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Devised in response to the Museum&#8217;s South Asia collection, it brought the objects to life and charged them with the life-force they were created to hold. <\/p>\n<p>Following the galleries prolonged closure since March 2020, we are premiering this video to celebrate South Asia Heritage Month 2021. We hope you enjoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WSQ7iXJOjg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademi.co.uk\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Akademi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademi.co.uk\/embed\/#?secret=D1wT5bC1PN#?secret=WSQ7iXJOjg\" data-secret=\"WSQ7iXJOjg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.motiondancecollective.com\/<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re bringing inspiring stories of humanity\u2019s shared histories and cultural achievements to millions of people online. Your support ensures that we can continue to make the collection and videos like this one available to as many people as possible. If you can, please donate today: http:\/\/ow.ly\/1e1Y30qHebG or you can text BMLEARN to 70085. Texts cost \u00a35 plus one standard rate message.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<\/p>\n<p>Consultant Director: Divya Kasturi<\/p>\n<p>Dancers: Archita Kumar, Odissi Ensemble (Elena Catalano, Kavita Kaur and Maryam Shakiba), Upahaar School of Dance (Daniella Zak Zara Varghese and Piya Verma), Payal Ramchandani and Suhani Dhanki.<\/p>\n<p>Akademi 40th anniversary Producer: Nina Head<\/p>\n<p>Film: James Williams<\/p>\n<p>Thumbnail photo: Vipul Sangoi <\/p>\n<p>Supported by Arts Council England and The British Museum<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to: Richard Blurton, Sushma Jansari and Freddie Matthews from the British Museum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented in collaboration with Akademi &#038; The Motion Dance Collective, this spellbinding performance took place in the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of the British Museum on the evening 15 November 2019 to a live audience of over 1000 audience members. 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