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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
H.O.P.E (Heaven Original Prime Experience)
A person poses against a plain white wall wearing a long sheer black skirt, black crop top, hooded leather jacket, gloves, and a very long light‑blonde wig draped over one shoulder.

H.O.P.E (Heaven Original Prime Experience)

Lilian Baylis Studio
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Birmingham Royal Ballet - Don Quixote
Dancer in red lace dress leaping into split, castanets raised, sunset orange floral background.

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Don Quixote

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Louise Lecavalier – danses vagabondes
A solo performer moves infront of a large orange square of light on an otherwise dark stage.

Louise Lecavalier – danses vagabondes

Sadler's Wells East
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Elixir Festival 2026
A person in patterned headwrap and matching yellow-and-red wrap skirt performs a dance pose, extending one arm forward and bending slightly at the waist. Another dancer in similar attire is visible in the background inside a bright indoor space with large windows.

Elixir Festival 2026

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