Siyaram Ki Doongri, Amber
302028 Jaipur
India

http://www.kawaculturalcentre.com

The Kawa Cultural Centre, managed by Marie-Noëlle Jaffré offers, near Jaipur (15 kms), an ideal performing space for artists-in-residence, collaborati

public contact

• phone: +91 (0)141 253 03 48
• fax: +91 (0)141 253 07 04
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activities

• Artist
  • Agent/Booker
  • Manager
• Institution
  • Cult.Inst.
  • Educational
• Promoter
  • Concert Promoter
  • Conference
  • Tour
  • Venue/Club
• Services
  • Accommodation
  • Consultant

participating in

• WOMEX 2000
• WOMEX 2001
• WOMEX 2002
• WOMEX 2003
• WOMEX 2004
• WOMEX 2005
• WOMEX 2006
• WOMEX 2007
• WOMEX 2009
• WOMEX 2011
• WOMEX 2012

company description

VOCATIONS

The Kawa Cultural Centre aims to encourage, promote and expose artistic expressions to local and international communities.

The centre offers a dynamic and creative international platform to performing and visual artists, students, scholars, writers, craftsmen, healing and art therapists, wishing to explore, learn, perpetuate and develop the rich artistic tradition of India, and also present arts and cultures from all over the world from past to present.

The Centre takes pride in the cultural heritage of India, specifically that of Rajasthan. All art forms are promoted including iIndian classical music, folk music, different forms of dance from various regions, traditional theater, handblock printing, miniature painting, the healings arts (yoga & meditation), to name a few.

The centre encourages not only the perpetuation of these art forms, but motivates the collaboration between Indian and foreign of all backgrounds and disciplines, like music, dance, theatre, literature, fine arts, photography, films, textiles, healing arts.

Promoters, profit and non profit organizations, educational institutions and touristic agencies are all welcome to take the opportunity to rent the space for cultural activities.



ACTIVITIES

The Kawa Cultural centre develops on its own initiative and hosts on the enterprise of others organizers, a variety of activities.

As well as developing its own initiatives the centre hosts events for other organizations in the field of the arts. Professional practitioners provide workshops to independent artists, group residencies and international exchange groups. These are usually in the form of live performances, exhibitions, conferences, film screenings and receptions.




STRUCTURES - SERVICES:

The Kawa Cultural Centre has been built according to the traditional style of the Rajasthani architecture by local artisans. The centre evokes a mix of exceptional and rich cultural heritage from nomadic life of the Thar Desert, Mughal ruins and Britannic hospitality and offers several and specific services and facilities:

A- Performing space and exhibition gallery

Whitewashed walls, a central wooden floor and a white quilted cotton fabric, tied to the ceiling render a perfect natural acoustic and a sober and refine space for this indoor room of 130 square meters.

The wooden floor, specific in this studio, provides a pleasant arrangement and comfort, and a perfect surface for the dance and physical or meditative activities.

Music, depending upon the instruments and the genre, can be played acoustically or electrical amplified for a refined sound. Musicians appreciate this specific quality.

The centre offers proper conditions for recording and filming.

The performing space offers to an audience of around 150 people, a unique and intimate interaction between themselves and the artists at the occasion of live performances.

This venue is also adapted to host conferences and various meetings.

The purity of the space offers an ideal gallery for arts and crafts exhibitions.


B- Outdoor space

An outdoor area with a stage of 11 meters by 6 meters, surrounded by a garden and a lovely landscape is at the disposal of the artists for rehearsals and outdoor live performances for a public of up to 300 peoples.