See more ideas about Facade architecture, Facade design, Architecture design. Artsewp has uploaded 173 photos to Flickr. The focus is on contemporary Arts buildings. The foyer contains a box office where tickets may be purchased or collected. The “Drive-In Theatre,” its original name, was located a short distance outside the city limits on Fredericksburg Road. Stored in the wings and used on the stage, the set or scenery helps to set the scene for a performance. This article describes the different forms a theatre can take and the history of those forms. The Theatre Complex includes a new 312 seat auditorium as well as a 100 seat studio theatre, bar and restaurant. Larger theatres may also have a workshop where props, set and scenery are constructed and maintained. We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and design competitions across the world. The exterior of this public building is covered with broken pieces of local ceramics to create a colorful mosaic that matches the benches and walkways throughout the rest of the park. Some theatres have a merchandise stall or shop where memorabilia for the show or theatre may be purchased. The first level of seating directly in front of the stage, generally starting below stage level and slowly rising as it reaches the back of the auditorium, is known as the stalls. Sometimes the show caller will be in the control box with the technical operators as it has a better view. The setting up and taking down of the set, lighting and sound are known respectively as the ‘get in’ and ‘get out’. These were originally built as private seating for the very rich as their occupants could be seen by everyone else in the auditorium. The first drive-in movie theater in San Antonio opened on October 23, 1940. The circular shape of the roof construction corresponds with the existing Museum of Natural History so that an architectural dialogue of an earth-bound and a “floating” circular volume is created to both ends of the park. Today there are many different types of theatre building but they will all contain some of the elements listed below. Some theatres will have a rehearsal room where performers can warm up before performances or rehearse as a company during both the rehearsal and performance periods. Construction of the building will begin in 2012. Legally Blonde on Broadway. This is the area directly over the stage, which is at least one and a half times the height of the proscenium arch. We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Theatre Buildings. Images: Shanklin Theatre Trust, Ian Grundy, Theatres Trust. Audiences enter a theatre via a foyer. The auditorium (also known as the house) is where the audience sits to watch the performance. Dressing room mirrors have lights that surround them to simulate the lighting conditions on stage. Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner photo : Christian Gahl Tianjin Grand Theater The Grand Theater occupies the key position in the newly built Culture Park of Tianjin. Today there are many different types of theatre building but they will all contain some of the elements listed below. The wardrobe also includes other functions such as the wig room and the laundry. added 4 Apr 2012 National Theatre Brussels, Belgium sca Architectes Associés photograph : M-F.-Plissart National Theatre Brussels The large, main theatre hall, variable in size and shape, has a seating capacity of 752, of which 244 seats are on ground level, 239 seats within stalls (including the galleries) and 269 seats in the balconies (also including galleries). Dressing rooms are where performers dress and get ready for the show. Occasionally performers are ‘flown’ as well. The second balcony is known as the upper circle and the top level of seating is known as the gallery or the gods. Other spaces backstage include spaces for crew and performers to prepare or relax before or during a performance. Many British theatres contain a proscenium arch which is the frame around the stage, dividing the auditorium from the backstage areas. Immediately in front of the stage, or sometimes partly underneath the apron, is the orchestra pit, a sunken area from which the orchestra plays. Theatres are complex buildings, made up of many elements, which need to be planned carefully. It is also the name for the type of theatre that has this frame in it. There are many different forms of stage technology which can be used to move or alter the set including a revolve which turns to allow different sets to be seen, wheeled platforms known as trucks, automated track systems, audio visual (AV) projection and hydraulic elevators. The audience enters the auditorium via corridors with doors known as vomitories. It includes technical, performance and preparation areas of the theatre behind, beside, above and underneath the stage. Prompt corner is usually also located in the wings on stage left. Noh theater is a performance of song and dance and having originated in the 14th century, remains steeped in its traditions. What are the types of theatre stages and auditoria. 29 Aug 2012 St James Theatre, Westminster, London, England, UK Design: Foster Wilson Architects photograph : Tom Cronin St James Theatre Building The new theatre designed by Foster Wilson Architects has been built on the site of the old Westminster Theatre, which was destroyed by fire in 2002. Featured Theater Buildings + Architecture Projects, alphabetical: Amphion Theatre, Doetinchem, Holland Mecanoo photograph © Christian Richters Amphion Theatre, Bijlmer Park Theatre, The Netherlands Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter photograph : Pieter Kers Bijlmer Park Theatre, Amsterdam, Bodø Nye Kulturhus, Norway DRDH Architects image from DRDH Bodø Nye Kulturhus : Architecture Contest, Conversion Theatre 11, Switzerland EM2N Architects photograph © Hannes Henz Conversion Theatre 11, Zurich, Caernarfon Arts Centre, Wales, UK Richard Murphy Architects picture from Richard Murphy Architects Caernarfon Theatre Building, Kingsmead Theatre, Enfield, England Tim Foster Architects image from architects Kingsmead Theatre, La Llotja Theatre, Lleida, Spain Mecanoo architecten photograph : Christian Richters La Llotja Theatre and congress centre, Le Quai Theatre in Angiers, France Architecture-Studio photo : Luc Boegly Théâtre ‘Le Quai’. The space above the stage is known as the fly tower and grid. Japan has various types of theater each easily distinguishable once you know the nuances. Bars are used by all departments including set, lighting, sound and AV to rig elements such as lights, speakers and drapes. added 11 Aug 2012 The BrOnks Youth Theater, Brussels, Belgium Design: MDMA l Martine De Maeseneer Architects photograph from architects The BrOnks Youth Theater Brussels As the first public building realized by MDMA, the BrOnks Youth Theater represents the culmination of two decades of practical and theoretical investigations. They are less used today as they don’t always have a good view of the stage. It was from these that Elizabethan timber-framed open-air theatres took the… The last set of spaces backstage are those for the maintenance of all the equipment and elements used during performances. Image showing the stage door at the Dominion Theatre, London. Once in the wings cast and crew can then move further backstage to dressing rooms and other backstage areas. Keith's New Theatre, Philadelphia, 1908 [2200 x 2706], As demolition work is due to begin we share historic photographs of the 1930s-built Newcastle cinema. Stage left and stage right are from the perspective of the performer on stage and are therefore the reverse for those sat in the audience. Medieval theatre was presented on elaborate temporary stages inside great halls, barns, or in the open courtyards of galleried inns. All performers in Noh theater are male who act in rich, heavy costumes in slow movements with a monotonous dialogue, poetic in its tone. Theatre design, the art and technique of designing and building a space—a theatre—intended primarily for the performance of drama and its allied arts by live performers who are physically present in front of a live audience.. There will also be a range of workshops. The stage extends into the areas either side which are known as the wings because of the fabric or built dividers which allow performers to enter and exit the stage without being seen by the audience. The green room is a space where performers and crew can eat or relax. It will contain two curtains, one of cloth which generally lowers from above the arch backstage to hide the set until the performance begins. Most theatres will have some form of technology workshop where lighting, sound and AV equipment owned by the venue is maintained and may be stored. Theatre Buildings : news + : A-L (this page) Theatre Architecture: M-Z Image looking up towards the grid at the Queen's Hall, Dunoon. The stage is the area where the performance takes place. A metal curtain known as the iron or safety curtain is a fire safety device used to separate the auditorium and stage in the event of a fire. Key Buildings / Projects – no images, alphabetical: Estepona Theatre building, Estepona, Spain 2005 David Chipperfield Architects, Theatre Architecture – German Buildings, no links, Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus photo © webbaviation, Staatsoper Building, Mitte, Berlin photo © Adrian Welch, Buildings / photos for the Theatre Buildings – Theater Designs page welcome, photo © Adrian Lambert – Acorn Photo Agency. The precinct is being redeveloped by the City of Joburg Property Company SOC (JPC) into a high density, mixed use and vibrant neighbourhood comprising of over 200 000m2 of new commercial and residential development. Some stages in theatres around the UK are still raked. The theatres are stacked vertically and located centrally, freeing up space on the site for a large courtyard: an urban oasis and outdoor event space. On the bill -- Norma Talmadge in “Du Barry, Woman of Passion” and on stage Barto and Mann in “Mexicana” and A Capitol Revue with Bert Frohman. Loew’s Paradise Theatre, Bronx, New York – December 6, 1930. The seating may be at one or more levels depending on the size and type of theatre. The first buildings used for theatrical performances in Britain were amphitheatres introduced by the Romans, who copied theatres from ancient Greece. Oct 23, 2016 - Explore Nardeen Albear's board "theatres" on Pinterest. A black drape (curtain) usually hangs in front of the back wall of the stage which allows cast and crew to hide from site whilst moving around backstage. It is also where large props and set are stored when not used and where quick changes might take place if there isn’t time to use a dressing room. Explore Artsewp's photos on Flickr. Traditionally, this is the areas behind the proscenium arch, out of the sight of the audience. The rear of the stalls may be overhung by a balcony with further tiered seating commonly known as the dress circle or grand circle. The dock is the rear entrance to the theatre where trucks unload all the sets, costumes and technical equipment for each performance and take them away at the end. I had a great time in NYC, literally painting the town red... [link] Legally Blonde hit Broadway, Edwards Big Newport Theatre Sign in Newport Beach Photograph by Paul Velgos, Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images, Post with 117 views. 26 Apr 2011 WIU Theater, Illinois, USA Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects picture from architect WIU Theater The new Western Illinois University Performing Arts Center comprises two brick-clad wings connected by a two-story, glass-walled gallery. Some theatres will have further balconies and boxes above the first balcony, but rarely more than three balconies in total. Most are rigged and then left in a fixed location however set elements in particular may be ‘flown’ in and out (with the bars moving up and down) to move these elements in and out of the audience’s view as they are needed for a scene. Registered Charity Number 274697.