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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
Alexander Whitley Dance Company - The Rite of Spring / Mirror
Abstract silhouette of a person against bright vertical light beams. The colours are blue and white fading to orange and brown, and the image has a a grainy, distorted texture

Alexander Whitley Dance Company - The Rite of Spring / Mirror

Sadler's Wells East
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English National Ballet - Body & Soul
Two male dancers in black trousers. The hold each other with one arm, leaning back. Their other arm is above their heads.

English National Ballet - Body & Soul

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Culture Club
A group of adults participate in a movement class indoors, following an instructor and raising their arms in unison.

Culture Club

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Sidney Barnes - Artist-Led Session [in person]
Sidney wearing a bright red sleeveless outfit and black shoes performing a floor-based dance move on a white stage, with one arm extended and legs bent, in front of a dark background with audience members partially visible.

Sidney Barnes - Artist-Led Session [in person]

Sadler's Wells East
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Akram Khan in Carnival of Shadows
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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