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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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Artist Development 2022

In the second and final year of Akram’s mentorship, in collaboration with Sky Arts in 2022, Akram made a change to his approach by focusing on developing the careers of AKC artists. Recognising the importance of support in the artistic development process, he offered guidance to Mythili Prakash, Joy Alpuerto Ritter and Hannes Langolf.

In the second and final year of Akram’s mentorship, in collaboration with Sky Arts in 2022, Akram made a change to his approach by focusing on developing the careers of AK...

The Curry House Kid

In 2019, Akram returned to the curry houses of his youth to create a dance piece that told the story of the immigrant experience in Britain; Khan’s own take on the famous ‘The Last Supper’ painting by da Vinci, where he explores the nuances of eating out and the different roles people play in the experience

In 2019, Akram returned to the curry houses of his youth to create a dance piece that told the story of the immigrant experience in Britain; Khan’s own take on the famous ‘The L...

The Fury of Beautiful Things

Co-published with Actes Sud, with the support of COLAS, The Fury of Beautiful Things was produced to mark the Company’s 20th anniversary celebration in October 2020. It invites you to walk through the experiences of our Company’s history through a remarkable collection of photos.

Co-published with Actes Sud, with the support of COLAS, The Fury of Beautiful Things was produced to mark the Company’s 20th anniversary celebration in October 2020. It i...

The Renovātiō Series

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 a...

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 ...

"Ever since I entered the classical Indian dance world, I have been searching for a way out... or perhaps more truly, I was searching for a new way in."

- Akram Khan

Outwitting the Devil

World Premiere: 13-14 July 2019, Stuttgart   "I have awakened to a new way of dancing. And that is to dance my ideas through the bodies of others, including older dan...

"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   ...

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