Human experience, and humanity above all. Our highlights this week tinyurl.com/Highlights-594 #astitva #queersouthasian #fatherhood #nartanfestival #roshni #kathak #bn #bharatanatyam #globalhindutva #edwardanderson #karlsingporewala #zoroastrianism @SoasGallery #humanity

Stories, histories, drama. Check out our newsletter highlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-593

Challenging and cutting-edge dance, a tabla wizard and a 100 strings – our highlights over the next couple of weeks tinyurl.com/Highlights-592 #wecaliban #thetempest #shakespeare #contemporarydance #indianclassicaldance #kalaripayattu #kathak #bn #sukhvindersingh #sarangi #santoor

‘… an alertness in the body and spirit that says, this moment is everything’ Bharatanatyam artist, ceramicist and performer #VidyaThirunarayan ‘Clay, cues and cardboard houses: A day in the double life of a Performer-director’ - tinyurl.com/Holy-Dirt Photos: Robert Golden

London, Leicester, Cardiff, Manchester- catch a show near you. tinyurl.com/Highlights-591 #summerfestivals #autumnprogrammes #thelostbreath #utsav #odissi #kuchipudi #kathak #bn #bharatanatyam #sitar #ustadshujaatkhan #indianslideguitar #sarangi #iammrinal #pialiray #movingstillness

📢 “Isn't it also time for a National Commission on Electoral Reform?” 👏 Great to see Labour MPs like Euan Stainbank, @simonforstroud.bsky.social & Olivia Blake calling for the Government to address First Past the Post for general elections 🌹 We need Proportional Representation #Labour4PR

Segue from summer into September with outdoor free dance, musicians making waves, conversations and dance to make you think - our bank holiday double issue newsletter highlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-590 @pagravdanceco @RWCMD

From the big names to the hidden gems - Pulse spotlights excellence wherever it is found. Summer festivals - dance, music & film, student showcases, exhibition. #pulsehighlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-586

‘The spinning bodies and swirling skirts mesmerised onlookers… the spraying of sand was matched to perfection by a gentle breeze that lifted the grains of sand.’ ‘Garbh’ at the Richmond Arts & Ideas Festival Read Anita Chanda's response: pulseconnects.com/garbh

Midsummer music plus dance, exhibition and films to help you savour the season. tinyurl.com/Highlights-584

‘In India, dance is not merely performed; it is lived. It seeps into the body through ritual, mythology, familial memory, and collective inheritance.’ Pratiti Ghosh reflects on politics of performance in India and the UK. tinyurl.com/PratitiGhoshbl…

‘In India, dance is not merely performed; it is lived. It seeps into the body through ritual, mythology, familial memory, and collective inheritance.’ Pratiti Ghosh reflects on politics of performance in India and the UK. tinyurl.com/PratitiGhoshbl…

Indoors and out, north to south, or a book in your hands – our highlights: GARBH – SHYAM DATTANI | QAWWALI | FLUTE | SOLSTICE | ODISSI | SOUMIK DATTA | SRI LANKAN DANCE | MOVING STILLNESS tinyurl.com/Highlights-583

'Her footwork was crisp, and her stage presence, magnetic.' Annapoorna Kuppuswamys 'Arangetram: Reflections of a Dancer' poses the question: '...do we want our art to remain the domain of a privileged few, or can we work to democratise it?' pulseconnects.com/arangetram-ref…

From images on camera to images in stone - with live performances conjuring images on stage and in the mind - check out our highlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-582 #ankh #kathak #garbha #bn #bharatanatyam #images #qawwali

Ancient India: living traditions British Museum London, until 25th October 2025 britishmuseum.org/.../ancient-in…... ‘…handsome, coherent… approachable and attractive… but not the whole story’ Our review of the exhibition - pulseconnects.com

Please join us for a performance by two outstanding odissi artists: Elena Catalano and Katie Ryan.  Drishti- The Gaze of the Beloved focuseson the power of the eyes to convey meaning and emotion both in storytelling and in non-narrative dance. culturetrust.com/whats-on/drish…

Half term, dance, theatre, festival, exhibition – all in our double issue newsletter tinyurl.com/Highlights-581 @southbankcentre.bsky.social

Durga Tilak is a materials scientist interested in examining where art and science meet. In her blog ‘On Metrics and the State of Being in Classical Dance’ she discusses and seeks equilibrium. What are your thoughts? tinyurl.com/Metrics-and-cl…

I still think represents the most shocking void in the UK’s COVID response - when the largest biomedical facility offered to undertake testing (many universities did the same) the government didn’t even answer. The cost would have been minimal. But no profit for private companies… is that it?

‘..it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind’ Let us see, hear and feel. Our newsletter highlights this week tinyurl.com/Highlights580

Dance, music, languages and culture unite rather than divide - they aren’t limited by the political boundaries over which there is so much conflict. Our selections this week happen to reflect this. Check out our newsletter highlights - tinyurl.com/Highlights-579

Our highlights this week, on stage, screen and in gallery - arts for the eyes, ears, heart and mind, at a time when it may be hard to find words for how we’re feeling. tinyurl.com/Highlights-578 #mythiliprakash #aroojaftab #arunsairam #ganavya @ukasianfilmfest.bsky.social @richmix.bsky.social

🌹 Labour's official policy recognises that First Past the Post is "flawed" and driving "distrust & alienation" in politics ⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable 🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform

⏰ Labour needs to wake up 🚨 If anything like these vote shares happened in a general election, the far right would win a landslide majority thanks to our broken voting system 🎰 First Past the Post is a gamble with Britain's future 🌹 #Labour4PR

ROOH at #SadlersWells ‘Ignited’ ‘…made me proud to be a woman’. These were some of the responses of women of the Dar Amina Book Club. Thanks also to #RevolutonArts Read the latest #pulsedanceclubreview tinyurl.com/Rooh-review @pagravdanceco.bsky.social

‘Dvanda’ - Amritha Jayakrishan Amritha was ‘able to take the audience on a journey of multiple emotions’. #bn #bharatanatyam #kuchipudi Find the full review by Annapoorns Kuppuswamy pulseconnects.com/dvanda-amritha…

Festivals, celebrations and special offers - find something to tempt you in our double issue newsletter tinyurl.com/Highlights-477 #anoushkashankar #brightonfestival2025 #rooh @pagravdanceco #worlddanceday #songsofthebulbul #aakashodedra #khayal #prabhatrao #southasiansounds

Where will the next Akram Khan come from?

Worlds of dance & music, heroic to playful, leading artists to gifted students. Check out our newsletter highlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-576 @pagravdanceco.bsky.social @sadlerswells.bsky.social @zeroclassikal.bsky.social @sampadarts.bsky.social @nitinsawhney.bsky.social

Abiding traditions and imaginative curation. Our highlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-575 Images: Saberi Misra by Rahul Kumar Carpet: Hadi Tahnaward, Fragile Balance, detail, Mixed media including matches, plastic mesh sheets, paper board, 2023 @soasgallery.bsky.social

Madhavi Reimagined: A Bharatanatyam Exploration by Amritha Jayakrishnan ‘Women have always borne the brunt of war -the performance brought this ancien t yet still relevant story to life.’ Review by @prathibabatley pulseconnects.com/madhavi-reimag…

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Skill, emotion and reflection in dance and music - check out our newsletter highlights this week tinyurl.com/highlights-57

This Thursday 27 Mar 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Irish Society for Theatre Research @IrishTheatreRes Webinar with #LisaFitzpatrick and #InduJain Performing in a Feminist Backlash: "Nevertheless, Sh… www.tickettailor.com/events/irish...

Arts for social change – quick-fire presentations by people passionate about using the arts for social change. 27th March. Expressions of interest invited. eventbrite.co.uk/e/arts-for-soc…

Coming up: A major two-day dance conference examining marginalised South Asian artists and art forms. Superb free music and dance performances and conversations - check out our highlights tinyurl.com/HIGHLIGHTS-573

Mythili Prakash ‘She’s Auspicious’: Brilliant, Bold, but Elusive. ‘Mythili is a phenomenal dancer… her work has the potential to be not just captivating but transformative’. Prathiba Batley’s thoughtful review for Pulse raises important issues. www.pulseconnects.com/mythili-prak...

Happy Holi ! We welcome spring with music, classical and experimental; dance that brings light when life seems dark. Discussion on South Asian dance and #Adivasi, #Indigenous and folk cultures; and a #Sufi-inspired retreat. Details in our newsletter tinyurl.com/Highlights-572

In this week’s double newsletter we highlight the strength of the classical - bharatanatyam, kathak, Carnatic vocal and sitar - delivered by superb artists; and an interrogation of modern Indian society with a look at caste and how it morphs in a new way. tinyurl.com/Highlights-569

Dance tours, classical music from north and south, films - a 1955 b&w classic and - we’re stepping outside our usual realms for this - a Bollywood road movie by a female director. Enjoy what’s coming up tinyurl.com/HIghlights-568

Compelling dance, classical strings, social justice, cultural resonances - see what’s coming up #PulseHighlights tinyurl.com/Highlights-567 #brunelsessions #amishakarsan #bhairavishriananda #musicinthemuseum #akashparekar #sitar #ambedkarinlondon #remixology #ketnapatel

This week - last chance to apply for Aakash Odedra Company’s dynamic intensive for dancers, Roots. Plus a rich selection of arts for audiences to experience. Dip into our newsletter - tinyurl.com/Highlights-566

Finding commonalities, taking risks and celebrating difference - the cultural events highlighted in this week’s newsletter tinyurl.com/Highlights-565

Myth, history and experience inform the events we highlight in this week’s newsletter tinyurl.com/Highlights-564 #rooh #pagravdancecompany #kathak #choreodrome2025 #10nights #paraav