Dance review: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagined too long but has its moments

YeastCulture has created beautifully immersive animations for Jungle Book Reimagined. PHOTO: AMBRA VERNUCCIO
The dancers are on all fours, a fierce but cautious wolf pack. PHOTO: AMBRA VERNUCCIO
The rich specificity of the Khan’s animalistic movement unfortunately highlights how plain Mowgli, the sole human on stage, is. PHOTO: AMBRA VERNUCCIO
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Jungle Book Reimagined
Akram Khan Company
Esplanade Theatre
March 8, 7.30pm

It is 2029 and the world is careening to its end. News reports of forest fires and floods set the scene for Akram Khan’s cautionary retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, catapulting the audience into its inescapable darkness.

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