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.
The second dance Darbar Festival at Sadler's Wells provides some food for thought
The Natya Project Showcase
Foyle Studio, MAC Birmingham
16 October 2018
Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta
Friday 19 April 2019
It’s eight o’clock and I’m in front of the TV with a dosa dinner to catch the first of the BBC Young Dancer category finals – South Asian.
It has been a bumper year for the South Asian dance community. We congratulate those recognised in the Honours bestowed by the Queen; and reflect on the achievements of a number of others.
Shane Shambhu was the dancer featured on the first cover of the revamped Pulse magazine in Summer 2008.
#Je Suis, Aakash Odedra's first full-length ensemble piece, is a thoughtful and sensitive response to the social and political upheavals taking place across the Middle East and Europe. Sanjeevini Dutta spoke to Aakash ahead of this autu
Shobana Jeyasingh is one of the UK’s most prominent contemporary choreographers, whose intelligent, complex and visually stunning works intrigue and entrance audiences.
