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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
YAMATO The Drummers of Japan - "Hito no Chikara" - The Power of Human Strength
A solo perfomer screaming and drumming infront of an orange, red and grey circle.

YAMATO The Drummers of Japan

Peacock Theatre
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Northern Ballet - Gentleman Jack
Two perfomers against a faded background. One in a suit with a top hat and cane, one in pink doing a backbend.

Northern Ballet - Gentleman Jack

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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The Dance Factory - Dada Masilo's HAMLET
Nine dancers face away from the camera with their arms outstretched.

The Dance Factory - Dada Masilo's HAMLET

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Theatre-Rites: Return to the Forest
A performer crouches low on a dark stage wearing a black outfit and a large sculptural headpiece with curved horns, a box‑shaped visor, and trailing coloured wires, while two other performers behind adopt bent, alert stances under focused stage lighting.

Theatre-Rites: Return to the Forest

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