South Asian Dance & Music Mapping Study
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| Date: | 13 January 2021 |
In September 2019, we commissioned Courtney Consulting to conduct a combined mapping study of the South Asian dance and music sector in the UK. The brief for the work was driven by a number of strategic factors;
- Applications and awards for our funding from South Asian applicants are currently very low.
- Other research into the South Asian sector has revealed challenges around leadership development and progression opportunities for South Asian dance and music artists, as well as a need to further investigate possible training courses for South Asian dance and music.
- The need to champion and advocate for the Creative Case for Diversity, which is undermined by the above factors.
The research and areas to map within the South Asian dance and music sector are vast and could easily contain multiple separate projects. However, we set a specific focus for this work to provide a clear and detailed picture across three key areas:
- Training
- Progression
- Leadership
The key objectives of the research were:
- To map existing South Asian dance and music activity not currently regularly funded by us, including classical, folk and popular forms.
- To better understand provision, distribution and new opportunities within the professional and community context.
- To better understand the strengths and vulnerabilities within the sector, including where activity is taking place, who is undertaking it and the intended audience.
- To better understand gaps that exist within the sector and how we can support
Would you like to be kept updated on our work with the South Asian dance and music sector? Do you have a response to this study, or insight you would like to share? Get in touch with us here.
For a quick overview of the research we have prepared the following executive summary.
Download Arts Council England’s response to the research, for our view on the findings.
Download the appendices to the report here.
Webinar
On Friday 16 July 2021, we held a webinar to discuss the South Asian Dance and Music Mapping study. The webinar shared what support is available from us for South Asian dance and music, discussed the outcomes of the study in the context of our 10-year strategy ‘Let’s Create’ and explored how the dance and music sectors can contribute to the outcomes of the South Asian dance and music study, with support from the Arts Council and other investors, as well as developing partnerships.