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JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED

Akram Khan Company JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED Tariq Jorda Dramaturgical Advisor - Sharon Clark Contemporary Dance Directed by Akram Khan Composer - Jocelyn Pook Sound Designer - Gareth Fry Lighting Designer - Michael Hulls Visual Stage Designer - Miriam Buether Choreographer - Akram Khan Photographer - Camilla Greenwell Additional Credits: 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 Creative Associate / Coach - Mavin Khoo CAST: Rehearsal Director - Nicky Henshall, Andrew Pan, Angela Towler, Nico Monaco, Charlotte Pook Dancers: Maya Balam Meyong, Bea Bidault, Ferghas Clavey, Harry Theadora Foster, Filippo Franzese, Jasper Narvaez, Max Revell, Matthew Sandiford, Elpida Skourou, Jan Mikaela Villanueva and Lani Yamanaka. ABOUT PERFORMANCE: In Akram Khan’s new dance-theatre production based on the original story of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved classic, Akram and his team reinvent the journey of Mowgli through the eyes of a climate refugee. Featuring an original score, ten international dancers and state-of-the-art animation and visuals, Jungle Book reimagined is a beautifully compelling and vital piece of storytelling about our intrinsic need to belong and bond with others, and placing the importance of connecting with and respecting our natural world at its heart. Duration:. 130 minute, including 20minute interval. Press: “Jungle Book: Reimagined feels like a blockbuster cinematic experience with a powerful message for us all. It’s truly exceptional.” - "The Stage 5* “His choreography is beyond compare” - The Scotsman 4* “Simultaneously engaging, sobering, transfixing and hopeful, this beautiful work of art is worthy of gracing any stage in the world.” The Sunday National „Jungle Book reimagined is a beautiful work. The athletic dancers are outstanding. The quality of their expressive movement is remarkable, their interpretation superlative.” - SeeingDance