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Mavin Khoo | |
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| Born | Mavin Khoo Bu-Aun (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (age 49) |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University |
| Occupation | Bharata Natyam dancer |
| Parent(s) | Khoo Kay Kim (Father) N. Rathimalar (Mother) |
| Website | Official website |
Mavin Khoo (Mavin Khoo Bu-Aun) is aMalaysian dancer of theIndian classical dance form,Bharata Natyam.
Born on 30 April 1976 born inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia, a youngest son to Tan Sri and Puan SriKhoo Kay Kim. His father Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim is a national leading historian. Mavin began his training inBharata Natyam under Vatsala Sivadas and Vasuki Sivanesan at the Temple of Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur. He also studiedOdissi and Bharata Natyam under Ramli Ibrahim and Classical ballet with Lee Yu Pin. His main dance education was under the renowned dance maestroPadma ShriAdyar K. Lakshman inChennai, India.
Khoo also trained at the Cunningham Studios inNew York City in the Cunningham technique and furthered his ballet training with Michael Beare, Marian St. Claire, Nancy Kilgour and Ayumi Hikasa in London.
He has collaborated and danced with some of the major choreographers of today including Akram Khan, Wayne McGregor andChristopher Bannerman. He has danced as guest artist with Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Ballet de Zaragoza, Ballet Regensburgh and Sankalapam.
He has been commissioned by theRoyal Opera House (ROH2), Akademi, National Youth Dance Company, The Jazz Company, South Bank Centre in the UK to create work. He has also made commissioned work for theCanada Dance Festival.
He stands today as one of the leading international male soloBharata Natyam performers dancing inIndia and throughout the world. He also creates new work that challenges notions of gender and ambiguity. He has been a British Council scholar having studied his postgraduate studies in choreography atMiddlesex University, London. He is one of few leading performers today that has developed academia alongside practice in performance.
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