Abhinaya - Beyond Binaries Part One
Kumudha Chandrasekaran, dancer and educator discusses the subject of ‘abhinaya’, the expressional and narrative part of dance with three well-known performers.
Vitthala, My Mother-Divya Ravi
Divya Ravi is a prominent Bharatanatyam soloist from Bangalore who has been resident in the UK for three years. She is currently mentored by Mavin Khoo and gave a solo concert at The Bhavan, London in March 2022, presenting his choreographies.
Vidya Patel- Finding my Voice
Ahead of the premiere of Don’t Mind Me, one of the four dance works by the Sadler’s Wells Young Associates, Vidya Patel talks to Sanjeevini Dutta about her dance journey.
Image credit: Jack Thomson
Webinar on Banyan Tree Films – Circle of Dance – The Blossom
Webinar to discuss the films in the series Banyan Tree – Circle of Dance: The Blossom.
Thursday 29 September 6.30 – 8 pm
Insta Stars – Saloni Saraf
A new series that focuses on dancers who have built large followings on Instagram.
In conversation with Niraj Chag
Niraj Chag is a hugely versatile and successful musician and composer who makes albums, film scores, and compositions for dance and theatre. On Monday 22 February he launched a new single, ‘Happy is the Man who is Nothing’.
The Stories of Our Elders: Akademi’s Oral History Project
How does a chat with a grandparent become material for movement?
Finding a deeper meaning in the spoken word is the essence of Akademi’s Oral History dance project, entering its second phase at the end of January 2021.
IndianRaga London
IndianRaga is the brainchild of US-based Sriram Emani, who was fired by the vision of bridging the classical arts with popular forms to engage the next generation.
The Ghazal – A Marriage of Poetry and Music
Waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar
Chand ghadiyan yehi hain jo aazad hain
Life is trapped in time’s prison but
These are the few moments that are free
(from Fayyaz Hashmi’s ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo’)