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…
Pakistan’s Music Industry – A Historical Perspective
This article by Arieb Azhar was first published in Pulse #137, Summer 2017. We re-publish it here on the anniversary of Pakistan's independence, 14th August 1947. Repression, resistance, Coke Studios…
The Ghazal – A Marriage of Poetry and Music
Waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar Chand ghadiyan yehi hain jo aazad hain Life is trapped in time’s prison but These are the few moments that are free (from…
Shree Savani at Sadler’s Wells ‘Sampled’
BBC Young Dancer finalist Shree Savani talked to Pulse ahead of Sampled, the annual celebration of diverse dance at Sadler's Wells When you went into BBCYD did you think you had…
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…