| The National Centre for the Performing Arts | |
|---|---|
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mumbai_area_locator_map.svg)  Location within Mumbai | |
| General information | |
| Type | Arts, Complex |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Address | NCPA Marg, Nariman Point |
| Coordinates | 18°55′30″N 72°49′14″E / 18.9251°N 72.8206°E |
| Construction started | 1981 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Height | 46.28m |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Concrete Frame |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Philip Johnson-concept part; Principal architect Rustom Patell of Patell Batliwala & Associates |
| Main contractor | Larsen & Toubro Limited |
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is a multi-venue, multi-purpose cultural centre in Mumbai, India, which aims to promote and preserve India's heritage of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and photography. It also presents new and innovative work in the performing arts field.
The centre was founded in 1969 by J. R. D. Tata and Dr. Jamshed Bhabha,[1] brother of nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha.
The NCPA is also the home of the Symphony Orchestra of India, which was established by NCPA in 2006.[2] In 2010 the orchestra performed Beethoven's 9th Symphony in Moscow at the 5th World Symphony Orchestra Festival - the first time an orchestra from India had performed there.
On 29 December 2018 NCPA entered its golden jubilee year.[3] It is to undergo renovations to improve the acoustics and overall experience in 2019.[4]
- ^ "NCPA". NCPA Mumbai. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Symphony Orchestra of India". NCPA Mumbai. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "The journey so far: Fifty years of the National Centre for Performing Arts". Business Standard.
- ^ "NCPA gets a sound and light upgrade/20771184". The Mumbai Mirror.