Performing arts theater

There really is nothing quite like a great Broadway show, in the words of theatre director Augusto Boal, ‘Theatre is the art of looking at ourselves.’ Shows bring storytelling to a level that movies and books just can’t compete with. Maybe it’s the magic of live-acting; the orchestra; or the charming theatre architecture. Perhaps it’s simply the shared entertainment experience, or getting out and off the couch! Whatever the draw, theatre is a superb night out whether with family or your…

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Whilst the three theatres within the Lyric Theatre Complex draw their own distinct identities from the types of performing arts to which they cater, their designs follow a unified approach essential to both creating a complementary family of theatres and a coherent building. Each theatre therefore has its own distinct colour which relates to its function. This colour is not only applied in the auditoriums, but also in the correlating foyers, thus also acting as a means of wayfinding.

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Image 17 of 20 from gallery of Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center / Wilson Butler Architects. Level 1

Rocco Design Architects Associates have just completed the Performing Arts Centre, part of the Bao’An Cultural District they also realized. Overlooking Quanhai Bay and the South China Sea, the building anchors the southern end of the cultural complex. The 600 seat, 28,000-square-metre building houses Shenzhen’s first performance hall and will host opera, dance, symphonies, and dramatic performances.

The Wallis Center for performing Arts in Los Angeles. Performance arts, dance, music, and theater are in the heart of Beverly Hills. Call 3102463800

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