Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre, Centrepoint Theatre

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Completion

2006

Architect

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

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