Line & Verse – Brooklyn Baithak (Part 1)
Brooklyn Baithak (Part 1): Community & Culture in the Heart of NYC By Meghana Boojala, written for Line & Verse Brooklyn Baithak has grown to be a popular South Asian…
Clay, cues and cardboard houses: A day in the double life of a Performer-director
Clay, cues and cardboard houses: A day in the double life of a Performer-director By Vidya Thirunarayan Artistic Director, Thirunarayan Productions www.vidyathirunarayan.com Photos: Robert Golden HOLY DIRT premiered at the Ensemble…
Vidhya Subramanian – Bharatanatyam Solo
Vidhya Subramanian's Bharatanatyam Solo The Bhavan, London 5 May 2023 Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta California-based dancer Vidhya Subramanian is no stranger to the UK. She has taught at Dance India…
AO Global: The Road to Nine. Biskha Sarker, blogpost 6: Bhayanaka, ‘Fear’.
The state of being in Fear, Bhayanaka, followed Veera or ‘Courage’. The first part was a lecture on rhythm and the second part was the practical session on understanding fear…
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 and Aakash Odedra première Samsara in…
Courtyard Kutcheri
Courtyard Kutcheri Fairfield Halls, Croydon 18 October 2019 Reviewed by Pranav Yajnik Early-arriving audience members for Mythili Prakash’s performance of Here & Now were treated to a set of free…
v4 – Guide To Being A Freelance Dancer: Part 1
The question many dance artists face is how can I earn a living from dance- what are the options? Pulse has commissioned Shivaangee Agrawal to write a series on Self-Help…
v2 Part 1 – Guide To Being A Freelance Dancer
Introducing our brand new series 'Guide To Being A Freelance Dancer' which covers all the do's and don'ts and top tips for becoming a freelance dancer! How to Make…
Akram Khan on Curating Darbar.
Akram Khan is curating the dance element of the Darbar Festival. Kathak artist Parbati Chaudhury works with Pulse, and in her interview she has taken the liberty of commenting critically…
Material Men & Strange Blooms
Material Men & Strange Blooms, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre,16th & 17th September 2015 – Reviewed by the Pulse Dance Audience Club In Strange Blooms (2013), changing projected…