Why you need to attend these events at NCPA in Mumbai this October

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If you are looking to attend interesting events in Mumbai this October, then there is a lot to engage with. While there are many different activities, workshops and performances, the National Centre for Performing Arts in Nariman Point has an interesting lineup of events that include international and Indian music performances, film screenings and more.

The events are scheduled from October 12 - October 20.

Reality Check - Special Screening
Documentary Film. An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema Collective. The NCPA has revived the Reality Check film series, which was started in 2014, to promote and encourage documentary filmmakers in India, whose work reflects life and culture in the country today in a provocative blend of creativity and integrity. 'The Master: Shyam Benegal' (English Film) will be screened and the screening will be followed by a discussion.

Where: Godrej Dance Theatre
When: October 13 at 6:30 pm
Duration: 90 minutes

SOI Autumn 2022: Die Fledermaus
3 performances, 100 performers. A fully staged opera is back at the NCPA. The plot begins on New Year's Eve when Eisenstein is sentenced to jail for punching a police officer. He decides to evade jail for one night so that he can go to Prince Orlofsky's lavish party with his friend Falke, however without telling his wife, Rosalinde. Tipped off about her husband's plan, Rosalinde follows him to the ball, disguised as a Hungarian countess. Adele, their maid, also feigns an excuse to be released from work that night so that she can also go to the ball, disguised as a Russian actress named Olga. Much fun and frivolity ensue, in what remains one of Strauss' most beloved works and a favourite with audiences around the globe. Sung in German with English subtitles. An NCPA Presentation. This performance is a production of the Hungarian State Opera.

Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
When: October 14 at 7:00 pm; October 16 at 5:00 pm
Price: Member price - Rs 6,750, 5,400, 4,320, 2,970, 2,250 and 1, 350; Non-Member price - Rs.7,500, 6,000, 4,800, 3,300, 2,500 and 1,500
Duration: Approximately 180 minutes

SOI Autumn 2022: Bank Ban
Concert performance. Music by Ferenc Erkel. Sung in Hungarian with English subtitles. The performance is a production of the Hungarian State Opera. This program will run for approximately for 120 minutes with one intermission.

Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
When: October 15 at 7 pm
Duration: Approximately 120 minutes

Best of World Music | Surya by Taufiq Qureshi
Surya is a collaborative fusion of ethnic Indian classical and world music. Surya explores world music, taking inspiration primarily from Indian classical music, and also from other genres like jazz, folk music, and cultural elements of Afro, Latin, and contemporary music.

Where: Tata Theatre
When: October 15 at 6:30 pm
Price: Member- Rs 1,080, 900, 720 and 450 (plus GST); Non-Member price- Rs 1,200, 1,000, 800 and 500 (plus GST)

NCPA-HSBC Music Workshop Management Life skills from a perspective of a performer by Dr. Anand Nadkarni
It is a free online workshop. This workshop aims at helping artists understand the importance of psychosocial life skills in the development of their careers.

Where: Online workshop on Zoom
When: On October 15 from 11 am-3 pm

Short Film Corner
White Wall Screenings (WWS) was founded in 2017 as a community to facilitate a conversation between short filmmakers and film connoisseurs. WWS has successfully showcased more than 300 short films and conducts workshops, masterclasses, and conversations around filmmaking and films. Three movies will be screened on this day.

Where: Little Theatre
When: October 19 at 6:30 pm

Bon Voyage
An NCPA and Korean Cultural Centre Presentation. The work Bon Voyage (Have a good trip) expresses the cultural and musical inspiration that the ensemble ID received from their travels in Korea as well as outside of Korea, with music created by expanding the expression and framework of Korean traditional music. Ki Mun Nam, YoungBin Oh, HongSub Kim, SeungRyoul Jung & JinGyu Kim will be the artists for the evening.

Where: Experimental Theatre
When: October at 7 pm
Duration: 60 minutes

Movies Under the Stars- Notorious (1946)
An NCPA & Film Heritage Foundation Presentation. Notorious is ranked as one of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces.

Where: Little Theatre
When: October 20 at 6:30 pm
Duration: 101 minutes

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