No Images? Click here Newsletter | May 2018 ![]() From the Director's deskOn Saturday 5 May, Akademi's new production The Troth receives its London premiere at Southbank Centre. We're excited to be one of the first shows in the newly-refurbished Queen Elizabeth Hall, so I hope you'll be able to join us. Last week we presented a sold out performance of DAKSHINA, an exquisite evening of classical Indian dance by Kamala Devam and Elena Catalano at Rich Mix. Congratulations to the Dance Well team for presenting Akademi’s work at Aesop’s Arts and Health Showcase. We were also honoured to be invited to perform at the Science Museum to welcome the Prime Minister of India and HRH Prince Charles. It was presented by Arunima Kumar Dance Company. Read on for more news and I hope we'll see you at an Akademi event soon. ![]() Mira Kaushik OBE ![]() ProductionsThe Troth | London PremiereAkademi's dynamic production premieres in London on 5 May as part of Alchemy 2018 at Southbank Centre. Book Tickets: The Troth @ Alchemy 2018 DAKSHINAThis curated evening featured two of London’s leading practitioners, Kamala Devam and Elena Catalano. More info: Read the programme PerformancesAkademi presents classical dance to the Prime Minister of India and HRH Prince CharlesAkademi was delighted to present Arunima Kumar Dance Company's piece Jyotirmay Bharat during a reception at the Science Museum attended by HRH Prince Charles and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. Read on: Dance performance greets Prime Minister of India and HRH The Prince of Wales ![]() Learning and ParticipationReach Out and RevealAkademi’s Reach Out and Reveal project continues to generate a huge amount of excitement and interest for all involved. This project is already making a big difference, and teachers have commented on the strengths of the intervention and the changes they have started to see in students. Read on: Reach Out and Reveal Update Dance WellAesop's National Arts in Health Conference and ShowcaseWe were very pleased to be one of the 24 organisations to present at the Aesop’s Arts and Health Showcase on Thursday 19 April. Dance Well Project Officer Claire Farmer spoke about the team's work with cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients - and got the audience moving. Read on: Aesop National Arts in Health Conference and Showcase ![]() What's on at AkademiThe Troth - Usne Kaha Tha London PremiereAlchemy 2018Sat 5 May, 7.30pm "A gripping experience of a shared heritage ... superb ... fascinating." ★★★★★ Akademi’s The Troth is a gripping wartime story of love and loss, told through powerful dance theatre. Sufi:Zen @ Bell SquareSat 19 May, 3 and 8.30pm An energised dance performance which contrasts the rapturous intensity of Sufi mysticism with the stillness of Zen meditation. Dance Well @ Tate ExchangeSat 19 and Sun 20 May, 12 - 6pm Akademi will be joining Vital Arts and Music in Hospitals & Care at Tate Exchange. The day will be full of free activities including dance workshops and performances, drumming workshops and life drawing. ![]() What's on in our world of dancePerformanceMaySouth Asian Arts uk | Leeds International Festival - Inner Vision Orchestra The Bhavan | Mandolin Music Festival Sampad | Asian Spring 2018 Rich Mix | NT Live: Macbeth Kala Sangam | Dance Discoveries GemArts | GemArts Riverside Ragas: Shahank Subramanyam The Bhavan | Becoming Subbulakshmi and Nagarathnammal's Dream Amina Khayyam Dance Company | One Kala Sangam | QUEST - Breaking Tradition JuneThe Bhavan | Ravi Shankar Memorial Festival: Hemang Mehta and Pt Rajkumar Misra The Bhavan | RSMF: Pt Partha Bose and Pt Rajkumar Misra Kala Sangam | 25th Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner Poet in the City | Icons & Influences GemArts | Riverside Ragas: ONE Kala Sangam | Santoor Recital with Tabla - Ustad Kiranpal Singh
ClassesBolly Flex | Bollywood, professional level Nupur Arts Dance Academy | Bollywood, various levels South Asian Arts UK | The Art of Tabla with Pandit Yogesh Samsi ISTD | ISTD Teachers' Residential Summer School 2018 Images (from top): The Troth, 2018. Credit: Simon Richardson |