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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
Family Freestyle
Three adults and two children in casual clothes. They are holding musical shakers in both hands.

Family Freestyle

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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The Snowman
A group of characters, including a snowman and a boy, fly through a snowy landscape at night with a clock and trees in the background.

The Snowman

Peacock Theatre
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Ebony Scrooge - ZooNation
A group of four people in colorful, futuristic outfits pose energetically against a bright, sparkly background.

Ebony Scrooge - ZooNation

Sadler's Wells East
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Ballet Black - SHADOWS
Dancers in black lift a performer in a blue dress on stage, while another in a yellow dress sits in front.

Ballet Black - SHADOWS

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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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