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Carnival of Shadows The beginning of a third decade of storytelling

Over the past 20 years, Akram Khan Company has become a platform that retells ancient myths to speak to us now and constantly reinvents itself in order to reflect the world as it changes.

Akram Khan in Carnival of Shadows
London City Ballet - Firebird - A Double Bill
Performer in a red dress dances before a cracked wall, with flowing red hair and fractured patterns across the body and background creating a dramatic, stone-like effect.

London City Ballet - Firebird - A Double Bill

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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STORIES - The Tap Dance Sensation
A group of dancers on a dark smokey stage. They wear long black coats and are jumping with their arms to the side.

STORIES - The Tap Dance Sensation

Peacock Theatre
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Dickson Mbi Company - TELLUS
Close‑up of a performer with a lifted chin against a pale blue background.

Dickson Mbi Company - TELLUS

Sadler's Wells East
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Motionhouse - Hidden
Group of acrobatic dancers with one performer thrown high into the air.

Motionhouse - Hidden

Sadler's Wells East
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A black and white still from the illustrated film. Two men stand in a garden in trousers, shirts and ties, holding hands and raising them.

Breathless Puppets

Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage

Choreographed by Akram Khan and directed by Naaman Azhari, this powerful short film tells the story of two men with a passion for dance who reconnect through the tragedy of the pandemic.

Breathless Puppets