TY - ART T1 - Tagore Theatre Y1 - 1961 A1 - Aditya Prakash AB -

Constructed to celebrate Rabindranath Tagore birth Centenary in 1961.

CY - Chandigarh N1 -

The auditorium capacity of the Tagore Theatre is 600. Its plan consists of two square forms: the larger one accommodating the auditorium, foyer, booking office, etc., and the smaller, stage, green rooms (there are eight dressing rooms and two retiring rooms), properties, reversal area, workshop, electrical installation, air-conditioning etc. the acting area of the stage is located at the meeting place of the two squares. The entrance, foyer and booking, etc., are on the ground floor. Three flights of stairs lead directly from the foyer into the auditorium which is located right on top of it. The acoustics are designed to achieve the maximum through reflected sound. The flanking walls on two sides of the stage reflect sound and so also does the specially designed canopy, and the two long side walls of the auditorium. Only on the three areas wall surfaces has a novel sound absorbing device been tried out: they are lined with earthen ware pots of various shapes with necks and mouths of varying sizes opening towards the auditorium. These pots absorb sound by resonance, and this treatment, it is stated, works out fairly cheap.

There is a lighting booth located inside the auditorium as also equipment in front and around the stage to enable any quality of lighting to be provided, as required by a particular performance. All the lights are on a dimmer-stat control.

Instead of the usual picture frame proscenium opening, there is an acoustic canopy which provides design interest as well as reflects sound to the audience.

J1 - Listings ID - AZ-CF-123707 ER -