NCPA Presents “Past Forward- Two plays in English” from Saturday 25th June – Sunday 26th June ,2011- 7.00 p.m at Godrej Dance Theatre ,NCPA NCPA Presents Past Forward An Artistic Exclusive Event A Scarborough Fair-A English Play (50 mins) A young man has to choose between his two first loves – his girl and his writing. Helping him make the choices are his constant companions – the three voices in his head. Set to the music of... 

NCPA Presents Nad Ninad a Guided Listening session on Shobha Gurtu from Friday 24th June ,2011 – 6.30 pm at Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA Shobha Gurtu This is a programme that makes available to lovers of Hindustani classical music, some of NCPA’s archival recordings.  This month, it’s the music of the late Thumri Queen Shobha Gurtu. With equal command over pure classical and light classical idiom, Shobha Gurtu created a new style... 

NCPA Presents “Miss Beautiful” – A Hindi Play (135 mins) from Saturday, 25th June – 7.00 pm and Sunday, 26th June – 6.30 pm, 2011 at Experimental Theatre ,NCPA Miss Beautiful An Ansh Theatre Production – An ailing mother and father ask their son to find himself a beautiful girl. The son, wanting his parents to die peacefully, brings home Miss Beautiful. With a theme that centres on ideas of family, loyalty and identity,... 

NCPA Presents ‘The Japan Tsunami Benefit Concert’, Proceeds from the sale of tickets to be donated to the Indian Red Cross Society The Japan Tsunami Benefit Concert The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), India’s premiere art and culture institution, gives the city of Mumbai an opportunity to make their contribution to the relief of the victims of the Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that hit Japan earlier in the year on March 11,... 

NCPA Join Hands With Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs To Transform Kids Summer Vacations Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Mumbai, April 2011: In the age of play stations and reality shows, in the era of TV and study pressures, where is the space to explore one’s creativity, learn new skills, and discover new talents within? This summer, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Zee... 

NCPA Presents Rhyme Time – Children’s Theatre Workshop at Sea View Room on Saturday, 16th – 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, NCPA NCPA Presents Rhyme Time Rhyme Time is a creative poetry writing and performance workshop for children, wherein they are introduced to poets such as Dr Seuss, Shel Silverstein and TS Eliot. They will learn the basics of poetry writing, such as rhyme, creation of stanzas, imagery, etc. and will be introduced to forms such... 

NCPA Presents Saz-e-Bahar – Festival of Indian Instrumental Music at Experimental Theatre on Thursday, 14th and Friday, 15th – 6.30 pm, An NCPA Presentation NCPA Presents Saz-e-Bahar The Indian subcontinent abounds in a variety of musical instruments, and considerable specialisation is displayed in instrumental usage, both in north and south Indian art music. Instruments present music solo, provide melodic or rhythmic accompaniment, or produce... 

NCPA presents Main Tenu Phir Milangi… – a divine love story – Hindi and Urdu play (80 mins) – Experimental Theatre Saturday, 16th – 7.00 pm , NCPA NCPA Presents Main Tenu Phir Milangi “I will meet you yet again how and where? I know not. But I will meet you again for sure….” Words written by an extraordinary lady, reflecting on the time she spent with two astonishing men she loved and lived with. The play digs out those... 

NCPA Presents Prathama Kaunteya, a Multi-media dance-theatre presentation by Mandakini Trivedi at Experimental Theatre on Tuesday, 29th – 7.00 pm, An NCPA Centre for the Promotion of Arts and Culture Trust presentation NCPA Presents Prathama Kaunteya Based on Rabindranath Tagore’s Karna-Kunti Samvad, Prathama Kaunteya is a multi-media dance-theatre production that also includes the plastic art of drawing, giving it the character of a performance... 

NCPA Presents Nrityamalika – Kuchipudi recital by Kishore Mosalikanti and Troupe at Experimental Theatre on Wednesday, 23rd – 7.00 pm, NCPA NCPA Presents Nrityamalika Nrityamalika is a group performance – fast-paced, dramatic, and graceful: All trademarks of the Kuchipudi style. The evening will include the highly acclaimed choreography of Kishore Mosalikanti, as well as works by Vempati Chinna Satyam. Earlier, stree-vesham was considered...