Lorenzo Conti introduces British-Bengali choreographer Akram Khan on stage at LAC with Thikra: Night of Remembering.

Diversity is the common thread that unites all the works of award-winning British-Bengali choreographer Akram Khan, from intangible concepts, themes and stories that transcend cultural barriers and preconceptions, to tangible ones: a diverse mix of dancers and musicians of different nationalities, languages and social backgrounds. His artistic instincts have resulted in striking collaborations with artists from a variety of genres and fields, from ballet legend Sylvie Guillem(Sacred Monsters) and Spanish flamenco artist Israel Galván(Torobaka) to actress Juliette Binoche, composer Steve Reich and DJ-composer Nitin Sawhney. This meeting on the occasion of the performance Thikra: Night of remembering is a fascinating on-the-road journey through the works in which the choreographer, thinking cross-culturally, interdisciplinarily and transnationally, and by fusing contemporary European dance with classical Indian Khathak dance, has helped redefine the meaning of "diaspora" in the 21st century.