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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />

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 />

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