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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
Divija Melally - Artist-Led Session [in person]
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Divija Melally - Artist-Led Session [in person]

Sadler's Wells East
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English National Ballet - My First Ballet: Cinderella
A cartoon with woodland animals, a castle and a girl in ballet shoes wearing an apron and holding a broom.

English National Ballet - My First Ballet: Cinderella

Sadler's Wells East
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Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company - Solera
Three guitar players and two dancers. The dancers are in blue and are embraced mid-dance.

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company - Solera

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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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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