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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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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...

Carnival of Shadows

As the Company turned 21, we marked the beginning of our third decade of storytelling. From 23 November – 4 December 2021 we presented Carnival of Shadows at Sadler’s Wells, a production curated as part of the programme reflected where, after two decades of learning and collaborating, we had arrived.

“Sadler’s Wells Theatre has been my dancing home for the last 16 years I hold our longstanding relationship with Alistair and the staff at Sadler’s with great ...

Breathless Puppets

Breathless Puppets is an intimate short film co-created by Akram and Naaman Azhari. The story we witness is captured by delicate rotoscope animation and is part of a series of films produced as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Postcards from Now.

Breathless Puppets is an intimate short film co-created by Akram and Naaman Azhari. The story is captured by delicate rotoscope animation and is part of a series of films produc...

Chotto Desh

We are delighted to present our much-loved family-friendly production of Chotto Desh. Adapted in 2015 by Theatre-Rites’ director Sue Buckmaster from Akram Khan’s Olivier Award-w...

Kaash (Revival)

(Revival of the 2002 full-length work) Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney to present his company’s first full-length evening work...

"Chotto Desh will inspire children to think about their own stories and perhaps make their own autobiographical art full of truth and beauty."

- Sue Buckmaster

Chotto Desh

World Premiere: 23 October 2015, DanceEast, Ipswich, UK London Premiere: 30 October 2015, Sadler’s Wells, London Last performance: 24 November 2018, Fei and Milton Wong Experi...

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- Akram Khan

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...

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