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A deep dive into benefits of South Asian Dance in Education and Community settings

Heritage Project volunteer, Rebecca Price, explores some of our Learning & Participation projects where Akademi used South Asian dance to bring communities together and improve the health and wellbeing of different groups.

The Versatility of Performance Archives

Aug 27, 2020

Akademi Heritage Project volunteer Kate Smith explores the versatility of performance archives through 3 innovative ways in which archival material can be used for outreach.

Akademi Brings Live Performances to Older Adults in Camden

Aug 21, 2020

After an abrupt halt to all live creative experiences due to the pandemic, Akademi are delighted to have taken a small, but important step by taking a dance performance to the elderly tenants of Greenwood Sheltered Housing in London Borough of Camden.

Tracing Akademi’s Timeline Through the Archives

Aug 14, 2020

In this Heritage Project blogpost, Maria Galvin writes about her experience of discovering Akademi through its archives and tracing a historical timeline of the organisation over the forty years of its existence.