Bard College, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Peter Aaron/Esto
107,000
square-foot facility
5,647
stainless-steel shingles covering the roof
3
years to build
The 109,000-square-foot center features a 900-seat multipurpose theatre with a full stagehouse and demountable orchestra shell, a flexible studio theatre with retractable seating and flexible staging, and a dance studio. Additional practice and support spaces include four rehearsal rooms, classrooms, costume and scene shop, dressing rooms and green room.
Peter Aaron/Esto
owner:
Bard College
architect:
Gehry Partners
acoustician:
Nagata Acoustics
users:
Bard College's Theater and Dance Program, Bard SummerScape (touring opera, theatre, and dance companies)
spaces:
- 900-seat multipurpose theatre
- 200-seat flexible theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
College & university
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2003
Peter Aaron/Esto
Peter Aaron/Esto
Peter Mauss/Esto
