Jungle Book reimagined by Akram Khan Company in Abu Dhabi

Name: Jungle Book reimagined by Akram Khan Company in Abu Dhabi
Start: 2025-04-05T19:30:00+0400
End: 2025-04-05T21:50:00+0400
Location: Cultural Foundation

Akram Khan's 'Jungle Book': A bold reimagining of Kipling’s classic through dance.

Cultural Foundation

Fri 04 Apr - Sat 05 Apr

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Duration1hr 50 with 20 min intermission

Akram Khan Company’s “Jungle Book Reimagined” will be presented at the Cultural Foundation, offering a visually stunning and emotionally charged dance-theatre adaptation of Kipling’s classic.

In this bold reimagining, Akram Khan interprets the tale through the lens of urgent contemporary issues such as climate change, environmental destruction, and human displacement. The performance showcases Khan's distinctive choreography, blending classical Indian Kathak with contemporary dance.

The dancers bring Mowgli’s journey to life with dynamic and expressive movement while immersive digital projections and an atmospheric score transport the audience into a futuristic world.

Director/Choreographer Akram Khan

Creative Associate/Coach Mavin Khoo
Writer Tariq Jordan
Dramaturgical Advisor Sharon Clark
Composer Jocelyn Pook
Sound Designer Gareth Fry
Lighting Designer Michael Hulls
Visual Stage Designer Miriam Buether
Art Direction and Director of Animation Adam Smith (YeastCulture)
Producer/Director of Video Design Nick Hillel (YeastCulture)
Rotoscope Artists/Animators Naaman Azhari, Natasza Cetner, Edson R Bazzarin
Rehearsal Directors Andrew Pan, Angela Towler, Charlotte Pook, Nico Monaco

Dancers Maya Balam Meyong, Bea Bidault, Ferghas Clavey, Harry Theadora Foster, Filippo Franzese, Jasper Narvaez, Max Revell, Matthew Sandiford, Elpida Skourou, Jan Mikaela Villanueva, Lani Yamanaka

Producing Director Farooq Chaudhry
Executive Director Isabel Tamen
Project Manager Mashitah Omar

Co-produced by Curve Leicester, Attiki Cultural Society – Greece, Birmingham Hippodrome, Edinburgh International Festival, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Singapore, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance – Chicago, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – New York, Maison de la Danse / Pôle européen de création – Lyon, National Arts Centre – Canada, New Vision Arts Festival – Hong Kong, Orsolina28, Pfalzbau Bühnen – Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen, Romaeuropa Festival, Stanford Live / Stanford University, Teatros del Canal – Madrid, théâtre de Caen, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris.

The technical adaptation of Jungle Book reimagined is kindly supported by Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.

With the support of Garfield Weston Foundation, Genesis Foundation and Angela Bernstein CBE

Supported by Arts Council England and British Council (UAE)

Ticket sales are final and non-refundable.
Dress Code: Casual
Parking is available for free
No external food and beverages will be allowed into the venue.
Age limit 6+

By car: You can drive to the Cultural Foundation from anywhere in Abu Dhabi. You can park there for free.

By public transport: The Cultural Foundation is accessible by bus. The nearest bus station would be Abu Dhabi Bus station, which is 1.2 Kilometers away from the Cultural Foundation.

By taxi: You can also take a taxi to the Cultural Foundation. It's a famous destination, and most drivers are familiar with its location.

Cultural Foundation

Cultural Foundation - Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum St(2nd St) - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates