Shows in Mumbai

Alliance Française Mumbai is one of the most important cultural showrooms for international arts and independent cinema in India — a French cultural institute presenting outstanding independent theatre, world cinema, and cross-cultural performances that serve as a bridge between Indian and French cultural traditions in India's most cosmopolitan city. The Alliance Française network's extraordinary contribution to cultural exchange in India and Mumbai's remarkable openness to international artistic influence create a showroom of considerable Indian international cultural significance.

NCPA (National Centre for the Performing Arts) is India's most important performing arts complex — a five-venue Nariman Point institution housing the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, Tata Theatre, Experimental Theatre, Little Theatre, and Godrej Dance Theatre that presents India's most comprehensive performing arts programming including the Symphony Orchestra of India, international opera, ballet, and Indian classical music. NCPA's extraordinary role as India's premier performing arts institution and its remarkable programming breadth create a showroom of singular Indian performing arts cultural significance.

Prithvi Theatre in Juhu is the most beloved and culturally significant theatrical showroom in India — an intimate 200-seat venue founded by Shashi Kapoor of the legendary Kapoor acting dynasty that has nurtured some of the finest Indian theatrical talent and presented outstanding Hindi-language productions since 1978. Prithvi's extraordinary role in sustaining Hindi theatre culture in India's Bollywood capital and its remarkable community of outstanding Indian theatre artists create a showroom of genuine Indian theatrical heritage significance.

Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion is one of India's most important classical and popular music showrooms — a 2,800-seat hall that has hosted virtually every major Indian classical musician, Bollywood singer, and cultural performance for Mumbai's Kannada and South Indian communities for over 60 years. The hall's extraordinary capacity and its remarkable role in presenting Indian classical music (Carnatic and Hindustani) to Mumbai's diverse population create a showroom of considerable Indian performing arts significance.