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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
HUMANHOOD - Vortex
Six dancers form a circle, reaching and bending at different levels.

HUMANHOOD - Vortex

Sadler's Wells East
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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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My Fierce Ignorant Step - Christos Papadopoulos
Seven performers move left together, wearing blue‑accented costumes.

My Fierce Ignorant Step - Christos Papadopoulos

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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BalletBoyz - Six Lethargies
A solo performer crouches below a crowd of bodies

BalletBoyz - Six Lethargies

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Akram Khan in Carnival of Shadows
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