Bard College, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

The new performing arts center at Bard College is the home of the Bard Music Festival and also serves a wide range of educational needs for the college. The 109,000 square foot center includes a 900-seat multipurpose theatre with an adjustable orchestra pit capable of holding a large Wagnerian-style orchestra. The second theatre seats 200 and is a multiform space, with movable seating risers and platforms. Both theatres have fully-equipped stage houses and trap rooms below stage. The support spaces are extensive, including dressing rooms, green room, faculty and staff offices, storage, and four rehearsal spaces shared by the Dance and Drama Departments.

Services

Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification

Owner

Bard College

Acoustician

Nagata Aacoustics

Theatre Type(s)

Educational, Flexible theatre, Multipurpose theatre

Seat Count(s)

900, 200

Construction Type

New construction

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