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Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Cerritos, California, USA
Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

This extraordinary multiform theatre is one of the most sophisticated venues in the United States. Through the use of hydraulic lifts and air casters, the architecture of the room can change into six possible configurations to suit any type of performance or event.

6,000
theatre footprint (in square feet)
6
seating and stage configurations
150
performances per season

The venue has been listed by Amusement Business Magazine as one of the Top 10 Venues – 5,000 Seats or Less in the US from 1993-2001, and was honored with an AIA Design Award in 1993, as well as a USITT Design Honor Award in 1994. The configurations include lyric theatre, drama theatre, concert hall, flat floor banquet hall, in-the-round seating, and arena.

Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
owner:
City of Cerritos
architect:
Barton Myers Associates
acoustician:
Kirkegaard Associates
users:
Touring performances
spaces:
  • 1,820-seat multiform theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Multipurpose theatres
services:
Initial market and feasibility study, programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
1993
Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Courtesy of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

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