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Europe Peace Festival 2024
The 2024 Europe Peace Festival happened in several European cities: The Hague, Netherlands; Paris, France; and Rome, Italy. With over two years of research and engagement across communities in conflict regions, CPPA presented its own production, "Nari – HER STORY," which explored the dance-drama aspects of Indian classical dance and music, delving into how gender issues intersect with peacebuilding efforts and highlighting the arts' role in creating inclusive and equitable societies. This further underscores our commitment to using the performing arts as a catalyst for addressing gender disparities and advancing global peace.
Anekata, India
Anekata, an initiative by the Centre for Peace and Performing Arts (CPPA), was a pioneering cultural event that brought together practitioners and exponents of various performing arts to create a powerful platform for dialogue and expression. The event focused on the themes of gender, peace, and community building, addressing these critical issues through the lens of artistic performance.
Trialogue Session I Gender, Arts and Peacebuilding: How do we interpret peace and conflict?
‘Gender, Arts and Peacebuilding: How do we interpret peace and conflict?’, explored how performing arts allow for multi-dimensional thinking on peacebuilding, moving beyond gender constructs. The session brought a diverse community together to discuss different perspectives on conflict and how the performing arts are linked to the expression of ourselves in pursuit of peaceful action.
SAMAGAM
CPPA launched an evening of classical dance choreographies by exponents exploring, challenging, and curating performing arts to engage and initiate conversations on peacebuilding!
Guru Sujata Mohapatra, renowned Odissi danseuse and choreographer, shared her journey of exploration and practice in the performing arts.
The session concluded with remarks by Dr Karine Leblanc on arts engagement in academia.
Peace Festival, Spain
The European peace festival in its second chapter brought forth performing artists from across Madrid to call on support for peace missions. It was joined by stalwarts and practitioners of performing arts.
Peace Festival, Italy
This peace festival was a pioneering event whereby practitioners and art connoisseurs came together to celebrate the power of performing arts to foster global peace. The proceedings were contributed to ongoing humanitarian responses in Europe.
Indian Arts Festival (online)
The virtual art session brought performing artists under one platform to express their understanding and interpretation of peace. Engaging with the humanitarian community, the session started off with a briefing from the Humanitarian Advisor to the United Nations World Food Programme in Yemen on the values of engaging performing arts for fostering peace.
Performing Arts Workshop, rome
Led by the renowned classical dancer and performer, Ileana Citaristi, the session focused on engaging performing arts enthusiasts in a proactive session around the value of dance drama. The session was divided into two segments: chhau and odissi dance.