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Akram Khan's Jungle Book reimagined
Crumbling Bond between Human and Nature
We are a Mowgli in these Uncertain Times
The Final Chapter of Jungle Book reimagined will be Written in Japan!
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Friday, June 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 2:00 PM
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 2:00 PM
TICKET INFO
| ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC | Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
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| SAITAMA ARTS FOUNDATION MEMBERS PRESALE | Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10:00 AM |
Akram Khan’s Reimagines Kipling’s Classic
A Story of Love and Awe for Nature and Animals
As climate change causes the oceans to dominate the land, people are leaving their homelands one after another in order to survive. By forming an uneasy alliance, animals stake out their territory in a desolate city. One human child finds herself there, separated from her family. What does the girl, later named Mowgli, living with the animals, see in the jungle-turned-world, and what decisions will she make?
Based on “The Jungle Book” by Joseph Rudyard Kipling, much-loved classic around the world, world-renowned choreographer Akram Khan, who once played the main character Mowgli at the age of 10 (in The Adventures of Mowgli directed by Peter Brook), confronts the story once again and adapts it for the stage in his own interpretation. Invited by the rich dance spun from words, the animation that brings the stage to life, and the eloquent music, people, humans, animals and nature – everything that lives together on this planet start to raise their voices. Living in uncertain times, what can we do now to pass the baton to the future? The story Akram Khan tells is our own story.
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“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.” ―Akram Khan
SHOW INFO
| Duration | Approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes (including a 20-minute intermission). |
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| Venue | Saitama Arts Theater, Main Theater |
| Director / Choreographer | Akram Khan |
| Performers | Akram Khan Company |
| Staff | Creative Associate/Coach: Mavin Khoo |
| 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. |
| Produced and Presented by | Saitama Arts Foundation (Saitama Arts Theater)
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| With the Support of | Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2025 | Japan Arts Council
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| Nominally Supported by | British Counsil, Saitama Prefectural Board of Education, Saitama City Board of Education |
| Profile | Akram Khan [Dancer & Choreographer]
Akram Khan is a British-Bangladeshi artist born in London. He has been actively engaged in cross-cultural expression through merging Kathak, a North Indian classical dance form with contemporary dance. He has been producing solo works since the 1990s and established his own company in 2000. His imaginative, creative work of today’s significance and his intimate, epic storytelling have led him to be described by the Financial Times as an artist “who speaks tremendously of tremendous things.” His numerous genre-crossing collaborations with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sylvie Guillem, Israel Galván, actress Juliette Binoche etc. as well as English National Ballet have attracted considerable attention. He also choreographed and performed a section from London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, which was received with unanimous acclaim. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including Laurence Olivier Awards, the Bessie Award, the prestigious ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) Distinguished Artist Award, the South Bank Sky Arts Award, Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards. Currently he is an Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells in England and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London as well as Curve. |
TICKET INFO
| PRICES | All Seats Reserved General: S Seat ¥6,500 / A Seat ¥4,000 U-25 (For attendees aged 25 and under): S Seat ¥3,500 / A Seat ¥2,000 SAF Members: S Seat ¥6,000 / A Seat ¥3,600 ※U-25 tickets require ID verification upon entry. ※A Seats (side balcony & some second-floor seats) may have obstructed views. ※No entry for preschool children (Recommended for ages 10+). ※Seats up to Row D on the first floor have no step differences between rows. ※For wheelchair-accessible seating, please contact SAF Ticket Center when purchasing tickets (limited availability). ※Resale for profit is prohibited. ※Performance details are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. |
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| ON SALE | General Public: Saturday, March 15, 2025 Members: Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
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