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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
Dancing at Dusk on Digital Stage

Dancing at Dusk on Digital Stage

Digital Stage
The Rite of Spring on Digital Stage
Dancers from École des Sables performing The Rite of Spring on stage

The Rite of Spring on Digital Stage

Digital Stage
Nico Muhly / Michael Keegan-Dolan / Maud Le Pladec / Jules Cunningham - Marking Time

Nico Muhly / Michael Keegan-Dolan / Maud Le Pladec / Jules Cunningham - Marking Time

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

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Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Akram Khan in Carnival of Shadows
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