Teatros Canal
Madrid, Spain

 
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The new theatre centre is composed of three distinct volumes and has a built surface area of 35,000 m2, distributed on 12 floors. Part of the building’s glass surface is translucent and transparent, while the other part is opaque and black, red and silver in colour, with a matte, velvety appearance. The zigzag form of the perimeter is intended to suggest the fall of a stage curtain as well as revealing the building’s interior to passers-by. The three-building complex is designed to serve as a venue for all types of performing arts events. The largest auditorium, the Main Theatre, is equipped with 851 seats designed by architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg and developed by the Figueras Design Centre.  The Dance Centre includes 12 specially equipped classrooms for training and professional development of dancers, with rehearsal spaces, studios and dressing rooms. The third space is a multipurpose hall, the Configurable Theatre. This auditorium can be adapted to meet the needs of creators and is versatile enough to accommodate up to 722 audience members.