Making Inroads
Images: Screenshots taken from the works. Links below.
For the dogs, the foxes, and the cats.
nāi nari pōnaikkum dhān
Indha yeri kuLam kōda sonthamadi
'This lake and pond belong to even the dogs, the foxes, and the cats.'
Pulse Mini-Interview with Idris Rahman
Saxophonist Idris Rahman is a familiar face at jazz gigs in the capital city. He plays, teaches and records music with dedication and humility that Pulse found totally awesome.
On Unlearning
As a dancer, I grew up following the vision of the Temple of Fine Arts, the institution where I trained. Their mission, ‘Art, just for the love of it’ can at once be a straight-forward pursuit, as well as take one on a spiral.
Pulse: Response to the ACE South Asian Dance and Music Mapping Study
Arts Council England ACE commissioned Courtney Consultancy in October 2019 to undertake a mapping exercise within the South Asian dance and music sector in England.
Pulse in Conversation with Ranjana Ghatak
Ranjana is a Hindustani vocalist, who trains under Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and is a full-time performer, teacher, dance accompanist and composer. The Odissi Ensemble is very fortunate to have danced to Ranjana’s glorious vocals.
Pulse in Conversation with DJ Ritu
The name of DJ Ritu is very familiar, even if we were not lucky enough to have experienced the heady Club nights of Kali and Kuch-Kuch that made her a household name in the noughties.
Towards a New Youth Movement
In August 2018 I was thrilled to have been offered the role of Artistic Associate of Yuva Gati, the South-Asian Dance strand of the Centre for Advanced Training (CAT).
Dancing Through the Years
What do an 85-year-old Methodist born in Grantham, a 43-year-old refugee from Sri Lanka and a 58-year-old Parsi born in Dar es-Salaam have in common? The answer is that they all attend Indian classical dance classes for adults.
Supriya Nagarajan – singer, composer, synesthete.
New ideas and aesthetics inspire Supriya Nagarajan, classically-trained Carnatic vocalist, erstwhile bank manager, and founder of the Yorkshire-based arts organisation Mansamitra.