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Sonia Sabri MBE, a Birmingham-based, internationally acclaimed Kathak dance artist and choreographer, has significantly advanced South Asian classical dance globally. In 2025, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Dance, becoming the first British-born Indian woman fully trained in Kathak in the UK to receive this recognition. Trained in classical ...
I recently had the pleasure of completing a week of year 10 work experience with Sonia Sabri Company one of the UK’s leading South Asian arts organisations.
The week began by joining the company’s weekly social media meeting whilst working remotely. I found it interesting to see how meetings are structured in a professional environment and ...
Finding Form Through Akaar: My First Kathak Journey
Tvisha Manjunath Bhat – Kathak & Singing Student
Akaar, organised by the Sonia Sabri Company, is an annual showcase that brings together students, and artists within South Asian dance and music. It is designed by the company as a space to present carefully created ...
On Sunday 12th October, a group of our Classical Bollywood students were invited to perform a Curtain Raiser, for the Company’s production of Roshni at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Our students presented a brand-new dance piece, choreographed by Sonia Sabri MBE for the well-loved song, Silsila Yeh Chahat Ka, from the Bollywood movie Devdas (2002 ...
In November 2025, Sonia Sabri Company were delighted to launch a new South Asian Dance after-school club at St Margarets CE Junior School in Whitnash, Leamington Spa. At our weekly sessions, the pupils at St Margarets have been learning the basics of South Asian Dance, based on Kathak classical dance and South Asian folk dances – a fun and accessible ...
The Hundred is a thrilling tournament of 100-ball cricket matches, involving eight men's and women's teams and hosted in stadiums around the UK. This year was the fifth year of the tournament and included Birmingham’s own Birmingham Phoenix teams.
Sonia Sabri Company was commissioned to create bespoke performances for the opening ceremonies ...