About Us
FIPA was set up in October 2006 as a not for profit organisation to promote the performing arts of the Indian Subcontinent through contemporary productions, heritage, workshops and multimedia projects. FIPA encourages and supports practitioners to draw upon the rich cultures of India to create work in classical, traditional and contemporary sectors.
Company Profile
FIPA is spearheaded by Dr. Ananda Gupta who has been working with international South Asian performing artists for the last nine years, organising high level performances in the UK and India. These productions have been enthusiastically received by Indian, British-Indian and mainstream UK audiences at such venues as the British Museum, V & A and the Nehru Centre.
FIPA organises Dakshinayan, a music school which is affiliated to the renowned Tagore music and culture school in Kolkata, Dakshinee. Dakshinayan is based at the Bengal Institute at Baker Street and its students are mainly second generation Bengalis.
FIPA facilitates and assists the development of projects in
- academic and practical research
- original and cross-cultural South Asian productions
- educational and training workshops
- national and international collaborations with partners
- documents and videos work for its archives and online resource
Address
14 Mountside Place1A Heathside Road
Woking
Surrey
GU22 7LL