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Wonderful Workshops
and the Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF)
Wonderful Workshops was conceived in collaboration with The Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF), a multi-disciplinary non-profit making trust. The trust was registered in India in 2002 with HRH the Prince of Wales as its International Patron. It is dedicated to the conservation of Rajasthan’s cultural and built heritage.
In order to safeguard the region’s rich cultural legacy, JVF aims to link poverty alleviation with sustainable livelihood generation among the traditional communities of folk artists and craftspeople, by repositioning their skills as cultural assets in a rapidly modernizing India.
JVF also encourages cultural diversity by running a series of annual Festivals which showcase the wide spectrum of indigenous talents to both local people and the world community.
JVF was shaped by the vision of its Founder Patron, Faith Singh MBE, who, as the founder and driving force of Anokhi, transformed the numerous textile traditions of Rajasthan into creative opportunities that have sustained local craftspeople continuously over the last three decades.
JVF’s work is promoted by two registered international trusts, Jaipur Heritage Trust in UK, and Les Amis de Jaipur in France. For more information, please visit the JVF website, www.jaipurvirasatfoundation.org
Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF) Festivals
JODHPUR RIFF, OCTOBER 12th - 16th 2011
Rajasthan International Folk Festival
At the MERANGARH FORT JODHPUR CITY
A joint initiative of the Merangarh Museum Trust and Jaipur Virasat Foundation
"RIFF was heady!" - Mick Jagger
www.jodhpurfolkfestival.org
JAIPUR IN JANUARY 8th – 24th JANUARY 2012
Including JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL - Jan 20th - 24th 2012
The Wonderful Workshops programme is a major part of Jaipur in January, a JVF Festival which promotes the many arts and crafts of Rajasthan and includes:
- Wonderful Workshops, Sun 8th- Sat 14th January
- The Late Stage music programme, Sat 14th - Tue 24th January
featuring artists as diverse as Anoushka Shankar, Susheela Raman and Jason Singh alongside some of the greatest living Indian masters - The Jaipur Literature Festival, Fri 20th - Tue 24th January
with an impressive rollcall of authors including Salmon Rushdie, Kiran Desai, Orhan Pamuk, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Vikram Seth and William Dalrymple.
"India's most successful literary event" - The Economist
www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org
We also recommend these MUSICAL TOURS
Join musician and festival organiser Georgie Pope on a unique musical tour of Rajasthan. Her trips include private concerts in musicians' villages, moonlit jam sessions on traditional instruments, film screenings and talks from music specialists. With her love of the area, musical expertise and deep knowledge of local artistic communities, you couldn't find a better guide.
Visit her website www.soundtravelsltd.com or call her on +447564059465 for more information and bookings.
Her next tour is 1st - 17th October 2011, taking in the Jodhpur RIFF festival. Bespoke trips, concerts and interactions can also be arranged.
Peoples’ platform for creativity and sustainable development, supported by UNESCO