This programme was published for Akademi’s production ‘Coming of Age’, an outdoor performance staged by three generations of dancers on the terraces and walkways between the River Thames and the Royal Festival Hall. These were transformed into floodlit performance spaces. The event was held on 11-12 August 2000, to mark the occasion of 21 years of Akademi: South Asian Dance in the UK. Over seventy professional artistes performed classical Indian dances, contemporary fusion style dance and folk dancing. Akademi’s administrator at the time, Martin Bowes, described the production as, “a natural culmination of Akademi’s dance development work, and an opportunity to celebrate the richness and diversity of London’s myriad of cultures”. (Akademi Newsletter 2000 No 1) ‘Coming of Age’ was directed and designed by Keith Khan, Pushkala Gopal was the assistant artistic director, lighting and projection was handled by Simon Corder and the music directed by Shrikanth Sriram. The producer was Penny Andrews and the executive producer was Mira Kaushik.