Carnival of Shadows
"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 respect an...
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.
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 ...Akram was invited to choreograph a prominent section of Danny Boyle’s Isles of Wonder London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. The brief from Boyle to Akram was one word – Mortality.
Akram was invited to choreograph a prominent section of Danny Boyle’s Isles of Wonder London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. The brief from Boyle to Akram was one wo...Spvapnagata, or ‘dreaming’ in Sanskrit, was a unique collaboration between multi award-winning artists Nitin Sawhney and Akram Khan to curate a two week Indian music and Dance Festival at Sadlers Wells. The initial idea for the Svapanagata festival came out of a conversation between Nitin,
Spvapnagata, or ‘dreaming’ in Sanskrit, was a unique collaboration between multi award-winning artists Nitin Sawhney and Akram Khan to curate a two week Indian music...For enquiries related to Akram’s independent commissions, please contact natalie@akramkhanproductions.com.
Akram Independent Commissions