The Garuda project showcases the life of dancing legend Ram Gopal
One of Ram Gopal's dances was Garuda, the Golden Eagle
The Mummyji project explores the Asian Women Writers' Collective

Storytelling Project

We commissioned performer, writer and storyteller, Vayu Naidu to work with schoolchildren and their parents on the theme of the common wealth of friendship.

The aim was to engage parents or carers with their child’s learning, promote family learning and to share a family memory or story.

We were delighted to work with Year 5 at Mansfield Green Primary E-ACT Academy in Birmingham. Thanks to the children, parents, carers and staff for welcoming us to their school.

ReUnited Project

SADAA reunited the creators, curators, producers, practitioners, journalists and commissioners who bridged the divide between Britain’s first generation South Asian artists and mainstream narratives.

We hosted live-recorded roundtables that pulled together the movers and shakers of the
1980s and 1990s for the first time. Watch them here.

In partnership with Birmingham Museums Trust with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Garuda Project

The Garuda project in collaboration with the V&A Museum aims to raise awareness of Ram Gopal‘s contribution to Indian dance in the UK. This project included the conservation of Gopal’s historic Garuda costume which has now been donated to the V&A’s collection.

Discover Gopal’s life and legacy, explore the places he performed and watch interviews which give a valuable insight into Gopal’s work. As part of the project, students from Burnham Grammer School in Slough created artwork inspired by Indian dance and textiles. These have been developed into education resources.

Mummyji Project

Our Mummyji Project celebrated the work of Asian women writers whose work provided new perspectives on the lives and experiences of the diaspora. It was built around a favourite SADAA collection: the notebooks, manuscripts and publications of the Asian Women Writers Collective (AWWC).

The AWWC which was set up in the 1980s became highly politicized as it grew in numbers. The writers espoused feminist values that challenged both community practices and common stereotypes of Asian women as subjugated and repressed.