The Adventures of Mowgli – Group Photograph

Series nameBeginnings
Description

This black and white image depicts a scene from the dance-drama ‘The Adventures of Mowgli’ presented by the Academy of Indian Dance in 1984. It features classical Indian dancers Shobana Jeyasingh, Priya Pawar, Unni Krishnan and Jayashri Naidoo.

Date of Creation / Publication1984
CreatorUnknown
Associated Person/ OrganisationRajkumar, Tara; Academy of Indian Dance
LocationLondon
Collection and Reference NumberAkademi Collection (GB 2661 AK)
Catalogue NumberAK/BEG/AM/4
CopyrightThe Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable
Access to originalsThe originals belong to Akademi.
Series notesAkademi: South Asian Dance was known as The Academy of Indian Dance for over 10 years since its establishment in 1979. This grouping, Beginnings, focuses on the first ten years of the organisation (1979-1989) and traces its pioneering work in increasing accessibility to Indian dance and creating a space for Indian dance in contemporary British culture.
Collection notesThe digitised material from the Akademi: South Asian Dance Collection consists of documents and images from the establishment of the company,when it was called the Academy of Indian Dance up to the present time. Also included are flyers,photographs and education material pertaining to various productions,workhshops and seminars.