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Over the last 25 years, Akram Khan Company has established itself as one of the foremost innovative dance companies in the world. Embracing an artistic vision that both respects and challenges Indian kathak form and contemporary dance.

World Premiere | 24 April - 4 June

Akram makes his full-length ballet debut in Denmark with the Royal Danish Ballet, reimagining Shakespeare’s dark tragedy, Macbeth.

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Portraits in Otherness

Curated by Akram Khan and Company producer Farooq Chaudhry, Portraits in Otherness initiated a new chapter in Akram Khan Company’s history as it transferred the intangible value of its legacy to a new generation of dance artists.

“Dancing still remains the most significant reasons why I still want to connect with the Other, why I want to listen to the Other, why I want to learn from the Other. And ...

Chotto Xenos

World Premiere: 21 February 2020, DanceEast, Ipswich

In 2019, Sue Buckmaster reimagined XENOS into a child-friendly production. Interweaving the themes from the piece, Chotto Xenos probes the necessary questions to younger audienc...

Vertical Road (Reimagined) – Boston Ballet

Vertical Road (Reimagined) as part of Boston Ballet’s Fall Experience 2023 – the first American company to perform the piece.

Vertical Road explores humanity’s earthly nature, rituals, and the consequences of our actions. This mesmerising work becomes a meditation on the journey from gravity to grace. ...

DESH

DESH is a full-length contemporary solo and the most personal work of Akram’s. DESH meaning ‘homeland’ in Bengali, draws multiple tales of land, nation, resist...

Until the Lions

“As in many myths, the female characters are often the unsung heroes, the figures of strength and imagination and endurance. It is their unsung stories in particular that ...

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The Renovātiō Series

Welcome to The Renovātiō Series, the digital programme as part of our Carnival of Shadows season. Taking its roots and meaning from latin: rebirth / renewal, The Renovātiō Seri...

"As in many myths, the female characters are often the unsung heroes, the figures of strength and imagination and endurance. It is their unsung stories in particular that still haunt me today."

- Akram Khan

Until the Lions

World Première: 12 January 2016, Roundhouse, London Last performance: 28 July 2019, Zoumbouleio Megaro, Kalamata   "As in many myths, the female characters are often...

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For enquiries related to Akram’s independent commissions, please contact natalie@akramkhanproductions.com.

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