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Akram Khan's Creature: profoundly affecting, but a punishing watch

Erina Takahashi and Jeffrey Cirio in Creature
© Laurent Liotardo
Jeffrey Cirio and Sarah Kundi in Creature
© Laurent Liotardo
Fabian Reimair, Ken Saruhashi and Sarah Kundi in Creature
© Laurent Liotardo
Erina Takahashi and Fabian Reimair in Creature
© Laurent Liotardo
Jeffrey Cirio and dancers of English National Ballet in Creature
© Laurent Liotardo
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“the relentless thud, at high volume, is aptly twinned with the earthy movements of the choreography”
Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 23 March 2023
Creature (Akram Khan)
Daniel Parkinson, Conductor
Tim Yip, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Michael Hulls, Lighting Designer
English National Ballet Philharmonic
Vincenzo Lamagna, Sound Design
Ruth Little, Dramaturgy
Jeffrey Cirio, Dancer
Erina Takahashi, Dancer
Ken Saruhashi, Dancer
Sarah Kundi, Dancer
Fabian Reimair, Dancer
Victor Prigent, Dancer
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