Age is only a number. But for star British choreographer Akram Khan, it’s also about overawed young dancers treating him with kid gloves. “I can see it in their eyes. But like, I don’t need a chair. I’m only 51 and I do jujitsu!”
Khan is indeed a jujitsu nut, training five times a week. Shaven head gleaming, he’s trim in black, contained in movement. We’re sitting in a corner of the National Theatre’s foyer to chat dance – and specifically to discuss Thikra, the show that will bring Khan’s company to a close after 25 transforming years.
