Darpana is an arts center where the arts meet society, to inform, educate and transform. Started 66 years ago as a teaching and performance institute, it has grown into a contemporary symbiosis affirming the role of creativity in culture, researching into our origins and reaching out to the unsaid or unthought of. Darpana believes that art is a language that is universal.
Darpana is committed to excellence, innovation and the excitement of using the arts for change.
Darpana's audiences range from arts-lovers to people in positions of power, the less privileged across the world, children, women, tribal populations and more. With over 25,000 graduates, nearly 11000 performances, audiences in 90 countries, a vibrant arts environment, managed by a strong staff, Darpana is known around the world as an institution of innovation in the arts.
Darpana is committed to excellence, innovation and the excitement of using the arts for change.
Darpana's audiences range from arts-lovers to people in positions of power, the less privileged across the world, children, women, tribal populations and more. With over 25,000 graduates, nearly 11000 performances, audiences in 90 countries, a vibrant arts environment, managed by a strong staff, Darpana is known around the world as an institution of innovation in the arts.