2024-12-22T07:56:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150150454/charles-correa-s-kala-academy-needs-saving Sean Joyner 2019-08-06T18:58:00-04:00 >2019-08-06T18:59:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/19/19083cdcf71fbe92f85af7bc680ca573.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Kala Academy, Goa&rsquo;s cultural centre, which was designed by the renowned architect Charles Correa in the late 1970s, is threatened with demolition by the State Government in the near future. It is an exceedingly important building, not just among Correa&rsquo;s international repertoire, but also in the State of Goa.</p></em><br /><br /><p>A petition has been started to save Goa, India's Kala Academy. It has served as a true cultural hub for its local community, being "the only government-run arts institution in the country with separate faculties for both Western and Indian classical music, and also offers courses in theatre and dance." <br></p><p>The Academy had also been the location of many music performances, film screenings, and dramas. In short, it has been a vibrant part of the local fabric and many hope for it to continue to be.</p>