Akademi at 40
Celebrating 40 inspiring years
In 2019 Akademi celebrates 40 years of imagining, inspiring, connecting and creating with an exciting programme of events and opportunities.
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News and Press
NAVADAL 2019 | Shortlist Announced
Following an extremely popular application stage, we’re very excited to announce the shortlisted participants who will perform in this years NAVADAL.
Akademi at 40 | Press Release
Our recent press release about the 40th anniversary year gives an overview of events for Akademi at 40.
Events
Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
An intimate evening with Akademi’s founder. Join us for an intimate evening with Akademi’s visionary founder and celebrated Mohiniattam artist, Tara Rajkumar OAM, who visits London from Australia to attend Akademi’s 40th anniversary celebrations. She[...]
Nov 1 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
8:30 pm
An evening of powerful, ambitious and original work from early career South Asian choreographers. Akademi’s SPARKPLUGS initiative presents powerful, ambitious and original work of early career South Asian choreographers, by providing platforms and introducing audiences[...]
Akademi Associated
2019 is Akademi’s 40th anniversary year and we want to celebrate the breadth and richness of South Asian dance in the UK. We’ve invited artists to submit information on London-based events that they are planning between April 2019 and April 2020 to form the Akademi Associated programme.
Oct 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
7:30 pm
YAATRA A captivating evening of solo Kathak and Contemporary dance by British Indian artist Jaivant Patel Dance. A fresh perspective on South Asian LGBTQ+ narratives, faith and spirituality; YAATRA celebrates two cultures and the intersectionality[...]