Contemporary
'We are guests on Earth': Akram Khan to stage The Jungle Book as climate crisis tale
At the age of 10, Akram Khan played Mowgli in an Indian dance version of The Jungle Book. Now, 37 years later, the choreographer has decided it’s time to revisit Rudyard Kipling’s famed, if problematic, tales. “I wanted to tackle The Jungle Book from my perspective, rather than Kipling’s,” says …
