Thikra

World Premiere: Wadi AlFann, Valley of the Arts, AlUla: 25 January 2025
World Premiere of indoor adaptation: Montpellier Danse: 22 June 2025

Thikra: Night of Remembering is a performance born from the collaboration between Akram and award-winning visual artist Manal AlDowayan, drawing inspiration from the AlUla’s timeless landscapes, ancient myths and cultural heritage.

14 dancers unite to blend Bharatanatyam and contemporary dance, set to an original score by Aditya Prakash. With sound design by Gareth Fry, lighting by Zeynep Kepekli, and dramaturgy by Blue Pieta, Thikra has now been adapted for indoor venues.

Thikra is performed by: Pallavi Anand, Ching-Ying Chien, Kavya Ganesh, Nikita GoileSamantha Hines, Jyotsna Jagannathan, Mythili Prakash, Azusa Seyama Prioville, Divya Ravi, Aishwarya Raut, Mei Fei Soo, Harshini Sukumaran, Shreema Upadhyaya, Kimberly Yap, Hsin-Hsuan Yu, Jin Young Won

 

"As I stand humbled within the vastness of this epic desert known as AlUla, I feel the urge to unearth the many cultures that have passed through here."

Akram Khan

Thikra: Night of Remembering

By Maxime Dos

Behind the scenes of the indoor adaptation

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Director / Choreographer Akram Khan
Visual Director / Costume and Scenography Manal AlDowayan
Narrative Concept Manal AlDowayan & Akram Khan
Music Composer and Soundscape Designer Aditya Prakash
Sound Designer Gareth Fry
Lighting Designer Zeynep Kepekli
Creative Associate / Coach Mavin Khoo
Dramaturge Blue Pieta

Rehearsal Directors Charlotte Pook, Angela Towler and Chris Tudor 

Musicians (in recorded composition) Aditya Prakash, Loulwa Al Sharif, Sushma Soma, Ananya Ashok, Melanie Pappenheim, Sohini Alam, London Bulgarian Choir, Zafer Tawil, M Vijay, N Rajan, N. Deepan, Dimitris Menexopoulos, Amal Waqar, Zafer Tawil, Naseem Alatrash, Layth Sidiqi, Megan Shung, Guhan Venkataraman, Jay Julio, Megan Shung, Isaac Alderson, Sumesh Narayanan, V. Prakash Ilayaraja, Ayesh Hodayban Alkhamaaly AlEnezi, Maged Ahmed ElAtiek, Tarek Saleh ElAtiek, Sultan Gaber El Alawi and Haitham Ahmed Mohamed

Dancers Pallavi Anand, Ching-Ying Chien, Kavya Ganesh, Nikita Goile, Samantha Hines, Jyotsna Jagannathan, Mythili Prakash, Azusa Seyama Prioville, Divya Ravi, Aishwarya Raut, Mei Fei Soo, Harshini Sukumaran, Shreema Upadhyaya, Kimberly Yap, Hsin-Hsuan Yu, Jin Young Won

Site-Specific Community Engagement Programme Director Christine Maupetit
Site-Specific Community Movement Directors Jumana Al Refai and Bilal Allaf

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