A Vertical Road to George Town

By Rosalind Chua

August 2011 FEATURE
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“Vertical Road”, the acclaimed new show by the Akram Khan Company, provided some international flavour at the month-long George Town Festival. Akram Khan and producer Farooq Chaudhry explain the creative process to Rosalind Chua and tell her why interpretation is very much in the mind of the beholder.Akram Khan in a contemplative mood. Laurent ZieglerCould you briefly explain the creative process for “Vertical Road”?Akram Khan: When you finally create something, the history of how it was made becomes vague and is lost....

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