#Akademi Chronicles – what can we learn?
Urged by the creator Shivaangee Agrawal to take some time to explore the Akademi Archives (a Heritage Lottery funded project), I grudgingly accepted the nudge. Once I began, I was…
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. Idris,…
A dip into #AkademiChronicles
A dip into the website drew me, via my own memories of having been a primary school parent, to the section on Schools. The projects were reminders of what education…
Akademi Dance Film Festival 2021
Akademi Dance Film Festival 2021 Friday and Saturday 19th & 20th March 2021 Reviewed by the Pulse Dance Audience Club This was the first ever Screen Dance Festival of new…
Dancing in the Kitchen- a disco with serious intentions
Creating a community of common interest while being immersed in something that gives pure pleasure, has been our experience of developing the Dancing in the Kitchen night with DJ Ritu.…
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…
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. The research would…’identify gaps, highlight…
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…
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…
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…
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