National Arts Centre [Downtown Ottawa]
type: Item
label: National Arts Centre
description: theatre building in Downtown Ottawa, Canada
description: accommodatie voor uitvoerende kunst in Ottawa, Canada @nl
alternative label: National Arts Centre [Ottawa]
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 131503
Wikidata source: Q105547738
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Country: Canada
City: Downtown Ottawa
City: Ottawa
GPS: Point(-75.6939 45.4231)
Address: 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa (Ontario) K1P5W1
Web: fr
Web: en
architectural style: brutalism
architect: Fred Lebensold
architect: Arcop
EUTA research ID II: 316
EUTA building identifier: 6268
opening date: 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q57660343
Wikidata instance: Q3469910
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q187290
Carthalia ID: 824
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built by Fred Lebensold. Opened 2 June 1969. The complex comprises three halls, a restaurant and several bars. - Southam Hall: Organ by Flentrop. Curtain by Micheline Beauchemin. Used for opera, ballet, and musical performances, movie screenings, and classical and pop concerts. Home to the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Canada Dance Festival. 2325 seats. Studio Hall: Used for all kinds of performances and corporate presentations. Up to 300 seats. Theatre Hall: Used for English and French drama performances, smaller musicals, and corporate presentations. 969 seats.