref name="broadwayworld"/><ref name="edinburghfestival">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/507785-yerma/|title=Yerma|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The List (magazine)|The List]]''|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> Khayyam herself dances the title role.<ref name="heraldscotland">{{cite news |last=Bruce|first=Keith|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13617476.Fringe_Dance_review__Yerma__New_Town_Theatre/|title=Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance|work= |location=Glasgow|publisher=''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]''|date=12 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="edfestmag">{{cite news |last=Sorokina|first=Elena|url=http://www.edfestmag.com/yerma/|title=Yerma|work= |location=Edinburgh|publisher=''Edinburgh Festivals''|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="asianecho">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianecho.co.uk/events/yerma-amina-khayyam-dance/.html|title=YERMA: Amina Khayyam Dance|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Echo''|date=20 March 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> In the same year, she made a full production of<ref name="broadwayworld"/> ''[[A Thousand Faces (play)|A Thousand Faces]]''.<ref name="desixpress"/> She also made a mid scale production ''Amad''.<ref name="broadwayworld"/>
In 2014, Khayyam adapted [[Federico García Lorca]]'s play ''[[Yerma]]'', setting it in a modern, inner-city British community to neo-classical Kathak dance and performed to live music with tabla, cello and vocals.<ref name="broadwayworld"/><ref name="edinburghfestival">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/507785-yerma/|title=Yerma|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The List (magazine)|The List]]''|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> Khayyam herself dances the title role.<ref name="heraldscotland">{{cite news |last=Bruce|first=Keith|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13617476.Fringe_Dance_review__Yerma__New_Town_Theatre/|title=Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance|work= |location=Glasgow|publisher=''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]''|date=12 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="edfestmag">{{cite news |last=Sorokina|first=Elena|url=http://www.edfestmag.com/yerma/|title=Yerma|work= |location=Edinburgh|publisher=''Edinburgh Festivals''|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="asianecho">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianecho.co.uk/events/yerma-amina-khayyam-dance/.html|title=YERMA: Amina Khayyam Dance|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Echo''|date=20 March 2014|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> In the same year, she made a full production of<ref name="broadwayworld"/> ''[[A Thousand Faces (play)|A Thousand Faces]]''.<ref name="desixpress"/> She also made a mid scale production ''Amad''.<ref name="broadwayworld"/>


Khayyam also teaches [[Bachelor of Arts|BA Hons]] Dance and Culture degree at the [[University of Surrey]].<ref name="asianculturevulture">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/giving-a-voice-to-silent-women-through-kathak-dance/|title=Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Culture Vulture''|date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>
Khayyam also teaches [[Bachelor of Arts|BA Hons]] Dance and Culture degree at the [[University of Surrey]].<ref name="asianculturevulture"/>

==Personal life==
Khayyam has one child (born 2001).<ref name="asianculturevulture"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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Amina Khayyam
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Dancer, choreographer, dance teacher
Years active1990s–present
Children1
Career
Current groupAmina Khayyam Dance Company
DancesKathak

Amina Khayyam (born 1980) is a

dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. She is acclaimed for her progressive work within Kathak's intricate and detailed theatrical movements of abhinaya.[1]

Early life

Khayyam was born in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh[2] and comes from a Muslim background where dance was frowned upon.[3] She grew up in village in Oxted, Surrey where her late father owned a business.[4]

She trained in London initially with Alpana Sengupta before

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust in London.[2]

Career

In 2001, Khayyam made her professional debut at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre.[5] Her performance ranges from classical Kathak, in which, she has received high accolades for her Abhinaya, to multi-media performances such as the principle performer in the Akademi/South Bank's outdoor spectacle Escapade in 2003[2] and in International Arts' and Forum for Laboratory Theatres of Manipuri's production of Macbeth-Stage of Blood on the River Thames.[5] In 2007, she set up her own company, Amina Khayyam Dance Company.[4] Khayyam is the founder and artistic director Amina Khayyam Dance Company, which uses Khathak as the core narrative.[5]

She has toured extensively both nationally and internationally with her own work as well as for other companies

ROH2 Firsts.[5] She has also appeared at the mac in Sonia Sabri's Red and zeroculture's production of Find Me Amongst the Black.[1]

In 2014, Khayyam adapted Federico García Lorca's play Yerma, setting it in a modern, inner-city British community to neo-classical Kathak dance and performed to live music with tabla, cello and vocals.[5][6] Khayyam herself dances the title role.[7][8][9] In the same year, she made a full production of[5] A Thousand Faces.[1] She also made a mid scale production Amad.[5]

Khayyam also teaches BA Hons Dance and Culture degree at the University of Surrey.[4]

Personal life

Khayyam has one child (born 2001).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces". Desi Xpress. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ms Amina Khayyam". University of Surrey. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Interview: Amina Khayyam - on Yerma & 'the passion of kathak'". londondance.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance". Asian Culture Vulture. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^
    Broadway.com. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  6. ^ "Yerma". The List. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Bruce, Keith (12 August 2015). "Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance". Glasgow: The Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Sorokina, Elena (24 August 2015). "Yerma". Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festivals. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "YERMA: Amina Khayyam Dance". Asian Echo. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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