Akademi Blog
Ethnic? Exotic? The language of Indian classical dances in the UK
In the first in our blog series written by Akademi’s Heritage Project volunteers, Subhashini Goda explores what Akademi’s archives reveal about the language commonly used when talking of certain art forms in the UK.
Mudras in Yoga
#WednesdayWisdom | Akademi’s latest blog bringing pearls of wisdom from South Asian dance. This week, dance artist Ashwini Kalsekar introduces us to some of the most important mudras in yoga.
Hasta in Manipuri – Part 2
#WednesdayWisdom | Akademi’s latest blog bringing pearls of wisdom from South Asian dance. This week we share part 2 of our series on hasta in Manipuri with dance artist Debanjali Biswas.
Hasta in Manipuri – Part 1
#WednesdayWisdom | Akademi’s latest blog bringing pearls of wisdom from South Asian dance. This week we share part 1 of our series on hasta in Manipuri with dance artist Debanjali Biswas.
Distinct single-handed hasta from the Bharatarnava
#WednesdayWisdom | Artist Suhani Dhanki Mody explores the distinct hasta from this Sanskrit text on ‘Nartana’.
Hasta in Kathak
#WednesdayWisdom | A blogpost by Ashwini Kalsekar exploring the origins and uniqueness of hasta in Kathak