What is Kinkini

Kinkini is primarily a cultural voluntary organization registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1958, 1991-92, with great potential to promote, propagate and dissemination of Indian art and culture in its different facets. The organization is purely non-profit making institution and organizes a large number of quality cultural programmes involving the classical, artistes, puppeteers and Dramatist but tribal and folk artistes too.

It gives equal opportunities and creates a healthy environment for organization of cultural programmes for one and all and ensures that the continuity of the traditions of different art forms is maintained. The main objective of this organization is to conduct studies, research, performances, workshops, seminars, training on classical and folk art, music, dance theatre, puppetry, etc to revive vanishing art forms.

“Kinkini” has embarked on objects of organizing the rich tradition of the “GURU-SHISHYA” Parampara through the workshops of Dance, Music and Drama and performances of Gurus and their Shishya.
Philosophy behind “Kinkini” is that art cannot exist out side the context of society and hence has responsibility towards society. The organization organizes the workshop for special children (handicapped, mentally retarded, blind) and brings them to the main stream.

The organization conducts “Art in education” programme, which is based on non-conventional education system. It also prepares the children and their parents especially in rural areas, for formal education.
Kinkini organizes Street theatre adopting it as a cause, bringing about a social and political awareness.

The organization has its board professional from the different fields as well as Professionals from the field of performing arts, which together create synergy to achieve the organization’s objectives. Kinkini today is a centre for artists committed to excellence, innovation and the excitement of using the arts for change.

Kinkini’s vision is a contemporary symbiosis affirming the role of creativity in culture, researching into our origins and reaching out to the unsaid or unthought-of, with a language that is universal.