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 and India, with a presence across 12 prominent cities in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. 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.
Executive Team
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Aastha Mohapatra
Music Engagement Specialist
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ANURAG MOHAPATRA
Head of Music and Sound Design
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Baisali Mohanty
Founder and Artistic Director
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Fazil Khan
Digital Engagement Specialist
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INDRASHISH CHAKRABORTY
Community Engagement Specialist
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Karine LeBlanc
Lead, Research
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MATHILDE POIRRIER
France Coordinator
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Mrittika Barua
Lead, Global Coordination
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Pratiti Ghosh
U.K. Coordinator
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RINJINI MITRA
Director, Cultural and Stakeholder Engagement
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Saurabh Sharma
Community Engagement Associate
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Silvia Vona
Production Director
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Mary Helen Brighton
Communications and Events Advisor
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Nalifa Mehelin
Partnerships Advisor
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Henar Davoise
Community Engagement Team Member
ADVISORY BOARD
Padmashri Awardee Guru Geeta Chandran
Educationist, Thought Leader, Dancer & Curator
Padmashri Awardee Dr Meenakshi Gopinath
Educationist and Thought Leader
Manasi Pradhan
Acclaimed Social Rights Activist
Rashmani Singh Puri
Educationist, Philanthropist & Arts Advocate
Chittaranjan Tripathy
Acclaimed Actor, Director and Producer
Dr Robin Wilson
Advisor to the European Council
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
(Founder & Artistic Director) -
“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
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“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)
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