The 1967 animated film »The Jungle Book« is well known to many generations. It is based on the »Jungle Books« by Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894, which have always been close to choreographer Akram Khan's heart. Not only because he himself danced the role of Mowgli in an Indian dance production as a boy, but above all because of the profound wisdom that can be found in Kipling's stories and poems: the symbiosis of man and nature and the need to belong. Moved by a world that seems to have forgotten these essential connections, his retelling shows Mowgli's story through the eyes of a climate refugee in a less endearing light. Dance, music and modern animation take us on an immersive journey into a deserted urban world where wild animals make Mowgli their ally in the fight for survival. Between seriousness and melancholy, the Akram Khan Company also shows with a wink that there is beauty and humour in every pain, but above all a spark of hope.

Programme

Recommended for ages 10 and up; Introduction starts one hour before

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

Attention: Due to the Ferris wheel operation, there are fewer parking spaces available than usual in the »Bärenwiese / Forum« parking lot. Please use the surrounding parking lots (Rathausgarage). Further information about this venue (directions/accessibility/parking) can be found on the page of the location.

Production image: Jungle Book reimagined © Camilla Greenwell

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