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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
Louise Lecavalier – danses vagabondes
A solo performer moves infront of a large orange square of light on an otherwise dark stage.

Louise Lecavalier – danses vagabondes

Sadler's Wells East
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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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Akram Khan in Carnival of Shadows
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