View from the river to the Akadami
View from the river to the Akadami: ... with its small open-air sstage in the foreground © Concept Media / Aga Khan Trust for Culture

This centre for the performing arts provides a number of facilities including a 1000 seat auditorium, a 200 seat open-air amphitheatre, and a special "black box" for experimental productions. There is also accomodiation for visiting troupes and facilities for teaching dance as well as for Indian and Western classical music.

© Charles Correa Foundation
left, Main Floor Plan; right, Upper Floor Plan
left, Main Floor Plan; right, Upper Floor Plan © Concept Media / Aga Khan Trust for Culture
The Amphitheater
The Amphitheater © Charles Correa Foundation

The auditorium allows for a variety of acoustical conditions ranging from speech and plays to [sitar] recitals and orchestral arrangements. The transparent false ceiling allows acoustic changes to be made by manipulating absorbent material placed within compartments hidden from view above this ceiling.