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Season 1

  • S01E01 To Tell Stories

    • April 30, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    Acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan explores dance that tells a tale, from love stories to origin myths as he questions what makes the human race dance.

  • S01E02 To Provoke

    • May 7, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    Akram Khan's journey into human dance origins continues as he explores more provocative dance styles that push boundaries and challenge convention.

  • S01E03 To Touch The Soul

    • May 14, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    Akram Khan explores how humans have been using dance as a means to achieve spiritual wellbeing and find peace as his stunning journey continues.

  • S01E04 To Belong

    • May 21, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    Akram Khan examines how dance is often used by humans to feel a sense of unity, to feel part of something bigger, to find solace and refuge.

  • S01E05 For Sex?

    • Sky Arts

    Akram Khan uncovers the erotic charge of the tango in a specially filmed extract from Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Milonga, and experiences the voyeuristic pleasure and desire in works by French choreographer Olivier Dubois and Dutch ballet master Hans van Manen.