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The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, is India’s premier cultural institution. Inaugurated in 1969, it was the first multi-venue, multi-genre cultural centre in South Asia. The NCPA is committed to preserving and promoting India’s rich and vibrant artistic heritage in the fields of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and photography, as well as presenting new and innovative work by Indian and international artists from a diverse range of genres including drama, contemporary dance, orchestral concerts, opera, jazz and chamber music. Today, the NCPA hosts more than 700 events each year, making it India’s largest and most holistic performing arts centre.

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1 April 2025

A World of Possibilities

At the NCPA Mudra Dance Festival, artistes will present works inspired by the natural, the epic and everything in between. By Reshma O. Pathare   They say you never get a second chance to form a first impression. In the…

11 March 2025

Archival Inspirations

As Chemould, the contemporary art gallery, prepares its months-long celebration of having completed 60 years, we speak to the people behind the scenes of this important Mumbai institution to understand how its archive is serving as the lodestar for curation…

11 March 2025

STAGES OF REBELLION

As the Indian People’s Theatre Association turns 80, we explore the past and future of what began as a potent weapon in the fight for India’s independence. By Vipasha Aloukik Pai  In the early 1940s, India, still struggling against the…

Theatre

Theatre 23 April 2025

The Tragedy of Ham MacLear

Indian Music

Indian Music 9 May 2025

Bilawal ke Prakar

International Music

International Music 20 April 2025

Quest for Passion

Western Classical Music

Western Classical Music 24 April 2025

Talks on Western Classical Music

Dance

Dance 25 April 2025

Aharya – The Visual Poetry of Dance

Film & Screenings

Film & Screenings 23 April 2025

Short Film Corner

Multi Arts

Multi Arts 30 April 2025

The Nation needs to know… my kid is funny

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