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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
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures - The Red Shoes
A ballerina in a teal tutu dances on stage under a spotlight, while red ballet shoes and rose petals float around her. A sunset over a lake is visible in the background.

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures - The Red Shoes

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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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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Chicos Mambo - TUTU
A person wearing a large, peach-colored tutu dances on a stage with red and yellow floral decorations against a red background.

Chicos Mambo - TUTU

Peacock Theatre
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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