National Dance Awards nominations announced
Once again, The Royal Ballet has most nominations with 14 on the short-list. English National Ballet and London City Ballet have four…
Akram Khan Company
Akram Khan Company in Thikra: Night of Remembering
Movement is precise, the ensemble formidable. Hair lashes through the air, sound rises from the floor, drums and chanting mix with the dry friction of sand
National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Royal Ballet tops the shortlists with eleven nominations, followed by seven for English National Ballet
Akram Khan’s Gigenis: the generation of the Earth
A super hour or so of theatre, one in which bharatnatyam, kathak and kutiyattam come together with ease
Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
A complete experience. And a very important message delivered in a magnificent way.
A message for today: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
Greed, exploitation, fear, desperation, concern, hopelessness, but also a message that change is possible
Ballet leads the way in the 22nd National Dance Awards
Classical ballet dominates even more than usual, although this is likely a consequence of the unique circumstances of the year.
Inspiring: Akram Khan’s Chotto Xenos
The hardcore centre of the work is played out on the battlefield but it is bookended by more profound moments of birth and something of a rebirth.
Humanity at its most vulnerable: Akram Khan’s Xenos
At this time of heightened awareness of our environment and mortality, Xenos proves indisputably that art is what makes us human
Elemental rawness: Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil
Each of the six dancers has an original movement quality, harnessing the energy of a coiled spring and combining fluidity and strength
