South Asian workshops for Rambert at Colours of Redbridge events
Inclusive dance sessions focussing on strength, balance, coordination, and mental wellbeing, delivered by Archita Kumar.
Projects
SEND schools research project Year 2 update
Researchers, Claire Farmer and Dr. Ashley McGill, talk about the progress of the 3-year research project to better understand the potential benefits of the South Asian dance classes run by Akademi for autistic learners in the SEND schools as part of our Reach Out and Reveal project.
Songs That Move Us (2024)
A music and dance project from THAMES (Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education services) for KS2 students in Tower Hamlets.
MAITRI TOO (2024)
South Asian dance workshops for Primary and Secondary schools in Brent including English as Additional Language (EAL) students.
East London Girls Dance (2024)
South Asian dance sessions in a Tower Hamlets project to address inactivity in teenage girls.
SEND schools research project Year 1 update
Researchers, Claire Farmer and Dr. Ashley McGill, talk about the progress of the 3-year research project to better understand the potential benefits of the South Asian dance classes run by Akademi for autistic learners in the SEND schools as part of our Reach Out and Reveal project.
Sadler’s Wells partners with Akademi for their South Asian Dance Development Programme
A two-year South Asian dance artist development programme
Music, Meaning, Memory
Fundraising event for Alzheimer’s Society following a project with UCL Dementia Research
Reach Out and Reveal Research project
Announcing our 3-year academic research project
MAITRI (2023)
Launching our pilot project for KS2 and KS3 pupils
Dance Well
Our health & wellbeing programme for hospitals, children and older adults
Reach Out and Reveal
Artists in residence at schools for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability
Feet First (2023)
Training for South Asian dance artists working with young people with mental health issues
MAITRI (2023)
Pilot project for KS2 and KS3 pupils in Brent supported by John Lyon’s charity.
Aamad
Watch the film about our school workshops in response to Rana Begum’s sculpture
Akademi Dance Film Festival (2021)
Our first film festival, celebrating some of the most creative digital collaborations in South Asian dance
Seed Commissions (2020)
Six commissions exploring interesting and innovative ways of reaching audiences during lockdown
Akademi Heritage Project (2020)
Unearthing and celebrating Akademi’s vital contribution in establishing the dynamic South Asian dance sector in the UK
Oral History Project (2020)
A unique project drawing on the practices of both choreography and oral history
Heritage Performance Commissions (2020)
Three dance commissions at the intersection of choreography, community and performance
Akademi at 40 (2019)
Celebrating 40 years of work at the heart of South Asian dance in the UK
Artsmark
Working with schools to embed the arts and culture within the national curriculum
Kopal (2018)
A playful dance project for some of London’s most underrepresented and under serviced children