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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
Rambert - This is Rambert
Three performers walk toward the camera, and a fourth strikes a pose. There is silver tinsel in the background, and the image is lit with purple and blue lights.

Rambert - This is Rambert

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Head First Acrobats - Return of The GODZ
Four naked men stand on chairs holding gold plates.

Head First Acrobats - Return of The GODZ

Peacock Theatre
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Culture Club
A group of adults participate in a movement class indoors, following an instructor and raising their arms in unison.

Culture Club

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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The Dance Floor is Black: The Music Is Ours Weekend

The Dance Floor is Black: The Music Is Ours Weekend

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