Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre, Centrepoint Theatre
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCompletion
2006Architect
John R. Harris
Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre (DUCTAC) is the Gulf's first modern, non-profit theatre and arts centre. The 500-seat theatre is accessible to all members of the community and all cultures. The arts center aims to provide a place for the community to be educated as well as entertained. The center's vision promotes both Arabic and international art and culture in Dubai and the region. DUCTAC also houses a studio theatre with a flexible seating arrangement for 150 people, rehearsal spaces which can be used for various activities, such as ballet, tap dancing, and salsa classes, and various art galleries.
Services
Concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
Owner
Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre
Users
Touring performances and local and regional groups
Acoustician
Paul Gillieron Acoustics
Theatre type(s)
Drama theatre, Flexible theatre
Seat count(s)
500 / 150
Construction type
New construction