French actress Juliette Binoche — of The English Patient and Chocolat fame — will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in a dance theatre, IN-I, written, directed and performed by her and Akram Khan, the internationally acclaimed contemporary dancer and choreographer.

Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor joined the team as stage designer and composer Philip Sheppard created the music for the 70-minutes piece. A hybrid between dance and drama, IN-I is an emotional journey through the paths of love, lust, disappointment, anger and forgiveness between a man and a woman.

This performance takes both artists in new directions, with Juliette Binoche learning to dance (having never danced on stage before), while choreographer and dancer Akram Khan acting for the first time since his childhood role in Peter Brook’s Mahabharata.

“With Akram, I felt that we could confront and share new desires, hopes and visions through our respective arts by inventing a common language. I never know what I’m capable of before I do it,” Binoche said about her new artistic ?experience, while Khan pointed out that, “The project with Juliette has been one ?of the most challenging experiences of ?my life. I think we are both moving out-side our comfort zones through work-?ing together to create something completely new.”

World premiered on September 18 ?in London, as part of the European Cultural Season, IN-I is on a world tour. In Abu Dhabi, the performance will take place on January 28 and 29, at the ?Emirates Palace Hotel.

source: khaleejtimes.com

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