I always knew that I wanted to pursue music in some capacity and this desire drew me to Mumbai, where I took up a job with Teach For India. Here, I came across performance photos of a friend and ex-colleague, Neeraj Arya, who was then an NSPA artist..
His soft-spoken demeanor belies no hint of the rousing performances he is capable of delivering. With his trademark calm, he waits for us to commence the interview. We have a long list of questions prepared, some biographical and some seeking to extract personal opinions.
Although a lover of music and the stage, he never really thought about pursuing a career as a performer. After finishing college, he took up a job in the retail market to support his family and continued to work there for three years. However, life has a strange way of altering our paths..
QTube Cafe is a first-of-its-kind café designed to function as both, a comfy coffee joint and a flourishing performance hub. Read More...
QTube Cafe dishes out delicious warm coffee for free, which you can enjoy while surfing the net or reading a book, for the Cafe also offers free Wi-Fi and has a well-stocked library! You could also step in to enjoy the various performances and events conducted here. Read More...
The best part is that the space is rented out for free. The NSPA team will be curating events for the cafe so, do connect with us if you wish to host an event here! Request Booking...
CITY2
Mumbai and Goa
ARTISTS SO FAR 278
CURRENT ARTISTS90
MONTHLY PERFORMANVES250 Hours
ART FORMS3
Music, Theater and Poetry
CURRENT VENUES24
PROGRAMS4
Street Performance, Art Literacy, Community Art and Artist training
YEARS OF OPERATION5
The prime motive of the NSPA Foundation is to make art easily accessible to all. The organization achieves this by promoting the culture of street performances, or ‘busking’, in the city. Busking creates a direct, inexpensive interface between people and artists and this helps cultivate an appreciation for the arts. The organization also helps support the livelihoods of independent artists by paying them a performance fee for each performance.
Quantum AMC is known for its radical thinking and foresight in the country’s financial sector. The company is also a keen supporter of the arts and has always set aside a portion of its earnings to sponsor the NSPA Foundation’s activities. Today, Quantum AMC is not just a source of funds for NSPA but a great source of encouragement as well.
NSPA was first conceived when 'Ajit Dayal' Our Founder found no buyers for his idea of taking Art to the Streets. Two young music aficionados joined hands temporarily with Ajit and first pitched the idea to the Western Railways, Mumbai. Contrary to popular perception, the Railways were most enthusiastic and suggested a pilot run to test the idea.
Street Performance
Art Literacy
Community Art
Stage Performances
Artists Trainings
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NSPA hope to contribute towards a larger Art consciousness in society, fostering a greater societal ownership and educated appreciation of our Arts heritage and diversity and the larger Artist community. In line with this idea is NSPA’s Art Literacy Mission
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The organisation was founded in the October of 2012 in Mumbai, and we enjoyed our debut performance at Churchgate Station with folk street musicians, who received the astonishment and accolades of the commuters and pedestrians! We now perform at over a dozen public venues in Mumbai - including the Carter Road Amphi theatre, Mumbai Metro stations, and several parks and organic farmers' markets - for more than 50 hours a week!
The Natural Streets for Performing Arts (NSPA Foundation)
is a non-profit initiative dedicated to bringing the culture of street performances to India, and supporting the livelihoods of independent artists - and helping the common man rediscover public spaces and "stuff their eyes with wonder".
“Its too good. The artists are also just awesome. Completely refreshing."
“Wish you people all the best and thank you for bringing music to common mumbaikar's life"
“I just wanted to let you know, what you are doing with live music at the railway stations is absolutely amazing. Several years ago I saw the new York symphony orchestra play in the new York subway and it changed me forever.Thank you for bringing back a little soul to Mumbai."
“An initiative that our city needed ! Learned many varieties of genres through this."
“Bandra station se jo gaana suna. Uske kuch achchi baatein aur ek achchi samajh mili hai. Jisise mujhe fayda ho, saare kaam achche tarah se karta hun aur sabhi ko achcha se achcha kaam kar pata hun !!"
“Very nice. Wonderful concept."
Natural Streets for Performing Arts Foundation(NSPA Foundation)
16, Jolly Maker Chamber No 2,
225, Nariman Point, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400 021.
Phone (Off.) : +91 022 2204 1250
Jessica Noronha: +91 9619152275
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