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Judith Mackrell

Three of the best... dance performances this week

Chotto Desh for Akram Khan Company.
Chotto Desh for Akram Khan Company. Photograph: Dennis Alamanos

1 Scottish Ballet

A superb double bill, pairing Crystal Pite’s monumental work Emergence with Angelin Preljoçaj’s hymn to male dancing, MC 14/22 (Ceci Est Mon Corps).

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu to 20 Aug

2 Akram Khan Company

Chotto Desh is a family-friendly adaptation of Khan’s superbly inventive Desh, exploring the place where childhood dreams and adult memories converge.

Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Sat & Sun

3 Dance at the fringe

Janis Claxton and Pippa Murphy present surprising images of love in Pop-Up Duets (National Museum Of Scotland, to 28 Aug), while Rhiannon Faith explores female friendship and therapy in her latest work Scary Shit (Pleasance Courtyard, to 29 Aug).

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