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In the lull before the storm of her impending retirement Sylvie Guillem reunited with Akram Khan for what could be the last time in Sacred Monsters.
First performed in 2006, the collaborative piece draws on the two very different dance traditions of kathak and ballet in exploring the advent of “the star” in mass culture, be it sporting or artistic, and the attendant media adulation.
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