Kilden Performing Arts Centre
58°8′20.81″N 7°59′49.73″E / 58.1391139°N 7.9971472°E
| Kilden Performing Arts Centre Kilden teater og konserthus | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Arts complex |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Kristiansand, Norway |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Opened | 6. January 2012 |
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| Structural system | Characteristic Oak waves at the sea front. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | ALA Architects, Finland[1] |
| Main contractor | AF group |
Kilden Performing Arts Centre is a theater and concert hall on Odderøya in Kristiansand, Norway. It houses Agder Teater, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO) and Opera Sør in a joint project never previously embarked upon.[2] There is room for a variety of concerts and other forms of cultural expression. Managing Director: Bentein Baardson.[3]
The Company
The building is built and owned by the company "Kilden teater- og konserthus for Sørlandet IKS", and Kristiansand Municipality (80%) and Vest-Agder County (20%) are owners. The company was established in 2003 and the name Kilden (meaning "the source") specified in 2006.[4]
The building
Work on the building began in 2007, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway laid the foundation stone in 2009. The opening was officially finished 6 January 2012. Its architect was Finnish ALA Architects, acoustical consultants were Brekke & Strand, the acoustic design of the concert hall was by Arup and the main contractor was AF group. The building has a gross area of 16,000 square meters and a volume of 128,000 cubic meters. The building cost nearly 1.7 billion Norwegian krones.[5]
Halls
The building has four stages:
- Concert Hall with 1 185 seats
- Theatre & Opera Hall with 708 seats, orchestra pit with space for 70 musicians
- Multi-room with 234 seats or 400 standing
- Intimate Hall with 150 seats
References
- ^ ALA Architects, official website Template:En icon
- ^ About Kilden www.kilden.com Template:En icon
- ^ Bentein Baardson in Norwegian
- ^ Kilden Teater- og Konserthus for Sørlandet Iks hos purehelp.no Template:No icon
- ^ History in English, at the official website