Ismene Brown

Second thoughts | 17 March 2016

Plus: Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker’s adaptation of As You Like It at Sadler’s Wells shows this grande dame of contemporary dance has also stayed the course

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  • Akram Khan Company — Kaash

    Sadler’s Wells

  • Rosas — Golden Hours (As You Like It)

    Sadler’s Wells

You revisit an old love with wariness. Time’s passed for both of you — sharp edges have been smoothed, and reputations built. But seeing Kaash again last week, Akram Khan’s tremendous debut ensemble work, made when he was 26, revived at Sadler’s Wells now that he is 41 and a world name, I felt the earth move just as before.

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