Centre for Peace and Performing Arts
The Centre for Peace and Performing Arts (CPPA) is a global non-profit organization registered in the United Kingdom with international headquarters in Rome and country offices in 12 prominent capital cities. It is governed through a Global Council and an on-ground Executive Team. The centre have a significant presence across Europe, Asia Pacific, the United States and hopes to expand as it invokes us to reflectively ask, “How can arts promote global peace and solidarity?”
OUR MISSION: CPPA aims to foster global peace and harmony by connecting communities through the arts and promoting cultural understanding to heal deep-rooted fissures. Since 2021, it has launched a global initiative to facilitate peace through Track 1.5 Diplomacy.
Executive Team
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Baisali Mohanty
Founder and Executive Director
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Silvia Vona
Production Director
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Mrittika Barua
Lead, Global Coordination
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Karine LeBlanc
Lead, Research
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Nalifa Mehelin
Lead, Partnerships
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Mary Helen Brighton
Communications and Events Advisor
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RINJINI MITRA
Head of Cultural and Stakeholder Engagement
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ANURAG MOHAPATRA
Head of Music and Sound Design
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Pratiti Ghosh
U.K. Coordinator
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MATHILDE POIRRIER
France Coordinator
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Aastha Mohapatra
Music Engagement Specialist
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INDRASHISH CHAKRABORTY
Community Engagement Specialist
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Henar Davoise
Partnership and Community Engagement Specialist
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Fazil Khan
Digital Engagement Specialist
ADVISORY BOARD
Padmashri Awardee Guru Geeta Chandran
Educationist, Thought Leader, Dancer & Curator
Dr Hugo Slim
Professor of Humanitarian Studies
Padmashri Awardee Dr Meenakshi Gopinath
Educationist and Thought Leader
Manasi Pradhan
Acclaimed Social Rights Activist
Chittaranjan Tripathy
Acclaimed Actor, Director and Producer
Dr Robin Wilson
Advisor to the European Council
Naila Sattar
International Development Professional associated with the United Nations (former)
Europe Peace Festival 2022
Where it all began…
Europe Peace Festival 2024
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"Performing arts have the power to move people and evoke emotions. What we aim is to create a space for everyone to perspire that."
Baisali Mohanty
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“It was a pleasure participating in the festival. It has a higher aim of exploring dance to support Peace in the society."
Guru Sujata Mohapatra
(Odissi Exponent) -
“We collaborated with the Rohingya musicians to bring out their voices to the forefront; to tell their stories in their own voices, because their voice matters.”
Ukhengching Marma
(Core Team Member)
