The Creative Arts (TCA) established in 2002, imparts training in the Arts with a carefully curated curriculum developed over years of engagement and advised upon by eminent professionals in the art scene. TCA creates, curates and produces artistic interventions in collaboration with artists and arts organisations worldwide. The Creative Arts Academy (TCAA) was founded in 2020.

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NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
150+
FACULTY
100k+
STUDENTS TRAINED
200+
STAGESHOWS
500k+
AUDIENCE REACHED
30+
TEAM
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
OUR COURSES
THE DICE OF DESIRE - FEATURED IN T2 ONLINE

A play inspired by The Mahabharata connected the lives and destinies of all womankind

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They say Kolkata knows how to revere art, creation, language and their deep attachment to the city. The Creative Arts Academy found its home in Kolkata over twenty years ago. As we complete more than two decades of our existence, we are glad to have created a new inclusive and fully-equiped arts space for people of all genders, age groups, communities, economics backgrounds and special needs - An 'Artshiyana' for everyone.

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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
ACDGP GRANT POSTER

The Creative Arts Academy and Testimony Arts have been selected as Grantees for the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants 2021-22 for their collaborative project 'Arts Alive'.

Indo Pacific Webinar Series

‘ARTS ALIVE’ – The Arts, The Artist and The Times, is a webinar series curated by Ramanjit Kaur (Founder Director, TCAA, India) during the pandemic. The first six episodes of this series brought together artists from South Asia and worldwide to investigate, analyze and archive the global artistic activity during the pandemic.

‘The Australian segment of this series will be co-curated by Kaur and Tammy Brennan (Artistic Director, Testimony Arts, Australia) and will bring together art practitioners from Australia and worldwide to look into the dialogic intersection of different artistic disciplines (Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, Film Making, Literature, Arts Management, Curation of Festivals and Funding) in the international cultural context.

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TESTIMONIALS

I have been closely associated with The Creative Arts Academy for brilliant productions like 'Simayon se Parey', 'Beyond Borders' and 'The Dice of Desires' and I have always been spellbound by the way TCAA contributes towards the growth of every single artist, whether they be children or adults. I am absolutely certain that TCAA will continue to be an inspiration to many generations of students like always.

TANMOY BOSE

TCA has always proven to be a pathbreaking arts organisation, with brilliant productions like 'Beyond Borders' ! They have been the beacons of conceptualising new initiatives like Dramebaazi International Children's Theatre Carnival , connecting people from all over the world, even during the pandemic. With the Academy, TCAA is sure to pave a new path in the arts, igniting fresh minds and bringing communities together!

USHA UTHUP

The Creative Arts Academy is a dynamic organisation which has been working constantly during the pandemic. From script writing to voice modulation from storytelling to mental health, the range has been staggering. Keeping young people curious and active during dark times has been truly commendable.

NEELAM MANSINGH CHOUDHRY

The Creative Arts Academy is a prime Arts organisation, doing much work in the arts scene including training, curations and production. 'Dramebaazi', their flagship festival mentors the young generation to become future Creators and Professionals. Their organisational skills are truly commendable!

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We asked people, "What does love mean to you?" ❤️✨

Their answers were raw, tender, and beautifully unique—just like love itself. Some spoke of longing, some of comfort, some of the kind of love that lingers in stolen moments.

As Babli and Tejal’s story unfolds, so does a love that was never given words—but always felt.

THE CHAI QUEENS – Love & Longing, One Sip At A Time
🎭 Directed by Ramanjit Kaur
⭐ Starring: Taranjit Kaur & Archana Patel

📅 3rd–5th April 2025
📍 The Creative Arts Academy, Kolkata
🎟 Book your seats now: https://rzp.io/rzp/thechaiqueens
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We asked people, "What does love mean to you?" ❤️✨

Their answers were raw, tender, and beautifully unique—just like love itself. Some spoke of longing, some of comfort, some of the kind of love that lingers in stolen moments.

As Babli and Tejal’s story unfolds, so does a love that was never given words—but always felt.

THE CHAI QUEENS – Love & Longing, One Sip At A Time
🎭 Directed by Ramanjit Kaur
⭐ Starring: Taranjit Kaur & Archana Patel

📅 3rd–5th April 2025
📍 The Creative Arts Academy, Kolkata
🎟 Book your seats now: https://rzp.io/rzp/thechaiqueens
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Some stories are whispered, some are sung—this one is brewed. ☕🔥

The Creative Arts & The Forbidden Productions present The Chai Queens – Love & Longing, One Sip At A Time. 🎭

📅 3rd–5th April 2025
📍 TCA, Kolkata

Old friendships. Unspoken desires. A wedding where love and duty collide. Will Babli & Tejal finally rewrite their fate?

Catch this special Kolkata preview before it takes the stage at the Prague Fringe Festival!

🎟 Book now: https://rzp.io/rzp/thechaiqueens
Tag your theatre tribe & let’s make this chai unforgettable! ☕❤️
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Some stories are whispered, some are sung—this one is brewed. ☕🔥

The Creative Arts & The Forbidden Productions present The Chai Queens – Love & Longing, One Sip At A Time. 🎭

📅 3rd–5th April 2025
📍 TCA, Kolkata

Old friendships. Unspoken desires. A wedding where love and duty collide. Will Babli & Tejal finally rewrite their fate?

Catch this special Kolkata preview before it takes the stage at the Prague Fringe Festival!

🎟 Book now: https://rzp.io/rzp/thechaiqueens
Tag your theatre tribe & let’s make this chai unforgettable! ☕❤️
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The Creative Arts & The Forbidden Productions present

THE CHAI QUEENS - Love & Longing, One Sip At A Time
Directed by Ramanjit Kaur 
Starring: Taranjit Kaur & Archana Patel 

*SAVE THE DATE* 
*3rd–5th April 2025*
📍 TCA, Kolkata

Some loves, like chai, brew slowly—steeped in silence, poured in stolen moments, sipped in secrecy. Amidst the music and rituals of an opulent Indian wedding, childhood best friends Babli and Tejal reunite after 15 years. Between embroidered silks and flickering diyas, old emotions resurface. Desire wars with duty—can they carve out their own path, or will they walk away once again?

Catch the exclusive preview shows in Kolkata before the play premieres at the Prague Fringe Festival this May!*

🎟 Book your seats now: https://rzp.io/rzp/thechaiqueens
Contact: 9831140988

Credits:
Based on Taranjit Kaur’s storyline and the original script ‘So Far’ by Vikrant Dhote, with excerpts from Taranjit Kaur, Archana Patel & Ramanjit Kaur

Music Design by Pt. Tanmoy Bose
Production Director:  Ruhani Singh

Don’t miss this unforgettable performance!
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The Creative Arts & The Forbidden Productions present

THE CHAI QUEENS - Love & Longing, One Sip At A Time
Directed by Ramanjit Kaur
Starring: Taranjit Kaur & Archana Patel

*SAVE THE DATE*
*3rd–5th April 2025*
📍 TCA, Kolkata

Some loves, like chai, brew slowly—steeped in silence, poured in stolen moments, sipped in secrecy. Amidst the music and rituals of an opulent Indian wedding, childhood best friends Babli and Tejal reunite after 15 years. Between embroidered silks and flickering diyas, old emotions resurface. Desire wars with duty—can they carve out their own path, or will they walk away once again?

Catch the exclusive preview shows in Kolkata before the play premieres at the Prague Fringe Festival this May!*

🎟 Book your seats now: https://rzp.io/rzp/thechaiqueens
Contact: 9831140988

Credits:
Based on Taranjit Kaur’s storyline and the original script ‘So Far’ by Vikrant Dhote, with excerpts from Taranjit Kaur, Archana Patel & Ramanjit Kaur

Music Design by Pt. Tanmoy Bose
Production Director: Ruhani Singh

Don’t miss this unforgettable performance!
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At The Creative Arts Academy (TCA), the way we teach, mentor, and create is deeply influenced by the space we are part of—a women-led, inclusive environment that nurtures artistic exploration.

We asked Baisali Chatterjee Dutt, Faculty for Children’s Theatre and Creative Writing Courses:
"How does being part of a women-led creative space like TCA impact the way you teach, mentor, or create?"

Her response highlights how leadership, collaboration, and creativity intertwine in a space that encourages expression and artistic growth. Because at TCA, learning isn’t just about technique—it’s about fostering a meaningful connection with the arts. 🎭✨

Watch as she shares her perspective!
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At The Creative Arts Academy (TCA), the way we teach, mentor, and create is deeply influenced by the space we are part of—a women-led, inclusive environment that nurtures artistic exploration.

We asked Baisali Chatterjee Dutt, Faculty for Children’s Theatre and Creative Writing Courses:
"How does being part of a women-led creative space like TCA impact the way you teach, mentor, or create?"

Her response highlights how leadership, collaboration, and creativity intertwine in a space that encourages expression and artistic growth. Because at TCA, learning isn’t just about technique—it’s about fostering a meaningful connection with the arts. 🎭✨

Watch as she shares her perspective!
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"At The Creative Arts Academy, art is more than just performance—it’s a way of life, a voice, a safe space where women come to create, to express, and to take up space unapologetically."

As our Founder Director, Ramanjit Kaur, puts it, the journey of a woman in the arts is filled with both possibilities and obstacles. The question isn’t just about creating—it’s about having the space to create, to lead, to exist freely in a world that hasn’t always made room for women’s voices.

To be a woman in the arts is to break barriers, to tell stories that have been unheard for too long, to bring tenderness, ferocity, and truth into every brushstroke, every movement, every word spoken on stage.

This is why spaces like The Creative Arts Academy matter. More than a platform, it is a home—a safe place where women don’t just participate in the arts, but truly own, shape, and redefine them.

( Women in art, The Creative Arts Academy, Women Theatre, Theatre for Women, Theatre scene Kolkata, Women Artists, Art, Women Empowerment, Women Theatre Kolkata)

#thecreativeartsacademy #ramanjitkaur #womentheatre #womeninart #womenempowerment #theatrekolkata #empoweringwomen #womeninarthistory #kolkatacreativity

"At The Creative Arts Academy, art is more than just performance—it’s a way of life, a voice, a safe space where women come to create, to express, and to take up space unapologetically."

As our Founder Director, Ramanjit Kaur, puts it, the journey of a woman in the arts is filled with both possibilities and obstacles. The question isn’t just about creating—it’s about having the space to create, to lead, to exist freely in a world that hasn’t always made room for women’s voices.

To be a woman in the arts is to break barriers, to tell stories that have been unheard for too long, to bring tenderness, ferocity, and truth into every brushstroke, every movement, every word spoken on stage.

This is why spaces like The Creative Arts Academy matter. More than a platform, it is a home—a safe place where women don’t just participate in the arts, but truly own, shape, and redefine them.

( Women in art, The Creative Arts Academy, Women Theatre, Theatre for Women, Theatre scene Kolkata, Women Artists, Art, Women Empowerment, Women Theatre Kolkata)

#thecreativeartsacademy #ramanjitkaur #womentheatre #womeninart #womenempowerment #theatrekolkata #empoweringwomen #womeninarthistory #kolkatacreativity
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Creative Movement Workshop by Laura & Sara from UK – A Symphony of Stories in Motion

A heartfelt thank you to Laura Kenyon & Sara Maurizi for guiding us through this powerful journey of movement and storytelling. 

Women have always found ways to speak—even when unheard. Through poetry, art, rebellion, and movement—raw, unfiltered, and unrestrained. This workshop was more than dance; it was about the stories our bodies have been waiting to tell. 

Every step traced a memory, every gesture carried a truth. With breath as rhythm and space as our canvas, we explored, expressed, and let go. Moments of stillness, chaos, and reclamation filled the air with energy that lingers beyond movement. 

To every woman who stepped into this space—your story is seen, your art is infinite. Keep moving. Keep creating. Keep telling your story.

(Contemporary Dance, Creative Movement Workshop, Contemporary Dance workshop in Kolkata, J'ai Un Bleu, Performing Arts, Dance workshop, Dance workshop in kolkata, Events in Kolkata)

#thecreativeartsacademy #kolkatacreativity #performingarts #contemporarydanceworkshop #contemporarydanceclass #workshopinkolkata #eventsinkolkata #kolkataarts

Creative Movement Workshop by Laura & Sara from UK – A Symphony of Stories in Motion

A heartfelt thank you to Laura Kenyon & Sara Maurizi for guiding us through this powerful journey of movement and storytelling.

Women have always found ways to speak—even when unheard. Through poetry, art, rebellion, and movement—raw, unfiltered, and unrestrained. This workshop was more than dance; it was about the stories our bodies have been waiting to tell.

Every step traced a memory, every gesture carried a truth. With breath as rhythm and space as our canvas, we explored, expressed, and let go. Moments of stillness, chaos, and reclamation filled the air with energy that lingers beyond movement.

To every woman who stepped into this space—your story is seen, your art is infinite. Keep moving. Keep creating. Keep telling your story.

(Contemporary Dance, Creative Movement Workshop, Contemporary Dance workshop in Kolkata, J`ai Un Bleu, Performing Arts, Dance workshop, Dance workshop in kolkata, Events in Kolkata)

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E - Express, Evolve, Empower 🎭✨

Theatre has always been a space for voices to rise, stories to unfold, and emotions to take center stage. This Women’s Day at The Creative Arts Academy, we witnessed the raw power of storytelling, poetry, and monologues as women artists came together to share, inspire, and ignite change.

From the mesmerizing presence of guest artist Maia Ganatra, who weaved stories that transcended borders, to the soul-stirring performances by Ramanjit Kaur and Baisali Chatterjee Dutt, every moment was a testament to the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women in the arts.

Art is not just a form of expression—it is a revolution. A movement. A mirror to society. And when women take the stage, they don’t just perform, they challenge, heal, and transform.

Here’s to every woman who expresses fearlessly, evolves endlessly, and empowers through the magic of theatre. Because when we tell our stories, the world listens.
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E - Express, Evolve, Empower 🎭✨

Theatre has always been a space for voices to rise, stories to unfold, and emotions to take center stage. This Women’s Day at The Creative Arts Academy, we witnessed the raw power of storytelling, poetry, and monologues as women artists came together to share, inspire, and ignite change.

From the mesmerizing presence of guest artist Maia Ganatra, who weaved stories that transcended borders, to the soul-stirring performances by Ramanjit Kaur and Baisali Chatterjee Dutt, every moment was a testament to the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women in the arts.

Art is not just a form of expression—it is a revolution. A movement. A mirror to society. And when women take the stage, they don’t just perform, they challenge, heal, and transform.

Here’s to every woman who expresses fearlessly, evolves endlessly, and empowers through the magic of theatre. Because when we tell our stories, the world listens.
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We asked our women students to complete the sentence:
"Through my art, I reclaim..."
And their answers were nothing short of powerful.

From reclaiming freedom and confidence to reclaiming joy, identity, and strength—art becomes a medium through which they redefine their stories, break societal molds, and stand tall in their authenticity.

This Women's Day, we honor every woman who has ever used art as a tool for rebellion, healing, and change. Because when women create, they don’t just make art—they make history.
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We asked our women students to complete the sentence:
"Through my art, I reclaim..."
And their answers were nothing short of powerful.

From reclaiming freedom and confidence to reclaiming joy, identity, and strength—art becomes a medium through which they redefine their stories, break societal molds, and stand tall in their authenticity.

This Women`s Day, we honor every woman who has ever used art as a tool for rebellion, healing, and change. Because when women create, they don’t just make art—they make history.
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Every Saturday, excitement levels PEAK at TCA, because when TCA students meet, it’s always the best day!
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Every Saturday, excitement levels PEAK at TCA, because when TCA students meet, it’s always the best day!
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The Creative Arts Academy

31/2a Sadananda Road Kolkata – 700026

Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Phone Number: +91 9831140988 / +91 9830775677