Plastic Drastic Fantastic
Exploring our complex relationship with all things plastic – touring the UK this Autumn
Productions
Akademi produces exceptional and inspiring new work that pushes the boundaries of the artform, building new audiences for South Asian dance.
From shopping centres and care homes to Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square, our performances redefine audience relationships with public spaces and landmarks.
If you would like to know more about a specific production, book it for your festival, or inquire about one that is unlisted, please contact info@akademi.co.uk.
Pravaas
An outdoor promenade South Asian dance show on climate migration of people.
The Troth – Usne Kaha Tha
2017 – A gripping wartime story of love and loss, told through powerful dance theatre. Watch online
Paradiso: Man’s Enduring Search for Perfection
2016 – Inspired byDante’s Divine Comedy
Ascension
2014 – An outdoor performance inspired by Dante and drawing on Hindu astrology
First Light
2012 – A collaboration between 21st century light and space modulation and Indian contemporary dance
Maaya
2012 – A specially curated site-specific piece for the London 2012 Olympics
song of the city
2011 – Combining contemporary dance and ballet with classical Bharatanatyam techniques
Initium
2009 – A spectacle that juxtaposed the lyricism of Kathak with the spirited dynamics of modern dance, circus and Yakshagana
Sufi:Zen
2008 – An intimate dance experience that unites the stillness of Zen meditation with the rapturous motion of Sufi dervishes
Bells
2008 – A classical Kathak work choreographed for a contemporary audience
Dreaming Now
2007 – Juxtaposing the lyricism of Kathak and ballet with the dynamics of Bharatanatyam, modern dance and circus
Awaz/Voice
2006 – Celebrating the dynamism of the immigrant Asian women and their stories
Waterscapes
2004 – A whirling, open-air, dance extravaganza in the beautiful surroundings of Somerset House
Escapade
2003 – An exuberant tribute to the democratic resilience of pop culture in the UK
Coming of Age
2000 – A dance event drawing together nearly a hundred dancers in at site-specific spectacle directed by Keith Khan
The Return of Spring
1990 – A dance‑drama based on the 4th century work of the poet Kalidasa
The Adventures of Mowgli
1984 – The first ever British professional Indian dance‑drama based on Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book and featuring young Akram Khan as Mowgli