Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
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2400 Flora St
Dallas
Texas
USA
coordinates:
32.7897568 -96.7963028
Building names(s): Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Architect/Designer: OMA + REX - Joshua Prince-Ramus
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Completion date: October 2009
Function: theatre
website: www.attpac.orggetting there:
VIA DART: Take the Red or Blue line toward downtown Dallas and exit at the Pearl Street DART Rail Station. AT&T Performing Arts Center is 3 blocks north and 1 block east at Flora Avenue and Leonard Street.
FROM US 75 NORTH/I-45 SOUTH: Take US 75/I-45 towards downtown Dallas. Merge onto Woodall Rodgers Fwy., exit at Pearl Street.
FROM I-35 NORTH/SOUTH: Take I-35 towards downtown Dallas. Merge onto Woodall Rodgers Fwy., exit at Pearl Street.
FROM DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY: Take Dallas North Tollway South. Dallas North Tollway becomes Pearl Street; continue on Pearl Street into downtown Dallas.
FROM DFW AIRPORT: Exit the airport using the south exit. Take Hwy. 183 heading to Dallas. Hwy 183 will merge into I-35 South. Merge onto Woodall Rodgers Fwy., exit at Pearl Street.
FROM I-30 EAST: Take I-30 towards downtown Dallas. Merge onto I-35 North. Merge onto Woodall Rodgers Fwy., exit at Pearl Street.
FROM I-30 WEST: Take I-30 towards downtown Dallas. Merge onto US 75 North. Merge onto Woodall Rodgers Fwy., exit at Pearl Street.
other reference material:
Joshua Prince-Ramus talk on the design of the Theatre
Last modified: 16 December, 2010 | Suggested By LT
The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre will be one of the world’s most innovative theatre facilities. The 12-level building will feature a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented “stacked,” vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre. The Wyly Theatre was designed by REX/OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas.
Unlike a typical theatre setting, where support spaces wrap around the stage house, this unique design for the Wyly Theatre places these spaces either above or below the auditorium, enabling maximum interaction and flexibility of performance space and seating. The facility’s advanced mechanized “superfly” system can pull up both scenery and seating, allowing artistic directors to rapidly change the venue to a wide array of configurations, including proscenium, thrust and flat floor, depending on stage configuration. The flexibility of the facility will allow the Wyly Theatre to host a wide range of classical and experimental drama, dance and musical productions, world-renowned vocalists and dance troupes.
The transparent exterior of the Potter Rose Performance Hall will allow for outside pedestrian views into the Wyly Theatre, as well as audience views of the surrounding outdoor areas. The glass acoustic enclosure will include black-out blinds that can be opened or closed for performances, allowing the option of having the Dallas skyline as a backdrop. The upper portions of the building will be clad in pre-fabricated aluminum panels with random repetitions of vertical venetians, creating a textured effect.