![ornately dressed South Asian dancer depicted dancing in a museum](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Apotheosis-still_credit-the-motion-dance-collective_adff-featured-size-720x480.jpg)
Delve into our archives and discover over 40 years of Akademi’s work at the heart of South Asian Dance in the UK
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Explore the Archive
![ornately dressed South Asian dancer depicted dancing in a museum](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Apotheosis-still_credit-the-motion-dance-collective_adff-featured-size-720x480.jpg)
![Original artwork for Akademi’s production The Adventures of Mowgli](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/original-artwork-for-Akademis-production-The-Adventures-of-Mowgli-720x1017.jpg)
Akademi heritage through 6 artifacts
![dancer with a life buoy on a brightly lit stage](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kamala-Devam-performing-at-Akademi-CHOREOGATA-2011-Southbank-Centre-credit-Simon-Richardson-720x874.jpg)
Artist development projects
![three dancers in an outdoor setting](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Umrao-Jaan-at-Hyver-Hall-2015-credit-Simon-Richardson-1-720x479.jpg)
Dance in unconventional spaces
![dance performers on stage](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/REACT-performance-at-Lilian-Baylis-Studio-Sadlers-wells-led-by-Naz-Chaudhury-credit-RJ-Fernandez-1-1-720x480.jpg)
Engagement with young people and families
![Amina Khayyam with a participant during Inter-Action](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Amina-Khayyam-with-a-participant-during-Inter-Action-1-720x720.jpg)
Healthcare & wellbeing
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Performance portfolio
![Conference speaker](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Anna-Morcom-speaking-at-Akademi-Bollywood-Frame-by-Frame-2009-credit-R-J-Fernandez-720x478.jpg)
Sector engagement & development
![South Asian dancer performing on stage](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Akademi-Brown-Tangle-Day-2-109-credit-Simon-Richardson-720x893.jpg)
Shifting perceptions
![Two dancers stand on the shore facing the water](https://www.akademi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/River-Journeys-procession-1-1994-photo-credit-Aedan-Kelly-RGB-720x496.jpg)