The Stories of Our Elders: Akademi’s Oral History Project
How does a chat with a grandparent become material for movement? Finding a deeper meaning in the spoken word is the essence of Akademi’s Oral History dance project, entering its…
Towards a New Youth Movement
In August 2018 I was thrilled to have been offered the role of Artistic Associate of Yuva Gati, the South-Asian Dance strand of the Centre for Advanced Training (CAT). CAT is…
Supriya Nagarajan – singer, composer, synesthete.
New ideas and aesthetics inspire Supriya Nagarajan, classically-trained Carnatic vocalist, erstwhile bank manager, and founder of the Yorkshire-based arts organisation Mansamitra. Sanjeevini Dutta took the opportunity to find out more…
Secular Themes in Bharatanatyam: Ideas for an Inclusive Future – Part III
In the first two essays of this series, I presented the need for more secular themes in bharatanatyam and how we can find inspiration from ancient sangam poetry, which…
Secular Themes in Bharatanatyam: Ideas for an Inclusive Future Part II
In the first essay of this series, I presented my synthesis of the relevance of religion in bharatanatyam in relation to the present day multicultural, multi-ethnic, and multifaith audience, and…
The Currency of Caste: Arundhati Roy in Conversation with Ken Hunt
B.R. Ambedkar, principal architect of the Indian Constitution, had in 1936 prepared a presidential address for delivery at the annual conference of a Hindu reformist group, the Jat-Pat Todak Mandal…
Aakash Odedra and Hu Shenyuan In Conversation
Samsara : A major new international collaboration This year will see the pairing of two extremely virtuosic dancer-choreographers in a new dance production that reinterprets a classical Chinese epic. Hu Shenyuan…
Secular Themes in Bharatanatyam: Ideas for an Inclusive Future – Part I
Sangam, the earliest known literature from South India, provides an abundance of secular themes for the bharatanatyam dancer. In the first of a series of three articles on secular themes…
Pleasure and Pain – Dancing in the Outdoors
Bharatanatyam dancer and Peak District National Park Ranger Chamu Kuppuswamy tells us of how she is combining her twin passions. Photos: Credit: Simon Richardson | Location: Michael's Folly, Hertford…
IndianRaga London
IndianRaga is the brainchild of US-based Sriram Emani, who was fired by the vision of bridging the classical arts with popular forms to engage the next generation. In a Ted…
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