The Kala Academy, designed by the Goan-born architect Charles Correa in the 1970s, is Goa's main performing-arts centre — a long, low, white-painted concrete building stepping down toward the river, with internal courtyards open to the sea breeze. The building is an under-appreciated masterpiece of South Asian modernism, working out a tropical version of the cultural-centre brief in a way that bears comparison with Correa's later work in Delhi and Hyderabad.
The centre houses a main auditorium, an open-air amphitheatre on the river side, smaller studio spaces, a film theatre, and the State School of Music. The programme of dance, theatre, and music runs year-round; the International Film Festival of India takes over the whole complex for ten days every November. Architecture buffs are welcome to walk through the public areas any time.