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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.

24 April - 4 June 2026

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

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The Silent Burn Project

This programme is dedicated to everyone who had walked with us on our unpredictable 20-year adventure. It’s for all the company members and artists from start to present, and for those who feel silenced and who are yet to find their voice.

“After twenty years of unearthing, discovering, and retelling through new lenses, this is a moment for me to reflect and to look back at the footsteps that we at AKC have ...

Akram Khan’s Giselle

The iconic ballet, reimagined.
In this acclaimed version by Akram Khan, the greatest Romantic ballet and its story of love, betrayal and redemption are reimagined.

The iconic ballet, reimagined. In this acclaimed version by Akram, the greatest Romantic ballet and its story of love, betrayal and redemption are reimagined. The score is adapt...

KADAMATI

Created in collaboration with 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary, Edinburgh International Festival, Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville, K

“The idea of having mass bodies performing in a ritualistic way, in different locations, reflects a beautiful part of where we have evolved to today.” – Akram Created in c...

Outwitting the Devil

“I have awakened to a new way of dancing. And that is to dance my ideas through the bodies of others, including older dancers, who carry their histories and complex emotio...

Chotto Desh

Akram Khan’s DESH was an instant hit with audiences and critics alike when it was first presented in 2011. In 2014, Akram Khan Company and Theatre-Rites director Sue Buckmaster ...

"Whose war? Whose fire? Whose hand is this?"

- Jordan Tannahill

XENOS

World Premiere: 21 February 2018, Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens   ‘Whose war? Whose fire? Whose hand is this?’ Xenos by Jordan Tannahill   ...

"After twenty years of unearthing, discovering, and retelling through new lenses, this is a moment for me to reflect and to look back at the footsteps that we at AKC have taken collectively."

- Akram Khan

The Silent Burn Project

Welcome to the The Silent Burn Project. This programme is dedicated to everyone who has walked with us on this unpredictable 20-year adventure. It’s for all the company members...

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

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