Ruminations
Ruminations held on 15 October 2019, was a look back by Akademi, South Asian Dance in the U.K., at its forty years of existence – 1979 to 2019.
Ruminations held on 15 October 2019, was a look back by Akademi, South Asian Dance in the U.K., at its forty years of existence – 1979 to 2019.
The task of putting South Asian dance on the map of London and the UK was a tall order. When Pushkala Gopal, dancer and former Director of the Academy of Indian Dance, left in 1984, the fledgling organisation still needed a lot of nurturing.
Dance Dialogue: Glittering Tales: Dancing for Rajahs, Nawabs, and the Officers of the Raj
Swarnamalya Ganesh and Chitra Sundaram
25 June 2019
Asia House, London
The Troth
Akademi and Gary Clarke
Saturday 5 May 2018
Alchemy Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
Reviewed by Nicholas Minns