Wyly Theatre

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Wyly Theatre is a prominent, architecturally innovative performing arts venue in downtown Dallas known for its flexible, reconfigurable stage and role as home to major local theater companies.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural venue
performing arts center
theatre building
alsoKnownAs Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
architect Joshua Prince-Ramus
Rem Koolhaas
architectureFirm Office for Metropolitan Architecture
REX Architecture
awarded 2011 American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture
category performing arts venues in Texas
theatres in Dallas
city Dallas
country United States
designFeature flexible stage configuration
glass curtain wall façade
reconfigurable auditorium
vertical stacking of back-of-house spaces
designStyle contemporary architecture
function cultural events
dance performances
theatrical performances
hasFeature black-box style theatre space
fly tower integrated into main volume
multiple stage-audience configurations
retractable seating risers
street-level lobby
height 12 stories
homeTo Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Theater Center
Dallas Theater Center resident productions
locatedIn Dallas
Dallas Arts District
Texas
United States
material aluminum tubular façade
namedAfter Charles Wyly
Dee Wyly
opened 2009
openingDate 2009-10-12
operator AT&T Performing Arts Center
owner City of Dallas
partOf AT&T Performing Arts Center
Dallas cultural infrastructure
region Downtown Dallas
seatingCapacity 575
state Texas
structuralEngineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Wyly Theatre ("Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre")
alsoKnownAs
Downtown Dallas
hasCulturalAttraction
Arts District (Dallas)
hasPart
Dallas Black Dance Theatre ("Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre")
performsAt
Dallas Theater Center ("Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre")
primaryVenue
Dallas Theater Center ("Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre")
significantBuilding

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