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.
Know MoreIn The Monk & The Warrior, a creative collaboration between playwright Mahesh Dattani and director Jonathan Taikina Taylor, a documented encounter between Alexander the Great and an Indian monk becomes an epic, cross-cultural love story. By Gitanjali Dang When Alexander…
The 13th edition of NCPA’s Saz-e-Bahar explores Western instruments that found a home in Indian classical music. By Ornella D’Souza Each spring, the NCPA organises Saz-e-Bahar—Persian/Urdu for “splendour of instruments”—featuring recitals by Indian classical instrumentalists. Each edition follows a different…
Ahead of her performance at the NCPA this month, we speak to Singapore-based vocalist Alemay Fernandez, known for her lush tone and dynamic stage presence, about the jazz scene in the Southeast Asian city-state and how the timeless genre found…
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