Akram Khan
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In his new show, Akram Khan will give his final performances as a dancer in a full-length piece. He explains how he merged the Prometheus myth with the tale of a shell-shocked colonial soldier
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This year, Sadler’s Wells in London presents collaborations with sculptor Antony Gormley and the late painter Howard Hodgkin. Here are some classic examples of how art has mixed with danceGallery
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Arts chiefs warn of the threat to Britain’s creative reputation amid fears of a hard Brexit
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Dancer-choreographer will unveil his final full-length solo work, Xenos, a piece marking first world war centenary, at Sadler’s Wells in spring
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The dancer and choreographer on rehearsing in the kitchen, snacking in the studio and getting his head around broccoli
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Tristram Kenton captures theatre, dance and comedy performances for the Guardian. Here are some of his best stage shots of 2016, from David Threlfall’s Don Quixote to Gemma Arterton’s Nell Gwynn
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Times were tough but inventive, with fine work from old hands and female dance-makers forcing change
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The Oscar-winning artist Tim Yip talks through five of his creations, including Ang Lee’s martial arts epic and Akram Khan’s Giselle
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3 out of 5 stars.English National Ballet’s dancers delight in Khan’s 21st-century Giselle. All it needs now is a plot…
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4 out of 5 stars.In a new version of the classic for English National Ballet, Khan give us a modern-day tale of migrants and his choreography rises to the scale of his set design
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He had never worked on a classical ballet, and had seen Giselle just once. But the choreographer jumped at the chance to drag the story into the 21st century – with the help of English National Ballet
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He has composed for films, TV series and orchestras. But his latest project – which sprawls out over three floors of Sadler’s Wells – could be his most ambitious yet
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The dancer and choreographer on Kate Tempest’s poetry, Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary, and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau
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Sadler’s Wells and Dance Umbrella have announced their autumn seasons and here are the highlights, including naked duets, ordinary Londoners and Pinocchio
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4 out of 5 stars.The choreographer yokes Hindu theology to theoretical physics, creating a vast world against the drumming and chanting of Nitin Sawhney’s score
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The Big Dance has been getting the general public moving for a decade. But its greatest achievement is the way we have woven dance into the fabric of our lives
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Film and theatre director Danny Boyle discusses inspirations and ambitions with Until the Lions choreographer and dancer Akram Khan
Akram Khan: Xenos review – a work of defining greatness
5 out of 5 stars.