Jazzcamp For Piger blev i december 2024 afviklet i Indien for første gang. Pressefoto.

Danish Jazz in India

introduction

Denmark and India have entered into a comprehensive agreement for a cultural exchange program through 2026. JazzDanmark is contributing to the program, which aims to support the exchange of Danish and Indian art and culture, as well as cooperation between Danish and Indian cultural institutions and artists

contact

Eva Frost

CEO

+45 33 45 43 08

eva@jazzdanmark.dk

Links

Exchange with India

JazzDanmark is leading a strategic exchange project in India from 2022 to 2025. The goal is to raise awareness and create collaboration projects for Danish jazz in India, as well as to strengthen networks and knowledge sharing among Danish stakeholders interested in the Indian market.

Activities

August 2022

  • Open Call regarding the opportunity for a faculty position at True School Mumbai.

May 2023

  • Masterclass with Bahauddin Dagar in Copenhagen. 25 participants.

2023/2024

  • Collaboration with the Danish Embassy in Delhi and the Delhi International Jazz Festival (ICCR). (Cancelled)

March 2024

  • Jakob Dinesen and Yasmin Kirkegaard – workshops and club concerts in Kolkata, in collaboration with the Danish Cultural Institute and Jazz+.

October 2024

  • Networking meeting and experience exchange on India at Dexter in Odense, in collaboration with the Danish Cultural Institute. 30 participants.

November 2024 – March 2025

  • Lars Møller Spic Macay concerts in India – school concerts. See below for detailed tour info.

December 2024

  • JazzCamp for Girls in Kolkata – collaboration with Jazzfest Kolkata and Jazz+
  • THE CALCUTTA COPENHAGEN CONNECTION (Denmark / India) playing live at JazzFest Kalkuta Dec 14th. (Premjit Dutta (India), Anne Efternøler (Denmark), Debjit Mahalanobis (India), Cecilie Strange (Denmark))

Specific acitivities and further information

Background

A Comprehensive Agreement

The project is part of the comprehensive agreement signed in 2022 for a cultural exchange program between India and Denmark. The collaboration aims to support the exchange of Danish and Indian art and culture, as well as the cooperation between Danish and Indian cultural institutions and artists.

In Denmark, the responsibility for the agreement lies under the Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Denmark’s international cultural cooperation. The Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces is the operator of the Cooperation Agreement, and together with the Danish Embassy in Delhi and Indian partners, they arrange specific visits to and from India.

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