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Thursday <strong>June</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 11<br />
News<br />
Black box theatre plan<br />
AN OPTION for a proposed<br />
black box theatre in the<br />
Performing Arts Precinct is<br />
being explored by the trustees<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Piano.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are investigating the<br />
idea of a $10 million ‘black<br />
box theatre’ that would seat<br />
between 250-300 people.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Piano opened in the<br />
precinct nearly two years<br />
ago and the trustees believe<br />
their black box theatre idea<br />
would make economic sense.<br />
It would complement both<br />
<strong>The</strong> Piano and the new Court<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Piano director Bronwyn<br />
Bijl said the black box theatre<br />
would share resources with<br />
<strong>The</strong> Piano, making it affordable<br />
to run and ensuring that<br />
it did not compete with other<br />
facilities in the precinct.<br />
“We want to see a collaborative<br />
approach to the venues<br />
so that they complement one<br />
another,” she said.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Piano is an excellent<br />
resource for music in<br />
Christchurch and we would<br />
like to develop an equivalent<br />
space for theatre. We are<br />
committed to providing first<br />
rate facilities, tailored to meet<br />
community needs.”<br />
Ms Bijl said the ‘black box’<br />
ENTERTAINMENT: An artist’s impression of the black box theatre proposed for the<br />
Performing Arts Precinct.<br />
would be a world-class facility,<br />
purpose-built for acoustics,<br />
that would cater for community<br />
and touring professional<br />
theatre groups.<br />
It would also be suitable<br />
for fringe and dinner theatre,<br />
cabaret, open mic, play readings,<br />
workshops, festivals,<br />
comedy, as a pop-up space or<br />
a film studio, and be available<br />
for dance, buskers and Kidsfest<br />
events.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> design embraces the<br />
black box concept of providing<br />
an innovative space that is able<br />
to be adapted and arranged to<br />
suit any style of production or<br />
event.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> theatre space itself includes<br />
tiered, retractable seating<br />
for an audience of between<br />
250 and 300 people, with a<br />
flat floor option to extend the<br />
range of uses. Ancillary spaces<br />
required to support theatre<br />
and performance uses are<br />
included in the design, along<br />
with an office and administration<br />
hub for local theatre<br />
groups.<br />
City councillors are set to<br />
consider options for the $30<br />
million performing arts precinct<br />
project today.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Piano opened to the<br />
public in September 2016<br />
and has had 125,000 people<br />
through in its first full<br />
calendar year and hosted<br />
more than 400 events last year,<br />
including concerts, festivals,<br />
competitions, masterclasses,<br />
recordings and educational<br />
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