Type Arts complex Completed 1985 Opened 1985 Construction started 1981 Architect Philip Johnson | Location Mumbai, India Height 46 m Phone 022 6622 3737 Main contractor Larsen & Toubro | |
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Address National Center for the Peforming Arts, Sir Dorab Tata Road, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021 Similar National Centre for the Perfor, Tata Theatre, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, Ballard Bunder Gatehouse, Mazagon Fort | ||
The Experimental Theatre is a 300-seat theatre at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, India. It was inaugurated in April 1986 as a black box theatre venue with modular seating and staging units.
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History
The NCPA was constructed in the 1980s. After the Tata Theatre was constructed, work began on the Experimental Theatre, a versatile black box theatre space which small-scale groups to perform flexible works at the Centre. Tata Steel (formerly Tata Iron & Steel Company) made an initial donation to the Theatre of 5 million rupees. The Theatre was officially inaugurated on 25 April 1986.
Facilities
Besides the theatre itself, the Experimental Theatre includes three conference rooms, large foyer spaces and a museum.
According to the Larsen & Toubro the acoustics of this theatre allow individual instruments to be appreciated without amplification.
Performances
The Experimental Theatre has hosted experimental plays, Indian epics, classical music concerts, and Western operas and ballets. Famous artists such as Romain Descharmes have performed there.