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Renovations between 2019 and 2020, which were completed in time for the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, added a 41-seat theatre, the Studio Theatre, for smaller audience presentations, a new media lab to present new media and virtual reality projects, an education suite and a video wall in the complex's atrium.
Vogue Theatre is an Art Deco / Art Moderne styled building originally built as a movie house, and currently used as an event venue for the performing arts. Situated on Vancouver ’s “ Theatre Row ", the building was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1993.
The Electric Company Theatre was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Kim Collier, David Hudgins, Kevin Kerr and current Artistic Director Jonathon Young, who met while training at Vancouver's Studio 58. [1] [2] The team has created nearly 20 original works of theatre and performed 13 tours in Canada, USA, and the United Kingdom. The ...
The Space Centre originated as the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium until its re-branding in the 1990s when it expanded to include exhibit space into one of the wings of the building it shares with the Museum of Vancouver. The facility was refurbished and renovated to include the Space Centre exhibit space in 1997-98 by Matsuzaki Wright Architects.
Revenues declined during the late 20th century, [3] and Famous Players closed the Stanley, which was by then the oldest operating movie theatre in Vancouver, [3] [26] on September 25, 1991 after a final showing of the Stanley regular Fantasia; [27] the theatre had previously shown Fantasia at least four times, in 1977, [28] 1979, [29] 1980 ...
On March 19, 1974, [3] the City of Vancouver bought the theatre for $7.1 million, with $3.1 million coming from the city itself, and $1.5 million from each of the provincial and federal governments. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Orpheum closed on November 23, 1975, and a renovation and restoration was done by the architectural company Thomson, Berwick, Pratt ...
Rio Theatre interior, 2011. The Rio Theatre is an independent, multidisciplinary art house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1938, the Rio served East Vancouver primarily as a movie theatre until 2008, when new owner, Corinne Lea, began to add live music and multimedia and multidisciplinary art events. The Rio has since become a ...
Carousel Theatre (also known as Carousel Theatre For Young People) is a professional theatre company for young audiences located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The company stages plays for young people, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] families and educators at the Waterfront Theatre and Performance Works on Granville Island and tours to ...