New theatre again

I went to the ballet Warhol at the new national theatre last night and saw the interior of the theatre complex for the first time. It opened just last April after 21 years of funding and construction delays. It is magnificant -- elegant, welcoming, and very classy.

This is the main entrance lobby, gleaming with marble, glass, and understated greenery. There are three theatres in the complex: one for Drama, with 635 seats; one for Opera and Ballet, with 901 seats; and a Studio with 149 seats.

Here's a view of one of the staircases leading up to bar/cafe areas and seating outside the theatres, with skylights overhead.

I took this on the promenade outside the balcony level, looking down onto the main lobby.

This marble installation in the main lobby is elegantly presented as a work of art in itself, but I couldn't find any attribution for the artist.

The seating design gives almost everybody great sightlines, with ample space between rows. With only 901 seats, this is a small house, compared to the Opera House at the Kennedy Center, e.g., which seats almost 2000 and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, which seats almost 3000.

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