*NEW | Performances & talk for CW+ at Wellcome Collection, 28 November
Join CW+ charity at Wellcome Collection for an evening of creative and interactive performances, in partnership with Akademi and Pluck.
Curated events
A round-up of recent curated events and symposia
Performances at Greenwich Peninsula Diwali event, 2 November
Rajasthani folk dance and Kathak performances and workshops for family audiences.
Performances at Devonshire Square Diwali Festival, 30 October
Akademi returns to perform at the sixth edition of the Diwali festival in the atmospheric Western Courtyard.
Dance Well group performs at HCA’s 35th anniversary, 12 Sep
Members from Holborn Community Association join their workshop lead artist Jesal Patel in this performance.
Dance Well group performs at Camden Market’s 50th anniversary, 10 Aug
Members from Holborn Community Association set to perform at the Camden Market’s 50th anniversary.
Community workshops at The British Museum, 16 Aug
Part of South Asian Heritage Month Celebrations.
Dance Well group performs at Tolmers Square Festival, 23 June
Members from Holborn Community Association take centre stage at at the Tolmers Square Festival.
Workshop at Hampstead Heath Community Fun Day, 23 June
South Asian dance workshop at the Hampstead Heath Community Fun Day.
Performances at KYN Care homes, 21 Mar
Akademi performs takes South Asian dance to a care home in Kent.
‘Women Who Dare’ | Performances at The Queen’s House, 8 Mar
Celebrating International Women’s Day, in an event inspired by the life of Queen Zeenat Mahal.
First Friday party at Claremont Project, 2 Feb
Akademi performs at the First Friday party organised by Claremont Project.
Performances at National Maritime Museum Diwali event, 11 Nov
Akademi performs at National Maritime Museum Diwali in Greenwich on 11 Nov 2023.
Performances at Devonshire Square Diwali Festival, 8 Nov
Akademi performs at Devonshire Diwali Festival in London on 8 Nov 2023.
Akademi at 40 | APOTHEOSIS (2019)
Classical Indian dance performed in response to the South Asian collection on display at The British Museum
Akademi at 40 | Descendants (2019)
Inventive new work from UK’s three leading female choreographers in South Asian Dance
Akademi at 40 | Classical Indian Dance and its Relevance in a Global Contemporary Context (2019)
A talk by Rukmini Vijayakumar and Vena Ramphal
Akademi at 40 | SADIR: Dancing for Rajahs, Nawabs, and the Officers of the Raj (2019)
Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh shares the experiences of seeking out hereditary dancers
NIVEDIN (2018)
An exhilarating evening of classical Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music
DAKSHINA (2018)
Breath-taking performances from two leading classical Indian dancers in the UK
Viplav (2017)
An evening exploring revolution in Indian mythology
Margam (2017)
Sooraj Subramaniam in a virtuosic Bharatanatyam recital
Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance (2016)
A unique evening celebrating the world of India’s female and queer dancers
Staycation / Vacation (2016)
An evening in with a three course performance of South Asian Contemporary dance
Fright Night: Faces of Kali (2015)
A plunge into the dark, destructive female omnipresence of the female deity Kali
Shallu Jindal (2015)
A rare classical evening of Kuchipudi by celebrated artist Shallu Jindal
East of India (2015)
An evening celebrating the classical dance traditions from East India
Masters of Abhinaya (2014)
Four of the UK’s most distinguished South Asian dance artists