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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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3 February 2025

The Conductor with a Golden Touch

The star-studded SOI Spring 2025 Season fittingly culminates with one of Britain’s most acclaimed conductors, Sir Mark Elder, on the podium. In an interview with ON Stage, the musical luminary talks about the importance of character and flexibility in an…

30 January 2025

Jash-e-Ishq

True to the profound provenance of Sufi music, Sama’a, the NCPA’s festival dedicated to the genre, engages audiences on a deeper level through a spectrum of offerings. This year’s edition invites scholars and practitioners, including Nizami Bandhu and Rekha and…

30 January 2025

Anchored in Tradition, Transformed by Imagination

At the Spectrum Dance Festival, exponents of multiple genres will present choreographies that have been inspired by collaboration and contemplation. By Akshaya Pillai Bettina Castaño and Aditi Bhagwat move through each other’s worlds like they have always belonged there. Castaño…

Theatre

Theatre 19 February 2025

Art of the Possible Symposium

Indian Music

Indian Music 1 March 2025

Living Traditions: Festival of Uttar Pradesh

International Music

International Music 18 February 2025

Movies Under the Stars – Grease

Western Classical Music

Western Classical Music 5 March 2025

The Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Dance

Dance 20 February 2025

Lavani Ke Rang curated by Bhushan Korgaonkar

Film & Screenings

Film & Screenings 22 February 2025

Puccini – Tosca

Multi Arts

Multi Arts 22 February 2025

NCPA@thePark 2024-25

Photography

Photography 19 February 2025

Page to Stage – Storytelling