Dalhousie Arts Centre

Arts centre in Halifax, Canada

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Dalhousie Arts Centre

Address| 6101 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2
Location| Dalhousie University
Coordinates| 44°38′16″N 63°35′19″W﻿ / ﻿44.6379°N 63.5886°W﻿ / 44.6379; -63.5886
Type| Performing arts centre
Construction
Built| 1968-1971
Opened| 1971
Expanded| 2023
Construction cost| $5.5 million CAD
Website
artscentre.dal.ca

The Dalhousie Arts Centre, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, contains a number of theatres (including an outdoor rooftop theatre), Dalhousie Art Gallery, classrooms, and a sculpture garden. It remains the premier performing arts venue in Halifax. It was opened officially in November 1971, and is also home to Dalhousie's Fountain School of Performing Arts.

The striking modern architecture was done by C.A.E. Fowler & Company (Charles Fowler) of Halifax, with significant contributions by the Japanese educator Junji Mikawa, who worked for Fowler at the time. The interior was designed mainly by Andy Lynch, who would later have his own firm in the city, and who drew inspiration from the work of Alvar Aalto.[1]

## Performance spaces

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* Rebecca Cohn Auditorium \- 1,023-seat multipurpose concert hall and theatre, home to Symphony Nova Scotia. It is the largest soft-seat venue in Halifax.[2]
* Joseph Strug Concert Hall \- 300-seat chamber music hall, opened in 2023 as part of a major expansion of the building.

* Sir James Dunn Theatre \- 198-seat proscenium theatre equipped with stadium seating, vomitoriums, and a fly tower.
* David Mack Murray Studio Theatre (Studio 1) \- 80-seat black box theatre with lighting grid and catwalks.
* Elsie MacAloney Room \- 90-seat lecture and recital hall.
* Open-air rooftop theatre (closed)

All five operating facilities are named for benefactors.

## See also

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* List of concert halls

## References

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1. ^ Steven Mannell, Atlantic Modern: The Architecture of the Atlantic Provinces 1950-2000, Halifax, TUNS Press and Dalhousie School of Architecture, 2004, p. 25
2. ^ "The best Nova Scotia concerts of 2018". Chronicle Herald, Stephen Cooke, Dec 20, 2018

## External links

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* Dalhousie Arts Centre

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Dalhousie University

Faculties|

* Agriculture
* Computer Science
* Engineering
* Law
* Medicine

Facilities
and services|

* Dalhousie Arts Centre
* Fenwick Tower
* Fraternities and sororities at Dalhousie University
* John Risley Hall
* Killam Library
* Nova Scotia Agricultural College
* SENSE lab
* Shirreff Hall
* Dalhousie Student Union
* T-Room
* Technical University of Nova Scotia

People|

* Notable figures
* George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
* George Munro
* John Forrest

Media|

* Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies
* Dalhousie Law Journal
* The Dalhousie Gazette
* The Dalhousie Review
* CKDU-FM

Athletics|

* Dalhousie Tigers
* Men's ice hockey
* Women's ice hockey

Networks|

* Chebucto Community Net

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