National Taichung Theater Explained

National Taichung Theater
Native Name:	臺中國家歌劇院
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Logo Image:	Logo for National Taichung Theater.svg
Address:	No. 101, Section 2, Huilai Road
Location:	Situn, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates:	24.1628°N 120.6406°W
Type:	Opera house
Opened:	23 November 2014 (partial)^[1] 30 September 2016 (official)
Owner:	National Performing Arts Center
Architect:	Toyo Ito
Structural Engineer:	Evergreen Consulting Engineering
Capacity:	2,014 (grand theater)^[2]

The National Taichung Theater is an opera house in the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone in the Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is 57685sqm. It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014.^[3] It was officially opened in 2016.^[4]

History

• 1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House
• 2002: Jason Hu proposed to build in Taichung
• 2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget
• 2006: Contracted with a local company
• 2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito
• 23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held
• 2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors
• 25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center

See also

• National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
• National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei

External links

• National Taichung Theater
• 臺中大都會歌劇院

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Taichung Theater brings performance venue to central Taiwan - Focus Taiwan .
2. Web site: State-of-art opera house opens in central Taiwan - the China Post . 2015-12-22 . 2015-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222191143/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taichung/2014/11/24/422527/State-of-art-opera.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Taichung National Opera House to open in November . Focus Taiwan . Central News Agency . 7 November 2014.
4. Web site: Taichung mayor says opera house will open next year . Taipei Times . 13 January 2015.