- Area: 7700 m²
- Year: 2009
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Consultants: Cosentini Associates, DHV, Donnell, Front, HKA, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, McCarthy, McGuire, Pielow Fair, Plus Group, Tillotson Design Associates, Transsolar, 2x4, Quinze & Milan, Theatre Projects
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Furniture: Kortrijk Belgium, Quinze & Milan
Text description provided by the architects. The Dallas Theater Center (DTC) is known for its innovative work, the result of its leadership’s constant experimentation and the provisional nature of its long-time home. DTC was housed in the Arts District Theater, a dilapidated metal shed that freed its resident companies from the limitations imposed by a fixed-stage configuration and the need to avoid harming expensive interior finishes. The directors who worked there constantly challenged the traditional conventions of theater and often reconfigured the form of the stage to fit their artistic visions. As a result, the Arts District Theater was renowned as the most flexible theater in America. The costs of constantly reconfiguring its stage, however, became a financial burden and eventually DTC permanently fixed its stage into a “thrust-cenium.”
