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26-793: Centennial Concert Hall is a 2,305-seat performing arts centre located at 555 Main Street in downtown Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada, as part of the Manitoba Centennial Centre . The concert hall opened on March 25, 1968. It is the performing home of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO), the Royal Winnipeg Ballet , as well as the Manitoba Opera . It began as an urban renewal program in 1960. The Centennial Concert Hall, as part of
52-516: A gay cruising area. On 22 October 2011, Occupy London protesters began to camp on the square. They were subsequently removed in an eviction described by the council as 'peaceful and low key'. In January 2013, the University of Liverpool announced that its London Campus would be at 33 Finsbury Square. Also in 2013 a memorial was installed at the SW of the square commemorating those who died in
78-674: A six-rink grass bowling green . It was developed in 1777 on the site of a previous area of green space to the north of the City of London known as Finsbury Fields , in the parish of St Luke's and near Moorfields . It is sited on the east side of City Road , opposite the east side of Bunhill Fields . It is approximately 200m north of Moorgate station , 300m north-west of Liverpool Street station and 400m south of Old Street station . Nearby locations are Finsbury Circus and Finsbury Pavement . Named after it, but several miles away, are Finsbury Park and its eponymous neighbourhood . The centre of
104-415: Is a single space intended for use by various types of performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. The intended multiple use of performing arts centers in this sense differentiates them from single-purpose concert halls , opera houses , or theatres , although the actual use of single-purpose spaces for other than their intended use is widespread. This sort of space has a long history, extending to
130-927: Is the Celebrity Series of Boston renting venues in Boston's Boch Center . Examples of performance arts complexes include the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Sydney Opera House , and the Lincoln Center in New York City . For a selection of venues with these terms in their titles, see: Finsbury Square Finsbury Square is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) square in Finsbury in central London which includes
156-403: Is usually a complex housing performance spaces for various performing arts, including dance, music, and theatre. In some cases it refers to a single multi-use space, or alternatively, to a performing arts college. The origin of the world's oldest performing art, Noh , dates back to the 6th and 7th centuries when performing arts came to Japan from mainland China. Starting in the 6th century BC,
182-487: The Manitoba Centennial Centre , was built as a Canadian Centennial project and is connected to the Manitoba Museum . The venue has a seating capacity of 2,305. The stage is 24 metres (79 ft) wide, 12 metres (39 ft) deep and over 33 metres (108 ft) tall which can accommodate a full orchestra and a choir of 700. The Centennial Concert Hall supports Manitoba visual artists through monthly exhibitions on
208-405: The façades were retained , albeit with the addition of a double-height mansard roof and the insertion of a new entrance arch through the four-bay extension to the original Edwardian block. These are now the only remaining pre-World War II buildings in the square. After the completion of Triton Court, the 1950s block alone was left with the designation Royal London House. In 2013–15, Triton Court
234-576: The 1950s. The east of the square is occupied by Grant Thornton accountants and auditors at 30 Finsbury Square, and the University of Liverpool in London at 33 Finsbury Square. In November 2019, City, University of London announced that it had acquired 33 Finsbury Square on a lease. The university's Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School) will occupy the building, as well as significantly remodelling its Bunhill Row campus. The south of
260-536: The 1975 Moorgate tube crash . On the west side of the square, 10 Finsbury Square is a 150,000 sq ft office building built in 2014. It is occupied by the London Metal Exchange . The north side of the square is largely occupied by Triton Court at 14–18 Finsbury Square, a steel-frame constructed office building originally built during the first three decades of the twentieth century, along with Royal London House (22–25 Finsbury Square) which dates from
286-605: The Centennial Concert Hall 25 March 1968. The architects of the Hall were Green, Blankstein, Russell Assoc., Moody, Moore, Whenham & Partners, and Smith, Carter, Searle Associates, which are all located in Winnipeg. Theatre consultant George Izenour contributed to the design of the hall, and the acoustic engineering was by the firm of Bolt, Beranek & Newman Inc. The Winnipeg Architecture Foundation describes
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#1732765058208312-592: The Classical period of performing art began in Greece, ushered in by the tragic poets such as Sophocles . These poets wrote plays which, in some cases, incorporated dance (see Euripides ). The Hellenistic period began the widespread use of comedy. Much of which was performed live in a center-point of the community. In 1576, Britain's first playhouse, "The Theatre", was built in Finsbury Fields , London. It
338-544: The Concert Hall while the WSO plays at a new 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m) Music Hall simultaneously. It was discovered in the spring of 2019 that the roof of the concert hall needs $ 15 million worth of roof repairs to the 51 year old venue. At the time, the lobby ceiling was constructed with asbestos. The Province has set aside funds to help pay for the repairs of the roof. Governor General Roland Michener opened
364-550: The Piano Nobile, the Gallery has featured the creations of over 200 Manitoba artists. This spacious area overlooking the main lobby offers high ceilings, majestic chandeliers and a grand piano. Murals by Canadian sculptor Greta Dale and Winnipeg artist Tony Tascona occupy spaces throughout the hall. Centennial Concert Hall also hosts a wide variety of local and global artists, dance companies and musicals. After 47 years it
390-659: The Roman Colosseum and Greek amphitheatres. A cluster of performance spaces, either separate buildings or under one roof, each space designed for a specific purpose such as symphonic music or chamber music or theatre, but multipurpose as a whole, are also described as performing arts centers. The modern version of this came into being only in the 1960s. In Australia, the Centre for the Performing in Adelaide
416-648: The corner with City Road) dates from 1904 to 1905 and was built by John Belcher as headquarters for the Royal London Friendly Society; over the next ten years this building was extended eastwards by four bays. The adjacent, taller section, with its prominent tower-cum-spire, dates from 1929 to 1930; it was built by Belcher's former partner, J. J. Joass , to form an expanded headquarters for the Royal London Mutual Assurance Society. (A contemporary extension to
442-542: The design of the building as having a modern influence. The exterior design presents a balance of orthogonal lines and angles, glass and masonry, light cream and dark charcoal tones. The building's coloration complements and parallels those of the Winnipeg City Hall across Main Street – which also features Tyndall stone and deep grey masonry. Performing arts centre Performing arts center/centre (see spelling differences ), often abbreviated as PAC ,
468-455: The north of the Edwardian block was also built by Joass.) Finally, the whole complex was extended eastwards again in the 1950s with the addition of a block by the architect H. Bramhill. In the 1980s, the older (pre-1940s) buildings were all comprehensively redeveloped, by Sheppard Robson & Partners, to form a new office complex: Triton Court. The interiors were gutted and rebuilt, but
494-773: The square include Pascoe Grenfell Hill , Thomas Southwood Smith and Philip Henry Pye-Smith . It has also been the site of the Temple of the Muses , the bookshop of James Lackington and the first home of the rabbinical seminary that became the London School of Jewish Studies (1855–81), of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Sophia and of the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Moorfields (1820–1900). From 1907 to 1914, 39 Finsbury Square
520-467: The square includes an underground NCP Car Park and two disused petrol stations, also owned by NCP for above-ground commercial parking. Finsbury Square is served by bus routes 21 , 43 , 141 and 214 . In 1777 Finsbury Square was laid out as a planned quadrangle of terraced town houses surrounding a central garden. Beginning in the late 19th century, the houses began to be demolished to make way for large-scale commercial properties. Past residents of
546-481: The square is City Gate House, 39–45 Finsbury Square. Finsbury Square is also the venue for an occasional farmers' market. The buildings on the north side of the square were built over the first half of the twentieth century to serve as headquarters for what is now the Royal London Group ; collectively they were known as Royal London House. The oldest (westernmost) section (with its cupola and clock on
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#1732765058208572-451: The walls up and out of the way when not in use were deemed to be dangerous to operate, lest it come crashing down. The acoustic shell has not operated since that time, until it is repaired or replaced. In the interim, amplification/reverb is created electronically. A Conceptual Development Plan was published in 2017. In it the MCCC will add another venue so that travelling shows could still use
598-690: Was the predecessor college of the Adelaide College of the Arts . The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts is a college for Indigenous Australians in Brisbane . Some performing arts center organizations act as sole presenters for events using the venues within the center, but most also frequently rent their performance spaces to other performing arts presenters or self-presenting performing arts groups. An example of this practice
624-729: Was constructed by Leicester's Men – an acting company formed in 1559 from members of the Earl of Leicester's household. New performing arts centers emerged in the latter part of the 20th century as a means of generating new investment and increased economic activity and thus, a means for revitalizing neighborhoods as patrons are drawn to local restaurants and other businesses. PACs became a draw for touring shows and eventually included visual art in their facilities. Today, these centers are valuable civic resources that provide education, access, exchange of creative discourse, opportunities for cultural expression and awareness. A multi-use performance space
650-491: Was decided to replace and upgrade the aging lighting system with LED technology. Initially at first there was reservation as to whether the LED system would throw enough light onto the stage. The new ArcSystem lighting was installed in 2015. By the spring of 2016 the acoustic shell, the movable wall portion of the stage that helps to amplify sounds coming from the orchestra was in need of major repairs. The mechanical system that lifts
676-465: Was the home of the City of London Yeomanry . The site is now occupied by City Gate House which was designed by Frederick Gould and Giles Gilbert Scott and completed in 1930. In 1784, Vincenzo Lunardi achieved the first successful hot air balloon flight in England from the adjacent Artillery Ground. The south side of the square was known as Sodomites Walk in the 18th century and was notorious as
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