Making Space for South Asian Music
South Asian artists to take part in tribute concert honouring British folk music legend Bert Jansch. It may seem that British folk music and Indian music make for unlikely bedfellows.…
PETT KATA SHAW – interview with director Nuhash Humayun
The Raindance Festival this year sees the UK Premiere of Bangladeshi filmmaker Nuhash Humayun's feature debut PETT KATA SHAW, a modern revival of Bangladeshi folk tales. This haunting film comprises four shorts that have been…
Exposing the Darker Side- Cartoon_Natyam
Veena Basavarajaiah is a movement artist: a performer, creator, producer and activist based in Bengaluru. Her dance training ranges from bharatanatyam to kalaripayattu to contemporary. She has a Masters in Dance…
Dancing to a new tune- Arushi Mudgal in Kamala
This Mini-Series examines the connection between new musical compositions and how these elicit new ways of moving, which may or may not be outside the strict classical form. Over 2023…
“Dancing with the Lens” Digital Dance Exhibition
Image: Screenshot from trailer for Romeo and Juliet Dancing with the Lens is a distinctive digital dance exhibition, meticulously curated with the primary objective of fostering awareness among younger generations…
In conversation: Jonathan Mayer
Jonathan Mayer in Conversation Sitar player and composer Jonathan Mayer has a long family connection with India. His father John Mayer, also a composer, who played western classical violin, was…
Bijayini Satpathy – Odissi Master in her Prime
Bijayani Satpathy has the reputation of being the most revered odissi dancer in the world. She is held in high esteem by the New York dance establishment (the home of…
Seeta Patel – In Conversation
Image: Foteini Christofilopoulou Ahead of the Sadler’s Wells premiere of Seetal Patel Dance Company’s Rite of Spring (13 March 2023), the choreographer takes a break from rehearsals to speak to Pulse about…
Sooraj Subramaniam on Reflections of an Indian Dancer
London audiences are eagerly awaiting the autobiographical solo of the iconic dancer that will have its first outing in the capital of Friday 31 March at Waterman’s in West London.…
Banyan Tree – Dance Takeover
The first stage of the Banyan Tree project culminated in the Dance Takeover of the Hat Factory in Luton on 23 April 2022: a day of exploration and celebration of dance,…