The Why Not team is thrilled to announce that Mahabharata will be travelling to New York City’s prestigious Lincoln Center! From June 24-29, this monumental, two-part production will be presented as part of Summer for the City, Lincoln Center’s annual festival offering hundreds of performances and cultural activities. Click HERE to learn more!

Following the success of last week’s opening performances in Toronto, Canadian Stage has extended Mahabharata’s run until April 27th at the Bluma Appel Theatre. Tickets for both parts (Mahabharata: Karma and Mahabharata: Dharma) are available through Canadian Stage’s box office but are going fast. We are pleased to offer newsletter subscribers a discount on tickets. Please apply the code: FRIENDS. If you are purchasing 4+ tickets, apply the code: FAMILYPACK.

Those attending this week can also purchase tickets to Khana & Kahani – a community meal and storytelling session featuring delicious Indian food and further episodes of The Mahabharata. Khana & Kahani takes place at Benares Cucina Indian on April 15, 16 & 20.

Mahabharata was generously supported by Canada’s National Arts Centre and its National Creation Fund, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, the Government of Canada, and the Azrieli Foundation. Additional support was provided by Deb Barrett & Jim Leech, the Clearview Foundation, Nancy & Richard Hamm, Kingfisher Foundation, Lindy Green Family Foundation, McLean Foundation, Meighen Family Foundation, Metcalf Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, Andrew & Valerie Pringle, TD Bank, TO Live, the Toronto Arts Council, and the Wuchien Michael Than Foundation.

The show was originally commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival, in association with the Barbican, London.