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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
Emanuel Gat Dance - FIVE DAYS IN THE SUN

Emanuel Gat Dance - FIVE DAYS IN THE SUN

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Lost Dog – The Last Hamlet
Person with boxing gloves sits among theatrical props in a sparse room.

Lost Dog – The Last Hamlet

Sadler's Wells East
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Family Freestyle at Sadler's Wells East
Three adults and two children in casual clothes. They are holding musical shakers in both hands.

Family Freestyle at Sadler's Wells East

Sadler's Wells East
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The Dance Floor Takeover: MargaM VR – Divya Kasturi
Abstract image of multiple glowing white dancer-like figures mirrored across a dark blue background, creating a symmetrical motion effect above a textured floor.

The Dance Floor Takeover: MargaM VR – Divya Kasturi

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