He happens to be the latest sensation in the dance world. An alluring dancer-choreographer, blending classical Kathak and modern dance rhythms, mastering his efforts of speed and stillness in an epic of agile movements with lights and shades of silence and uproar….This sequence of alteration is branded as 'contemporary dance' by Akram.

The show was organised by the British Council at the Osmani Memorial Hall on January 1.

The 55-minute Kaash, is a cyclical loop of consequences with a vision of pre- and post-war effects. Khan says, the concept of Kaash is 'a triplet condition depicting preparation of destruction or war; the war itself and its reflection in the sequence; and, rebuilding of life after war and recreation'.

He and his four dancers seem swift movers; dressed in black costume generated an array of breathtaking motions and gasps of wild energy. The dense black environment along with the greyish ash mat-platform made a reflection of a shadowy appearance of the set design to a frame where the spot light effects were prominent. The light effects apparently focused a completely new dimension of gestures--slashing arm movements across their bodies and the acrobatic twists articulated a mist of illusion emerging from every sequence.

The musical score set a variation of silence and rhythm of roaring drumbeats making a reception to fatality and casualty mingled with the sinister tune. It became clearer that Kaash is a performance comprised of multitude of patterns.

It was more of a passion that got him into the arts of dance profession, as he mentioned earlier at a press conference. In reply to a question on how he took dance as career, Akram mentioned his mother as the main driving force. The dance of Michael Jackson greatly inspired him in his childhood for the uprising of expressions through physicality and movement.

Akram also uses a lot of film concepts with the likes of Satyajit Roy's influence with inspirations from Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill--it is the musical diversity used in the different segment of the picture, which amuses him, the most.

Replying to another question about willingness to work with local artistes of the town, it was a delightful yes. He expressed willingness to work with Bangladeshi artistes and broaden his knowledge.

He plans to include more subject-based concepts in his next piece--Ma, to a degree inspired by Arundhati Roy's The Algebra of Infinite Justice.

Although Akram has visited Bangladesh several times, it is the inaugural official tour with his dance group.

The dance composition was rather unfamiliar to the local people, especially to one not accustomed with the classical and modern aspects of it. But the black attire and the Matrix-like movements were artistically expressive. As he says 'movement is inspired by music', while defining dance, Akram's bridging of the classical Kathak and the contemporary dance may become a new genre of experience.