Garden of the World
Talks, performances and workshops on Zoom 14 July-18 August 2020 To mark the Centenary of the founding of Welwyn Garden City, Kadam Dance and Welwyn Hatfield Interfaith Group announce…
Dancer in Lockdown: On the Internet & Learning
"...there is this feeling of knowledge and experience being released from the confines of time and space, and it is so exciting!" WE'RE LIVING IN a pretty good time for…
Inside The Institution: Kala Sangam
Kala Sangam is a vibrant arts centre in Bradford, Yorkshire and is known for its support of South Asian arts. It was founded in 1993 by the Upadhayas, a medical…
Dance and Society: Who is a Hereditary Dancer? – and why I can never answer this question.
Dance and Society We continue our series specially commissioned with the dance student in mind. I MUST HAVE BEEN around ten years old when I wrote the following words…
Guria: Supporting traditional artists in North India
“In spite of being a mother, sister, daughter, My caste is still ‘Woman’” [1] Varanasi was once a centre of tawaif (traditional courtesan) culture, where hereditary professional artists were respected for their…
The Dynamics of Displacement: Who were the bar girls?
Sanjoy Roy interviewed Anna Morcom about her book Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance, on courtesans, bar girls and transgender performers. UNIVERSITY LECTURER ANNA MORCOM hadn’t planned to look at the…
Manch UK Platform – Impressions that linger
During the COVID-19 lock-down days, spirits were lifted as the South Asian dance sector connected virtually on the Manch UK Facebook platform. Sanjeevini Dutta recalls some of the revelations that…
Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company
Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company Wallace Collection, London Until Sunday 29 April 2020 This is the first exhibition in Britain entirely devoted to the…
From Below the Ivory Tower
Dance and Society Pulse has commissioned this new series with the dance student in mind. ‘…truly critical deliberations on culture in India… are virtually non-existent.’ (Davesh Soneji, interviewed by Sammita…
Inside The Institution: The Place
The Place, located centrally in geographic terms, and centrally in historic terms, has always had a significant part to play in supporting and showcasing contemporary choreographers. In this interview…
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