THIKRA IS TOURING THE WORLD

Following its magical premiere under the stars of AlUla, Thikra, the powerful collaboration between Akram Khan and Manal AlDowayan, now takes on a new form as an indoor production set to tour globally through 2027. Don’t miss the chance to experience this evocative performance as it travels the world. Here are the confirmed dates for 2025 :

 

Future performances:

 

2026

Lincoln Centre - New York, USA | July 2026 

Thu 2 July: Performance 1 at 19.30

Fri 3 July: Performance 2 at 19.30

Sun 5 July: Performance 3 at 14.00

 

Jacob's Pillow - Becket, Massachusetts, USA | July 2026 

Wed 8 July: Performance 1 at 19.30

Thu 9 July: Performance 2 at 19.30

Fri 10 July: Performance 3 at 14.00

Sat 11 July:  Performance 4 at 14.00 and performance 5 at 19.30

Sun 12 July:  Performance 6 at 14.00

 

Galliard Center, Charleston, USA | October 2026

Thursday 1 October: Performance at 19.30

Friday 2 October: Performance at 19.30

 

UCSB Arts & Lectures, Santa Barbara, USA  | October 2026

Tuesday 6 October: Performance time TBC

 

CAP UCLA, Los Angeles, USA  | October 2026

 

Saturday 10 October: Performance at 20.00

 

The Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, USA  | October 2026

 

Wednesday 14 October: Performance at 19.30

 

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis, USA  | October 2026

Saturday 17 October: Performance at 19.30

 

Shanghai International Dance Center Theater, China  | November 2026

Friday 13 November: Performance at 19.30

 

Saturday 14 November: Performance at 19.30

 

Sunday 15 November: Performance at 14.30

 

2027

Australia / New Zealand | 1 Feb - 14 March 2027 TBC

Japan | 15 – 31 March 2027 

 

 

 

Past performances :

 

World Premiere: AlUla Arts Festival 2025, AlUla Saudi Arabia | 25-27 January 2025

Montpellier Danse Festival - Montpellier, France | 22-24 June 2025

ImPulsTanz - Vienna, Austria | 29 July-1 August 2025

Festival Internacional Santander - Santander, Spain | 17 August 2025

Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg - Luxembourg | 19-21 September 2025

Théâtre Sénart - Lieusaint, France | 26-28 September 2025

Théâtre de la Ville de Paris - Paris, France | 4-18 October 2025

Sadler’s Wells - London, UK | 28 October-1 November 2025

Romaeuropa - Rome, Italy | 5 & 6 November 2025

Berliner Festspiele - Berlin, Germany | 11 & 12 November 2025

Tanz Köln - Cologne, Germany | 19 & 20 November 2025

Cankarjev Dom, Cultural and Congress Centre - Ljubljana, SLOVENIA | 24 February 2026

LAC Lugano Arte E Cultura - Lugano, SWITZERLAND | 1 March 2026  

Theateradviesbureau Jaap van Baasbank  - Heerlen, Schrittmacher Festival, GERMANY | 24 March 2026  

Brighton Festival - East Sussex, UK | 23 - 24 May 2026