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DESH ft a giant hand-painted scrim backdrop by ShowTex
DESH ft a giant hand-painted scrim backdrop by ShowTex
DESH ft a giant hand-painted scrim backdrop by ShowTex
DESH ft a giant hand-painted scrim backdrop by ShowTex

DESH by Akram Khan

Theatre Tour
February 2012

For DESH, the latest contemporary production of choreographer and performer Akram Khan, ShowTex supplied an impressive handpainted loam-colored GobelinTulle backdrop and a custom printed Dancecarpet Duo creating an integrated set design.

For this production, Khan teams up with Oscar-winning visual artist Tim Yip (Production Designer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), fellow Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist lighting designer Michael Hulls, writer and poet Karthika Nair and Olivier award-winning composer Jocelyn Pook.

Project credits

Client: 
Akram Khan Company
Designer: 
Tim Yip