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

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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

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

Browse by decade

Procession of dancers walk along Southbank

1980's and 1990's

2000's

2010's

composite photo of a group of people during a zoom call

2020's

Heritage Project highlights and info

Akademi Heritage Project (2020)

Heritage Performance Commissions (2020)

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