Akram Khan Company: Thikra: Night of Remembering

NEW DATE: This event has been rescheduled from October 6 to October 20. Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Thikra: Night of Remembering, by Akram Khan and Manal AlDowayan. A defining choreographer of the 21st century, Akram Khan has transformed contemporary dance through works of extraordinary emotional power and cross-cultural imagination. In Thikra, Khan unites an international cast of female dancers from contemporary dance and Bharatanatyam traditions in a vivid meditation on ritual, ancestry and collective memory. Created with acclaimed Saudi visual artist Manal AlDowayan, this immersive production arrives as Akram Khan Company embarks on what Khan has announced will be its final international tour. Commissioned by Wadi AlFann, Valley of the Arts, AlUla. Primary Co-producing Partner Bagri Foundation. Indoor adaptation co-produced by Berliner Festspiele, Brown Arts Institute at Brown University, Montpellier Danse Festival, Pina Bausch Zentrum, Sadler's Wells, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Théâtre de la Ville Paris. Supported by Arts Council England. The Granada Theatre is the venue for this rental event. Programming and promotion are managed by the presenting organization. Ticket prices include a $7 Granada Facility Fee. An additional Granada web service fee of $3 per ticket will be applied at seat selection.