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Mud of Sorrow: Touch - Akram Khan and Natalia Osipova

Two of the world’s most celebrated dancers, Akram Khan and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova, perform together for the first time, using two great classical dance forms, ballet and kathak.

This is a re-imagining of a duet from Sacred Monsters, Khan’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Sylvie Guillem. This powerful work is accompanied by double-bassist Nina Harries, singer Raaheel Husain and an original poem, Do You Remember?, by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.

Filmed for Dancing Nation - a festival of world-class dance presented by Sadler's Wells and Culture in Quarantine from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts.

Concept & Choreography - Akram Khan
Dancers - Akram Khan and Natalia Osipova
Musicians - Nina Harries, double-bassist; Raaheel Husain, singer
Music - U Lamentu di GhjesΓΉ, Corsican folk song arranged by Nina Harries
Poem - Do You Remember?, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Sound Design - Sami El-Enany
Rehearsal Director - Mavin Khoo

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11 minutes

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