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Akram Khan in GIGENIS: The Generation Of The Earth Comes to The Joyce
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2025

 The Joyce Theater Foundation will bring its Fall ‘24/Winter ‘25 season to a close with choreographer Akram Khan and his latest full-length work, GIGENIS: The generation of the Earth.
Alessandra Corona Performing Works Will Present FERVIDA and STATUS QUO
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2024

Alessandra Corona Performing Works has announced its upcoming dance production, featuring two mesmerizing pieces: 'Fervida' and 'Status Quo.' Set to grace the stage of the Theater at St Jean on April 27th, 2024, this captivating performance promises to engage audiences with its profound exploration of human emotions and societal dynamics.
Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films
by Michael Major - Jan 21, 2024

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.
Review: 'The Jungle Book Reimagined' Takes a Dark Look at Humankind
by Lora Strum - Nov 17, 2023

The beloved children’s classic gets a beautifully bleak update that compels audiences to confront our climate disaster and our predatory nature.
Review: JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - Oct 21, 2023

What did our critic think of JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED at National Arts Centre?
Akram Khan Company Presents JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED This November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2023

Akram Khan reinvents 'The Jungle Book' in a new production. Find out more about this exciting adaptation of the classic story.
Internationally Celebrated Choreographer Akram Khan Returns To Canadian Stage With JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2023

In October, Canadian Stage lights up the Bluma stage welcoming internationally acclaimed dancer/choreographer Akram Khan for the fourth time, with JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED.
Boston Ballet Reveals its Fall Experience Program
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2023

Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen present Fall Experience, a program featuring four ballets that will awaken your senses and touch your soul. Boston Ballet is the first American company to perform Akram Khan's profound Vertical Road.
Artistic Director Chris Drummond To Step Down at Brink Productions
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 1, 2023

Brink Productions has announced that Chris Drummond will be stepping down from his role as Artistic Director on 25th August 2023, after a career-defining tenure with the South Australian-based theatre company.
Review: AKRAM KHAN'S JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 6, 2023

In this contemporary dance version of the Rudyard Kipling classic, a grim future is played out against the backdrop of a climate crisis and mass human migration.
Akram Khan Company's JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED Comes to Sadler's Wells in April
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2023

Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan presents new dance-theatre production Jungle Book reimagined at Sadler's Wells on Tuesday 4 – Saturday 15 April. Based on Rudyard Kipling's family classic, Khan and his team reinvent the journey of Mowgli through the eyes of a climate refugee, the show premiered at Leicester's Curve Theatre in April 2022.
BMI Names Tracy McKnight VP, Creative, Film, TV, and Visual Media
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2023

 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) has announced that Tracy McKnight will join BMI’s Creative team as Vice President, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media. In this role, McKnight will lead the day-to-day functions of the Film, TV & Visual Media department.
Rob Ashford to Direct New Production of SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2022

Producer Antonio Marion has announced that Tony and Olivier Award-winning director, Rob Ashford, is set to direct a brand-new production of Sherlock Holmes, a stage epic by British writing team Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, with Akram Khan joining as choreographer.
VIDEO: Inside the Making of Akram Khan's JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2022

Akram Khan Company will present the world premiere of Akram Khan’s new work, Jungle Book reimagined – a deeply personal interpretation based on the original story of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved family classic – at Leicester’s Curve Theatre, 2 - 9 April 2022. A UK and international tour will follow, taking in cities including Birmingham and Edinburgh.
Photos: First Look at Concept Images of JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2022

Akram Khan Company will present the world premiere of Akram Khan’s new work, Jungle Book reimagined – a deeply personal interpretation based on the original story of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved family classic – at Leicester’s Curve Theatre, 2 - 9 April 2022.
The London Climate Change Festival Will Stream SONG FOR NATURE
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2021

Launched by Janie Dee in 2020, the London Climate Change Festival announces today specially curated concert with an all-star line up Song for Nature will be available on Stream.Theatre for a limited run ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole, Song for Nature was conceived to to raise awareness of climate change featuring a spectacular line-up of performances.
Le Gateau Chocolat Brings Brand New Operatic Show To King's Head Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2021

Exploring the bittersweet richness of the dark, with the creamy decadence of the light, Le Gateau Chocolat joins forces with King's Head Theatre to create a brand new show. Each night, a specially curated operatic song cycle will offer a meditation on where do we go and who do we become when we lose our anchor? 
Aakash Odedra Company's Virtuoso Solo Show RISING Opens The New Season On The Main Stage At Curve, Leicester
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2021

Rising is the solo show that launched the extraordinary performer and choreographer Aakash Odedra onto the dance scene. On 24 and 25 May, it will be the first live work back on the main stage at Curve, Leicester where Odedra is an Associate Artist. After that, the show tours to Oxford and Poole.
SONG FOR NATURE Will Air on Sky Arts, Featuring David Suchet, Rob Brydon, Brian May, Kerry Ellis, and More
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2021

The London Climate Change Festival will present SONG FOR NATURE, a specially created concert to raise awareness of Climate Change. SONG FOR NATURE  was filmed over three days on stage at the London Coliseum, and all around this iconic building.
Johnny Flynn Announces New Album With Robert Mcfarlane
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 31, 2021

“Gods and Monsters” is inspired in part by the pioneering Victorian Assyriologist George Smith, who died in Aleppo in 1876, stranded in a cholera epidemic, heartbroken and writing feverishly to his wife and six children back in England.

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