Akademi Chronicles

Delve into our archives and discover over 40 years of Akademi’s work at the heart of South Asian Dance in the UK

By collection
- Akademi Heritage Project
- Akademi heritage through 6 artifacts
- Artist development projects
- Dance in unconventional spaces
- Engagement with young people and families
- Healthcare & wellbeing
- Performance portfolio
- Sector engagement & development
- Shifting perceptions
- The world around us
- Browse collections
- View all items
By type
- Advocacy
- Artist development
- Community
- Conferences & Symposia
- Curated event
- Heritage
- Hospitals work
- Learning & Participation
- Older adults
- Production
- Request-based event
- Schools
- Special Needs
By date
- 1980's and 1990's
- 2000's
- 2010's
- 2020's

Explore the Archive

sculptural form of a dancer wrapped in translucent fabric

Akademi heritage through 6 artifacts

young people taking part in a dance workshop

Postcard: Mowgli Vintage Artwork

River Journeys Music by Jon Petter and Jeyachandran

Artifact: River Journeys Music

Artifact: Bells Balancing Sculpture

Artifact: Ageing Artfully Recipe Book

Akademi's Claire Farmer presenting at Aesop conference 2018, Photo Tas Kyprianou - Limited usage only

South Asian Dance strands at ISTD and BA Hons course at LCDS

South Asian Aesthetics Unwrapped!

No Mans Land flyer designed by James Bates

The Royal Collection exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery

Learning & Participation work training

Kal Ke Sitare – annual student showcase

Masterclasses & visiting artists

ornately dressed South Asian dancer depicted dancing in a museum

Akademi Dance Film Festival (2021)

Heritage Performance Commissions (2020)

Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance (2016)

Paradiso: Man’s Enduring Search for Perfection

dancers performing against a streetscape

Heritage Project highlights and info

Akademi Heritage Project (2020)

Heritage Performance Commissions (2020)

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