Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
- Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
:"For the similarly-named transit station, see Richmond Hill Centre Terminal."The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts is a 43,000 square foot multi-use cultural facility project under construction on 1.5 acres of land directly on in the heart of 's downtown core, at the corner of and Wright Streets.The Centre will provide a home for Richmond Hill's diverse arts community, create a destination in the downtown core, and be a major venue to bring and international and to and .
, and his firm Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc., have been given the task to design the Centre's building, and the world renowned Michael Grit has been chosen by the as the first theater manager. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on October 5, 2005, and the opening is scheduled to take place in the first half of 2009. The tickets for scheduled performances are on sale in [http://richmondhill.ticketwindow.ca Ticket Window] .
Facilities
The Centre is to host:
* Main Auditorium, seating 631 guests, the largest seating capacity of any theatre in York Region.
* The 150-seat Rehearsal Hall with a flexible configuration for interactive presentations, dinner theatre, award ceremonies and corporate events.
* Lobby Galleries to display an array of visual arts.
* Outdoor Piazza perfect to exhibit large-scale art and to bring productions and presentations in the open air (alfresco).
* Multi-purpose rooms for meetings, classrooms etc.
* Restored Heritage Building which will house the Centre’s administrative offices on the second floor while future commercial and/or retail spaces are being considered for the ground level.
External links
* [http://www.richmondhillcentre.com Raise the Curtain Campaign - The Centre's official web site]
* [http://www.richmondhill.ca/subpage.asp?pageid=theatre Latest news on the project]
* [http://www.richmondhill.ca/webcam/webcam.asp Live video feed from the construction site]
* [http://www.richmondhill.ca/subpage.asp?pageid=photo_gallery_06_theatre_groundbreaking Groundbreaking ceremony]
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