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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
AUGMENTED: Dance powered by MAM+AISOMA - Rambert School and The Juilliard School
An empty space with many dancers moving so quickly they are just blurs in the image

AUGMENTED: Juilliard + Rambert School + Studio Wayne McGregor

Sadler's Wells East
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Breakin' Convention 2026 - Friction
One perfomer in casual clothes is looking up and screaming. Behind others look on, expressionless.

Breakin' Convention 2026 - Friction

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Breakin' Convention Festival 2026
Three men with dreadlocks in a dark setting, each covering a different part of their face—mouth, eyes, and ears.

Breakin' Convention Festival 2026

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - Mixed Bill
A solo ballet dancer in a white tutu. On the floor there are feathers and behind there are little lights like stars.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - Mixed Bill

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Akram Khan in Carnival of Shadows
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