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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
