Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
|website = www.attpac.org |
|website = www.attpac.org |
||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre''' is a theatre at the [[AT&T Performing Arts Center]], located in the [[Arts District, Dallas|Arts District]] of [[Downtown Dallas|downtown]] [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It is one of four venues that |
The '''Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre''' is a theatre at the [[AT&T Performing Arts Center]], located in the [[Arts District, Dallas|Arts District]] of [[Downtown Dallas|downtown]] [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It is one of four venues that comprise the AT&T Performing Arts Center and was dedicated October 12, 2009. The 80,300-square-footbuilding is twelve stories and holds about 600 people, depending upon the stage configuration. It is the new venue for the [[Dallas Theater Center]], [[Dallas Black Dance Theatre]] and Anita N. Martinez [[Ballet Folklorico]]. |
||
The Wyly Theatre was designed by [[Rex Architecture P.C.|REX]] | [[Office for Metropolitan Architecture|OMA]], [[Joshua Prince-Ramus]] (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize winning architect [[Rem Koolhaas]]. It features a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented "stacked" vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre.<ref>http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/thevenues/deecharleswylytheatre.aspx</ref> It is named for Dee and Charles Wyly, who donated $20 million to the Center. |
The Wyly Theatre was designed by [[Rex Architecture P.C.|REX]] | [[Office for Metropolitan Architecture|OMA]], [[Joshua Prince-Ramus]] (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize winning architect [[Rem Koolhaas]]. It features a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented "stacked" vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre.<ref>http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/thevenues/deecharleswylytheatre.aspx</ref> It is named for Dee and Charles Wyly, who donated $20 million to the Center. |
||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
{{Portal|Dallas-Fort Worth}} |
{{Portal|Dallas-Fort Worth}} |
||
{{Commons category|Wyly Theatre, Dallas}} |
{{Commons category|Wyly Theatre, Dallas}} |
||
*[http://www.dallasperformingarts.org Dallas Center for the Performing Arts website] |
|||
*[http://www.dtcinfo.org Dallas Theater Center] |
*[http://www.dtcinfo.org Dallas Theater Center] |
||
Revision as of 07:05, 10 March 2011
 | |
 | |
| Address | Dallas Arts District Dallas |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre |
| Capacity | 600 (est.) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Architect | Joshua Prince-Ramus, Rem Koolhaas |
| Website | |
| www.attpac.org | |
The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is a theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It is one of four venues that comprise the AT&T Performing Arts Center and was dedicated October 12, 2009. The 80,300-square-footbuilding is twelve stories and holds about 600 people, depending upon the stage configuration. It is the new venue for the Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico.
The Wyly Theatre was designed by REX | OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize winning architect Rem Koolhaas. It features a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented "stacked" vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre.[1] It is named for Dee and Charles Wyly, who donated $20 million to the Center.
References
External links
