Interculturality, world music and management of musical heritage in musical shows: an approach to the Casa de la India Foundation in Valladolid

Abstract

This paper aims to be an approach to the musical activities of the Casa de la India Foundation from a musicological perspective. To this end, four of its musical activities have been selected and studied applying theories and methodologies from disciplines such as ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies and, in particular, issues related to interculturality, Studies on world music and management of musical heritage. The collection of information was carried out by conducting interviews with the directors of Casa de la India and consulting various bibliographic sources (books, manuals, scientific articles, memories of Casa de la India, official websites of this cultural center, artists and other cultural entities involved in the activities studied).

The four activities selected were: "India in Concert", a festival of concerts and performances of classical music and dance from India; "Flamenco, India", a show that combines flamenco and different classical Indian dances; "Rasa and Duende", where Indian performing arts and flamenco techniques and Lorca’s poetry are mixed; and finally, "Kijote Kathakali", a theatrical adaptation of Don Quixote to the language of dance-theater kathakali.