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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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4 December 2025

Zakir Hussain: Learning to Learn

In a deeply personal exhibition, spanning over four decades of photographing the legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, acclaimed artist Dayanita Singh explores mentorship, discipline and the act of lifelong learning. Drawing from her extensive archives—including unseen negatives, book dummies and…

4 December 2025

Inside Eifman’s Anna Karenina

Ahead of the India premiere of his acclaimed ballet, a conversation with choreographer Boris Eifman on his artistic practice and the journey it has taken across continents. By Aishwarya Bodke   Every so often, there come along artistes who rewrite the…

4 December 2025

When Learning Becomes Its Own Kind of Music

We speak to Trilok Gurtu, Sid Sriram and Swaminathan Selvaganesh about inherited legacies, experiments in music and what they will be presenting at Citi NCPA Aadi Anant. By Akshaya Pillai Trilok Gurtu’s mother used to bribe him with mangoes. He…

Theatre

Theatre 9 December 2025

Maas

Indian Music

Indian Music 9 December 2025

NCPA Citi Scholarship for Young Musicians 2026-28 (Hindustani Music)

International Music

International Music 13 December 2025

Joie De Vivre 2025

Western Classical Music

Western Classical Music 9 December 2025

Anna Karenina – A ballet by Boris Eifman

Dance

Dance 9 December 2025

Dance Residency by Navtej Johar

Film & Screenings

Film & Screenings 11 December 2025

Reality Check – Turtle Walker

Multi Arts

Multi Arts 10 December 2025

Page to Stage: Warasa — The Resonance Within Poetry

Photography

Photography 13 December 2025

Zakir Hussain—Learning to Learn