Heritage – Stone or Water?
Heritage is arguably one of mankind‘s greatest assets. But how should dance heritage inform practice in the twenty-first century? Naseem Khan looks at the interplay between continuity and change. This…
GUIDE TO BEING A FREELANCE DANCER: Earning Money
Not being able to earn enough money is perhaps the most significant turn-off for those considering a career in dance. Freelancers are generally employed on a project-basis, resulting in an…
Mythili Prakash- In Conversation
Ahead of the world premiere of Here and Now, at the prestigious Dance Umbrella season, Mythili Prakash shares the ideas and motivations behind the new work with Shivaangee Agrawal. Here…
GUIDE TO BEING A FREELANCE DANCER: Dance Companies
Thinking about starting your own dance company, or wondering why people do it? In Part 4, Shivaangee speaks to Kamala Devam and Subhash Viman Gorania on why they set up…
Chinnadevi – from dancer to Queen’ – A first-person perspective of a new production touring in London
Chinnadevi is new bharatanatyam dance piece created for performance in a London temple: ahead of the performance of Chinnadevi on 30 November at the London Sri Murugan Temple, Chamu Kuppuswamy fills…
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. The beautiful…
GUIDE TO BEING A FREELANCE DANCER: How to Make Social Media Work For You
This series is designed to demystify the professional dance career and illustrate the ins and outs of working as a freelance dancer in the UK. Each part of the series…
GUIDE TO BEING A FREELANCE DANCER: Applying For Funding
In Part 3, Shivaangee speaks to Seetal Kaur and Arts Council England, who share their expert insights on applying for funding. This series is designed to demystify the professional dance…
Seeta Patel- On Weight of an Iconic Score
Seeta Patel is spearheading some of the most exciting bharatanatyam developments in the UK. She spoke to Shivaangee Agrawal about her work, about fear, about education. The Rite of Spring…
In Conversation with Mira Kaushik, Director of Akademi
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…
- Go to the previous page
- 1
- …
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- Go to the next page