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’)
One Earth Rotation-a day in dance with SBDC
When it comes to arts in lockdown, all artists have pushed themselves beyond their comfort zone into the precarious world of technology.
Nina Rajarani
Jahnavi Harrison talked to dancer, teacher and award-winning choreographer Nina Rajarani as she prepared to present her new duet with Y.
The Pulse Interview-Shubham Saraf
A Suitable Boy, the BBC One adaptation of Vikram Seth’s epic novel of post-Independence India, stepped into the Sunday evening slot on our TV screens in late July.
Amina Khayyam Dance Company and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival – What's on Hold?
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival would have opened this week but for the pandemic.