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 23 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.
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.
“Confronted with a tragic second wave of the pandemic, the current challenges that India is facing are critical. Whilst media coverage focuses on urban cities, the outbreak that is now spreading through villages and marginalised communities means that numbers are undocumented.
This is The Renovātiō Series, our digital programme as part of our Carnival of Shadows season.
Taking its roots and meaning from latin: rebirth / renewal, The Renovātiō Series allows us all to listen to the stories of many different people, and be true to each individual journey.
For enquiries related to Akram’s independent commissions, please contact natalie@akramkhanproductions.com.
Akram Independent Commissions