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Extreme Combat: The Dancer and The Fighter

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Dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan, has resolved to get under the skin and design a walk-on the biggest stars of Mixed Martial Arts.

Akram Khan, one of the world’s most acclaimed contemporary dancers and choreographers, is about to enter a very different arena: the world of mixed martial arts, or MMA. Although many of his dances depict acts of violence, in reality Akram is repelled by the idea of it. In this film he plunges into the ultra-masculine world of MMA, following three of Britain’s leading fighters – Terry ‘The Dominator’ Brazier, Michael ‘Seabass’ Shipman, and Michael ‘Venom’ Page – as they prepare for career-defining fights at Wembley Arena. MMA is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and Akram tries to understand the hold this violent spectacle has on us. As he becomes involved in the fighters’ training and learns more about their lives, he’s forced to confront his own relationship with violence and the events that traumatised him as a teenager. Finally, Akram choreographs a special dance for one of the fighter’s walk-ins, presented in front of a baying crowd of thousands before the fighters head into the cage.

Extreme Combat: The Dancer and The Fighter: 30/12/2022 07:30 GMT

30/12/2022 07:30 GMT

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