Xiqu Centre
![Xiqu Centre for Chinese Opera Interior 1](https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2.jpg 2083w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-75x50.jpg 75w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-650x434.jpg 650w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://fisherdachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xiqu-2-50x33.jpg 50w)
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The new Xiqu Centre will host locally produced Cantonese Opera performances as well as visiting companies from across the Chinese-speaking world, where there are over 250 regional performance traditions. In addition to a main theatre seating 1,100, the project will include a traditional Tea House, rehearsal rooms and educational spaces. With 1,100 seats and a single balcony with side galleries, the main hall is intimate and lively. Taking inspiration from a Chinese garden, round “moon gates” define the side and back walls of the theatre. A 200-seat Tea House adds another, less formal option for visitors and a second space for intimate performances.The Xiqu Centre’s overall design lifts the opera house up above the main level, creating a plaza which opens to the rest of the West Kowloon Cultural District site. The plaza will be home to seasonally-constructed bamboo theatres and concerts, and also will serve as the first meeting point for visitors to the Cultural District.
- Client: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
- Architect: Revery Architecture (formerly Bing Thom Architects)
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Arch. of Record: Ronald Lu & Partners Hong Kong
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Completion Year: 2019
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Location: Hong Kong, China
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Acoustician: Sound Space Vision
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Capacity: 1,100 seats