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The iconic Giselle reimagined by Akram Khan - English National Ballet | Marquee TV

Star Choreographer Akram Khan Creates Lady Macbeth for the Royal Danish Ballet.

The Royal Danish Ballet celebrates a major feat as renowned choreographer Akram Khan comes to Denmark to create an entirely new work. Drawing inspiration from Shakespeare’s psychological thriller, Khan turns his focus to the formidable Lady Macbeth.

Lady Macbeth

Royal Danish Opera

The tribute from La Scala and its artists to Carla Fracci continues, as she remains a pivotal figure in the history of dance, a source of inspiration for generations of young people, not just in the world of ballet. Ballet director Frédéric Olivieri continues the tradition established in 2022 by Manuel Legris, celebrating dance and ballet in the name of this extraordinary star. Following the sell-out success of previous editions, there will be two performances in 2026, the year that marks both the fifth anniversary of Carla Fracci’s passing and the 90th anniversary of her birth. The vast and rich repertoire of her signature roles and the ballets she performed will be revived with international guests, the full La Scala Ballet Company – étoile, principal dancers, soloists, and artists of the Corps de Ballet – along with students from the School, the present and future of La Scala’s dance tradition.

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Teatro alla Scala

The unforgettable masterpiece.

‘A triumph’ (Evening Standard), ‘sensational’ (The Stage), ‘staggeringly beautiful and utterly devastating’ (The Sunday Express) – critics have hailed Akram Khan’s Giselle as one of the most electrifying and memorable performances of the past decade.

English National Ballet brings it to the grand stage of the London Coliseum in January 2026.

As the curtain rises, dancers in shadow push against a forbidding wall. From that moment on, Akram Khan’s Giselle stuns with powerful images.

This bold re-imagining of the great romantic classic Giselle isn’t just something you watch: it’s something you feel – with every heartbreaking step of the story.

Akram Khan’s Giselle

London Coliseum

Two works by Stephanie Lake and Akram Khan deal with aspects of individual freedom in movement.

Wings and Feathers

Semperoper Dresden

Alongside an all-female cast, Mythili Prakash explores the relationship between “femininity” and “purity”. Be immersed in mythical narratives surrounding the Goddess Devi, the woman, the dancing body, and the social and performative constructs of bharatanatyam.

Mythili Prakash She’s Auspicious

Sadler's Wells East

Acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan has developed a distinct voice as an advocate of cross-cultural encounters through his own lineage of classical Indian Kathak and contemporary dance. In his latest work, GIGENIS: The generation of the Earth, Khan shares the stage with a distinguished ensemble of classical Indian dance artists, including Kutiyattam artist Kapila Venu, Bharatanatyam soloists Mavin Khoo and  Mythili Prakash, and the Bharatanatyam duo Vijna Vasudevan and Renjith Babu.

Akram Khan

The Joyce Theater

Following acclaimed performances around the world, and sold-out shows in Manchester and Bristol in 2023, Akram Khan’s Giselle returns to Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London for the first time in five years.

Giselle

Sadler's Wells Theatre

Akram Khan on Jungle Book reimagined: “We are now living in unprecedented and uncertain times, not only for our species but for all species on this planet. And the root cause of this conundrum is because we have forgotten our connection to our home, our planet. We all inhabit it, we all take from it, and we all build on it, but we have forgotten to return our respect for it. So I believe that we must make changes from the grassroots up if we are to see a brighter future. And so I feel compelled to share the story — lovingly known as The Jungle Book — with children and adults from all cultures, in order to re-learn what we, as a species, have so conveniently forgotten. And I believe that the strongest and deepest way to tell this story is through the magic of dance, music, and theater.”

Jungle Book reimagined

Harris Theater

Think you know ballet? Think again. This mixed programme features Pam Tanowitz’s Or Forevermore, Joshua Junker’s Never Known, Akram Khan's Hunting a Whisper in the Wind and Wayne McGregor’s Chroma.

Choreographer

Akram Khan

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 25 May, 2027

Disruptors: Tanowitz, Junker, Khan, McGregor · Royal Opera House

Past events

Apr 24 - Jun 4, 2026

Lady Macbeth · Det Kongelige Teater

Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2026

Teatro alla Scala · Teatro alla Scala

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