Padma Shri Prahsana is an intelligent satire about a character named Ms. Padma Aggarwal who loses her Padma Shri and finds herself in the midst of a political drama.
Playwright, Ms. Rashma Kalsie attempts to revive the glory of ancient Indian theatre on modern stage.

Contact No. : 011-23388155

In this celebration of Raags, we have chosen to present Raag Yaman in the Khayal Vocal, Sarod and Dhrupad Vocal formats. The main objective of the event is to experience Dhyaan or Mindfullness through the different expressions of Yaman.

ARTISTS:
Gauri Pathare (Khayal Vocal)
Abhay Datar (Tabla)
Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (Sarod)
Akhilesh Gundecha (Pakhawaj)
Padmashri Gundecha Brothers (Dhrupad Vocal Jugalbandi)
Pandit Dalchand Sharma (Pakhawaj)

• E-Invite

The session will showcase fluid movement with music into yoga practice by Shri Chandra Bhushan Singh.

•  Photographs

Contact No : 011-23388155

IGNCA will host three different sessions on the occasion of International Yoga Day.

This will be followed by healthy breakfast.

Contact No :   011-23388155

Indira Gandhi National centre for the Arts invites you to the following Programmes

Sun & Sound Concert An evening of Naad – Bramh & Vedic Sanskrit Chanting
By Surya & Sangeet Sadhak Swami Viswanarayan with his disciple Priyanko Sur Sanchalan by Rajib Sanyal

• E-Invite

Ronu Mazumdar (Flute) | Jayanthi Kumaresh (Saraswati Veena)

• E-Invite | Photographs

On the occasion of Purnima,  it will be hosted at  IGNCA. The musician will sing compositions of Shri Krishna by Kunwar Shyam and other composers  in Braj bhasha.

• Photographs

Contact No. : 011-23388155

IGNCA in collaboration with Udaan – The Center of Theatre Art & Child Development is hosting daily workshops on theatre for school children. These workshops are based on overall personality development of children. A stage show will be organised at IGNCA premises after the end of the workshop in June 2018.

Contact no. : 9873570750, 9315284227, 27041516

IGNCA celebrates ‘International Yoga Day’. Activities ranging from Naturopathy, Dhrupad Yoga, Buddhi Yoga, Surya Naad will culminate into the main event (Group Yoga) on June 21, 2018.

Join us to be part of celebrations: Naturopathy Counseling –  May 09, 23 and June 06, 20

Dhrupad Yoga – May 19, 21 –   Pallab Das
Buddhi Yoga  – June 08, 09 – E-Invite | Photographs
Surya Naad –  June 20
Group Yoga –  June 21 – Yoga Day (Eng) | Yoga Day (Hin) |

Contact No. : 011-23388155

On the occasion of World Heritage Day i.e. 18th April, 2018

• E-Invite | Schedule
• Photographs: 17 April 2018 – स्वच्छ पखवाडा के अंतर्गत अर्जुन ग्रुप से सदस्यों द्वारा पौधे रोपण किये गए 
• Photographs: 17 April 2018 – Swachhta Pakhwada Innaugration

Contact No  : 011-23388092

Performance by ‘Tenores di Neoneli’ a traditional music group from Sardegna, India in collaboration with Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi under the Executive Programme of Cultural Cooperation between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of India for the years 2017- 2020.

• E-Invite

Contact No : 9818011988

Director : Gilles Rhodes and Hélène Marseille
Name of the company : Transe Express
Duration :  55mins

The project is brought by French Institute in India / Embassy of France in India, with the support of National School of Drama and Indira Gandhi National Centre of the Arts. This mesmerising show will mark the Bonjour India Closing Ceremony.

• e-flier 
• About the Play 
• Videos on TV ⇒ Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4 | Link 5 
• Few Articles  ⇒  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 
• Photos  ⇒ Link 

Contact No : 91-11-30410045/ 9810434363

In collaboration with India City Walks.

By Prof. Najaf Haider & Dr. Sachin Bansal

• E-Invite 
• Programme Schedule 

Contact No : 011-23388155

This was the eight workshop from the series by IGNCA and Raaggiri Trust.

• Photographs 

In collaboration with Shanmukhananda Sabha

• E-Invite 

Contact No : 9717019444

Conceived By Saloni Gandhi

A Journey of Ragas with:
Padmabhushan Pandit Rajan & Pandit Sajan Misra

Accompanied By:
Pandit Kumar Bose(Tabla) and Pandit Dharmanath Mishra(Harmonium)

• E-Invite

In collaboration with Lady Shri Ram College For Women, University of Delhi, New Delhi.

Contact No  :- 011-23388155/ 011-26434459

• E-Invite
• Photographs

Contact No :  011-23388333

Contact No : 9818257521

Contact No :-  9622889998/ 9717999050

In collaboration with Nivesh

Contact No :-  9999088105

• Invitation 

A Concert by Dr. R.S. Nand Kumar (Vocal) accompanied by K.U. Jayachandra

(Mridangam) , H.K. Narasimhamurthy (Violin), A. Chandan Kumar (Flute), Prof. K. Shashi Kumar (Vocal) and B. Satyavar Prasad (Mridangam).

IGNCA is organising a series of programmes on the occasion of its 30th Foundation Day. For details, please see the programme schedule.

• Programme Schedule
• Foundation day e-invite
• 18th Nov – Brainstorming session invite
• 18th Nov – Evening concert invite
• 19th Nov – Evening concert invite
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Symposium on My Idea Of New India by Bharat Vidya Prayojana
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Inaguration of the exhibition Elizabeth Brunner’s Paintings
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Inaguration of the exhibition Shardalipi and Punadulipi
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Foundation day Celebrations a Brainstorming Session
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Conservation Exhibition
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Overnight Classical Music Concert in collabortion withSPIC MACAY
• Photographs : 18 Nov, 2017 – Bhinna Shadaja Series Overnight Concert
• Photographs : 19 Nov, 2017 – Inaguration of the Gond Ramayan exhibition
• Photographs : 19 Nov, 2017 – Symosium on Indian Women Tradition, Continuity & Modernity
• Photographs : 19 Nov, 2017 – Performance of Devnarayan
• Photographs : 19 Nov, 2017 – Release of Publications of IGNCA Vastu Mandan
• Photographs : 19 Nov, 2017 – Folk Music Concert under the series संजारी by Bharti Bhandu (Padmashree) Kabir Gyan
• Photographs : 19 Nov, 2017 – Folk Music Concert under the series संजारी by Vijaya Bharti

It will showcase beautiful North East Culture, Food, handicrafts, films and lots of music and dance.
Entry is free.

• Program Schedule

Jashn-e-Adab’s  2nd phase of 6th poetry festival 2017 is going to be organised at IGNCA with the association of Ministry of culture and IGNCA, will be inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble union minster of Culture, in the esteemed presence of Prof. Gopi Chand Narang, Prof. Ashok Chakradhar, Pt. Chhannu Lal Mishra, Ustad Ahmad Hussain & Ustan Mohd Hussain & Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi.

• Invivtation
• Program Schedule

On the occasion of Independence Day Celebrations, Flag Hoisting and inauguration of an exhibition from IGNCA archival collection.

Dance performance Krishna ke anek rang, sant kaviyon ke sang by Dr. Sonal Mansingh and CICD Repertory Group in collaboration with Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD).

Contact No : 011-23388155

Kajri Utsav by Ms. Malini Awasthi, a renowned folk artist.

Contact No. : 011-23388016

Play Muawaze by XIII School of Talent Development, Ghaziabad

Contact No. : 011-23388155

IGNCA and SPICMACAY pay homage to legendary Kishori Amonkar. A musical tribute will be presented by Vidhusi Girja Devi. Mithilesh K. Jha, Murad Ali and Vinay Mishra will be her accompanists.

Shri Raghunandan Panshikar , Ms. Nandini Bedekar will also pay their homage to the artist. The event will be graced by H.E. Dr. Najma Heptulla, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi.

• Invitation | Photographs

The Festival of Places is a unique event organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for
the Arts (IGNCA) and CATTS (Centre for Advancement of Traditional Building Technology and Skills), a non-governmental organization, that aims to bring a change in the way we all live.

• Invitation and Programs
• Program Day 1
• Program Day 2
• Program Day 3
• Press Update

Contact No. : Ms. Urvashi – 9871973126

26th March, 2017 

• DRAUPADI ANTARKATHA Dance Drama, presented by Draupadi Dream Trust Producer- Director Mrs. Neera Mishrain the IGNCA Auditorium, C.V. Mess, New Delhi Time 6.30pm 

  • Photographs (26.03.2017)

27th March, 2017

• Hindustani Classical Music, Mandolin by Pt Sugato Bhaduri. Accompanist on Tabla Ustad Akram Khan Venue: IGNCA Auditorium, C.V. Mess, New Delhi Time 4.00pm 

  • Photographs (27.03.2017)

• Hindustani Classical Music, Sitar recitail by Mrs Meera Prasad Accompanist on Tabla Pt. Shailendra MishraVenue : Auditorium, C. V. Mess, Janpath Time 6.30pm 

  • Photographs (27.03.2017)

28th March, 2017

• Dance, music and comedy show by SAM in the IGNCA Lawns with stage, No. 3, R.P. Road, New Delhi from 6.30pm onwards.

Press Updates:

http://epaper.millenniumpost.in/index.php?mod=1&pgnum=2&edcode=71&pagedate=2017-03-29# 
http://readerblogs.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/Samvaad-village/draupadi-antah-katha/ 
http://epaper.navodayatimes.in/c/17899774

• Invitation

This time, Shri Neiveli Santana Gopalan will lead the singing.

Contact No. : 011-23388155/9717019444

http://epaper.navodayatimes.in/c/16480970

• Invitation

• Photographs

• Invitation
• About
• Photographs

Contact No. : 011-23388211

http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/ms-subbulakshmi-the-rainbow-voice-of-indian-music/297569

Contact No. : 011-23388155

• Invitation
• Photographs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nias2vi2JaM

• Invitation

Celebrations of IGNCA Foundation Day

• Video – 19 November 2016
• Video – 20 November 2016
• Video – Lecture by Shri B.P. Singh on 19 November 2016 

Press Update

• http://mdniche.in/viewClipping/74b25881-50b2-405d-b1ef-9c0266920e7c
• http://mdniche.in/viewClipping/9ae19036-ca27-4e87-ae07-6fcffbe0d723
• http://www.dharmpath.com
• http://news.delhionline.in/
• http://mdniche.in/viewClipping/9e861bfd-62f2-47f2-b692-53ae5fd42ab1

IGNCA is hosting this programme in collaboration with Nivesh, an NGO. This is the fourth year of the festival at IGNCA. Like in the previous years, this year also, we would be presenting storytellers from India and abroad. Both contemporary stories and tales from legend, history and oral traditions will be presented by professional and passionate storytellers. The morning sessions are especially organised for invited school children.

Participating storytellers will be:

National – Tholpavakoothu Sangam (Kerala), Dastangoi (New Delhi), Jaishree Sethi (New Delhi)
International – Sarah Rundle (U.K.), Giles Abbott (U.K.), Spice Arthur 702 (Japan), Katy Cawkwell (U.K.)

Time: 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 5.00 pm to 8.30 pm
Venue: IGNCA Central Lawns, 11 Mansingh Road, New Delhi-110001
Contact No. : 011-23388155/8341

• Invitation
• Program Details
• Leaflet

Photographs

• 11.11.2016 Morning | Evening

• 12.11.2016 Morning | Evening

• 13.11.2016 Evening

Video – 11 – 13 November 2016

Duration : 2 Hrs.

Contact No. : 9891510230/ 9811101749/23388155

• Playwright, Synopsis and Cast
• Photographs

Yeh Geet Mere Banjare is a poem which will be presented by Dr. Rama Singh.

Bimb is the dramatization of poem with dance, it is not based on the poem but it is the sonnet come alive. Five poems of Dr. (Mrs.) Rama Singh (a well known Hindi Poetess) have been picked up for the `Bimb’ show. All the poems are interlinked with the narration and the video projection of paintings.

Shri Ram Bahadur Rai (President, IGNCA Trust) will preside over the function and Shri Shyam Jaju (National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party) will be the chief guest on the occasion.

Contact No. : 09928391505

Invitation

The hour-long performance by the Seagul Theatre, Guwahati titled Kamaladevi : Yaadon ki kuch Panne will be led by Smt Bhagirathi.

This performance comes as finale to a week-long programme ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya and the making of modern India, being held at IIC.

Contact No. : 23388155

• Invitation

• Photographs

IGNCA is hosting a storytelling festival, Kathakar: International storytellers Festival at the Amphitheatre, C. V. Mess Janpath, in collaboration with Nivesh, an NGO. This is the third year of the festival at IGNCA.

Like in the previous years, this year also, we would be presenting storytellers from India and abroad. Both contemporary stories and tales from legend, history and oral traditions will be presented by professional and passionate storytellers. We get students from government schools to attend the sessions in the morning. This year, we are hosting a session for children with special needs.

Participating story tellers will be: 

National – Puran Bhat (Rajasthan), Gangacharn Singh, Kalicharan and group (Swang, Meerut), Usha Venkataramen (Mumbai)

International – Emily Hennessey (U.K.), Giles Abbott (U.K.), Tim Ralphs (U.K.)

Venue: IGNCA, Amphitheatre, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Time: 9.00 am to 11.45 am (for school children)   and 4.30 pm to 8.00 pm (for open audience)

Due to unavoidable circumstances, the afternoon session planned for children with different abilities (7 February 2016 , 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm) stands cancelled.

Press Updates:

• http://hangouts.co.in/3238-kathakar-international-storytellers-festival-in-delhi.html
• http://www.deccanherald.com/content/526775/into-world-storytelling.html
• http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/reviving-the-art-of-storytelling/article8200730.ece
• http://www.asianage.com/arts/art-s-telling-675
• http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/culture/3258-tale-storytellers
• http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/voices-of-the-people/article8224015.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RS
• https://maverickfeet.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/storytelling-exhibition-by-day-revelries-nostalgia-by-night/
• http://news-express.in/entertainment/voices-of-the-people-18975/

• Invitation
• Flyer
• Concept
• Schedule
• 05.02.2016 – Photographs
  • Morning
  • Evening
• 06.02.2016 – Photographs
  • Morning
  • Evening
• 07.02.2016 – Photographs
  • Evening
• 05.02.2016 Video Clips
  • Morning
  • Evening
  • Panel Discussion
• 06.02.2016 Video Clips
  • Morning
  • Evening
  • Open Session
• 07.02.2016  Video Clips
  • Evening
  • Open Session

• Invitation
• Photographs

409 Ramkinkars envisions a cross-genre performance from our location in 21st Century India, while revisiting the creative milieu of sculptor-painter-scenographer-theatre artist, Ramkinkar Baij (1906-1980).
25th March 2015 – 2nd April 2015. (Public shows)

This event will be followed by an exhibition of sculpture installation which will run till end of April, 2015.

• Invitation

• Press Update
  • Indian Express (23rd March 2015)

• • Invitation cum-schedule

• MATHRUBHUMI NEWS
• Photographs

Vocalists and instrumentalists from all over Delhi will gather to sing the Pancharatna kritis of Saint Tyagaraja. It is an IGNCA initiative with cooperation from various music groups.

• Poster
• Photographs of Workshop
• Photographs of Concert

Kathakar-International Storytellers Festival is being organised at IGNCA in collaboration with Nivesh (NGO). The festival will showcase national and international story tellers from different regions of the world. It will feature stories from histories, epics, social themes, folktales, tales from animal kingdoms and much more.

National story tellers are: Prof. Vettavarayan and his troupe presenting Villupattu from Tamil Nadu; Nayak Baldevbhai D. presenting Baithak ni Bhavai from Gujarat and Padam Shri N. Ibemni Devi presenting Khongjom Parba from Manipur

International Story tellers are: Emily Parish (U.K.) presenting Folk tales from Europe, India and Africa; Sarah Rundle (U.K.) presenting stories from Silk Route; Godfrey Duncan (TUUP, U.K.) presenting African folk tales and Daniel Hall (Hungary) presenting tales from Hungary

Venue: Amphitheatre, C.V. Mess, Janpath, IGNCA
Time : 4 pm to 8 pm

Sessions are also being organised for invited school students in the morning from 9 am to 12:30 pm on 30 and 31 January, 2015.
No morning session will be held on 1 February, 2015

News Updates

• Media Coverage (HT – 18th Jan. 2015)
• Media Coverage (NC – 2nd Feb. 2015)
• Media Coverage (BS – 3rd Feb. 2015)
• Media Coverage (BS – 3rd Feb. 2015)
• The Hindu,
• Livemint
• The Economic Times
• Millennium Post
• Deccan Herald
• The Statesmant

• Concept
• Invitation
• Program Schedule
• Poster
• Flyleaf part 1 | Flyleaf Part 2
• View Photographs (30.01.2015 morning)
• View Photographs ( 31.01.2015 morning)
• View Photographs (30.01.2015 evening)
• View Photographs ( 31.01.2015 evening)
• View Photographs (01.02.2015 evening)
• Report
• Video Clip (30.01.2015)
• Video Clip (31.01.2015)
• Video Clip (01.02.2015)

• Program Schedule