Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts

The EPCOR Centre for Performing Arts was completed in 1985 and includes the 2,000-seat Jack Singer Concert Hall (the first purpose-built concert hall in Western Canada), the 750-seat Max Bell Theatre, and the 450-seat Martha Cohen Theatre. The concert hall possesses outstanding acoustics for symphony and a wide range of musical performances. The hall has a flexible platform stage which is used for varied programming.

Services

Concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification

Owner

Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts Corporation

Acoustician

Artec

Theatre Type(s)

Arts center, Concert hall, Courtyard theatre, Multipurpose theatre

Seat Count(s)

2000, 750, 450

Construction Type

New construction

• Auditoria: Designing for the Performing Arts
• Making Space for Theatre: British Architecture and Theatre since 1958