BEIJING NATIONAL CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS

BEIJING/CHINA: In our presentation of famouse Opera/ballet/theatre/concerthouse are we this time presenting  BEIJING NATIONAL CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS. 

Reportage from Beijing by Henning Høholt, Tomas Bagackas and Xiaofeng Wang

Beijing Center of Performing Arts 08,by day, foto Tomas Bagackas

BEIJING NATIONAL CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS is called ”The Egg”: 

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Beijing National Centre of Performing Arts is situated alongside the West Chang’an Avenue at the very heart of downtown Beijing, only a few minutes by feet from The Forbidden City.

The main body of the National Centre for the Performing Arts is unique, in a stylish shell of super ellipsoidal steel construction. The surface of this imposing architecture showcases an ingenious material integration o titanium plates and some ultra-white glass sheets, the resultant streamline architectural style of which lends the building a theatrical visual effect reminiscent of a raising curtain.

Beijing Center of Performing Arts 08, night, Please note the added entrance part under , foto Tomas Bagackas

Henning Høholt, editor in Kulturkompasset entering the foyer at Beijing Center of Performing Arts 08, foto Tomas Bagackas, DSC_0424

Three Performance Venues

The Opera House, the Concert Hall and the Theater are the three performance venues inside the center. They are separated houses, yet are connected by air corridors.

Opera House:

Henning Høholt in Beijing Center of Performing Arts 08, foto Tomas Bagackas

The Opera House with golden color as its main hue is the most magnificent building inside it. Operas, dance dramas, ballets, and large-scale shows stage here. It has 2091 seats; and the tickets for standing room are also available. The arc-shaped metal-net wall of the auditorium allows lights and shadows changing according to the development of the performance. The audience will easily immerse themselves in the artistic atmosphere. The seamless ballet stage is believed to be the largest one in China, whose surface is made of Oregon timber. The three-layer structure of the stage makes it have possibly the best resilience and provides the best protect to the dancers’ feet.

Concert Hall:

By the east side of the Opera House sits the Concert hall where the large-scale symphonies and Chinese traditional music are performed. The silver white color makes it elegant and serene. Auditorium is around the stage, which makes it possible for the audience to enjoy performances from any angle. The ceiling of the hall rolling like waves is propitious to the diffusion of the sound

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. All the specialized designs realize the perfect integration between architectural and acoustic aesthetics. 1859 seats are available here.

One thing cannot be missed that the pipe organ placed in the hall with 94 stops and an impressive array of 6,500 pipes is the largest one in Asia. It is the most valuable treasure in the Concert Hall.

Theater:

Beijing Center of Performing Arts 08, Detail foyer under the lake, foto Tomas Bagackas

The design of the theater has a distinct Chinese traditional style, where traditional Chinese operas, stage plays and national songs and dances primarily perform
. 957 seats are set here, excluded the orchestra. The Zhejiang’s silk on the walls are flameproof, full of strong Chinese traditional taste. The advanced stage can not only satisfy the special needs of Chinese traditional opera’s performance but also highlight the closeness between the audience and the performers.

The Golden Opera House with a total number of 2,398 seats (including the venue for SRO), is primarily dedicated to the staging of operas, dance dramas, etc. ballet and large theatrical festivals. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/back/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can be slanting, and the up-and- down orchestra pit that can hold 90-musician orchestra
. It has a reverberation time lasting for a remarkable 1.6 seconds, which meets the performance requirements of operas and dance dramas.

Foyer with escalators. Foto: Tomas Bagackas

The Centre has too a Concert Hall with 2,019 Seats and a Theatre with 1,035 seats. In addition a Multi-functional Theatre (MF Theatre) which has 556 seats, like a “Black Box”.

A reportage team from Kulturkompasset A/S visited Beijing National Centre of Performing Arts, before the opening of the OL in 2008. Please enjoy Tomas Bagackas photos from the fantastic Centre:

Xiaofeng Wang, in Beijing Center of Performing Arts 08, foto Tomas Bagackas