An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances. For movie theatres , the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens . Auditoriums can be found in entertainment venues, community halls, and theaters, and may be used for rehearsal, presentation, performing arts productions, or as a learning space .
6-826: The SEC Armadillo (originally known as the Clyde Auditorium ) is an auditorium located near the River Clyde , in Glasgow , Scotland . It is one of three venues on the Scottish Event Campus, which includes the SEC Centre and the OVO Hydro . Plans for a new building to increase the capacity of the SECC complex were initiated in 1994. Designed by architects Foster and Partners , construction of
12-537: Is taken from Latin (from audītōrium , from audītōrius ("pertaining to hearing")); the concept is taken from the Greek auditorium, which had a series of semi-circular seating shelves in the theatre , divided by broad 'belts', called diazomata , with eleven rows of seats between each. The audience in a modern theatre are usually separated from the performers by the proscenium arch , although other types of stage are common. The price charged for seats in each part of
18-599: The 3,000 seat venue started in September 1995, and was completed in August 1997, by which time it had earned its affectionate nickname, due to the similarity of its shape to that of the animal of the same name . Many comparisons have been made with the Sydney Opera House , although this was not the architects' inspiration for the design, which was in fact an interlocking series of ship's hulls , in reference to
24-605: The Clyde's shipbuilding heritage. The building is approximately 40 metres (131 feet) tall and has become one of the most recognisable on Clydeside and an iconic image of Glasgow. It is connected by passageways to the SEC Centre , and the Crowne Plaza hotel for easy access and exit for performers. The building has held events, such as the Scottish auditions of Britain's Got Talent 2008 to 2010 where Singer Susan Boyle
30-546: The auditorium (known in the industry as the house ) usually varies according to the quality of the view of the stage. The seating areas can include some or all of the following: Sports venues such as stadiums and racetracks also have royal boxes or enclosures, for example at the All England Club and Ascot Racecourse , where access is limited to royal families or other distinguished personalities. In other countries, sports venues have luxury boxes , where access
36-575: Was discovered, the auditions for the first four editions of The X Factor and the Hugo Award ceremony during Interaction, the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention . The building served as the venue for the weightlifting competitions of the 2014 Commonwealth Games , held in Glasgow. In the season of Christmas, the Armadillo is used for pantomimes .. Auditorium The term
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