The theatre building is notable for having been designed by the renowned Finnish architectAlvar Aalto.[2] He sketched the initial designs already in 1968, although the building was only completed nearly two decades later in 1987.[3] Aalto himself had died in 1976, therefore the design was finalised and the construction supervised by his widow and fellow architect, Elissa Aalto.[4]
Situated alongside other prominent Aalto-designed buildings such as the City Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church, the theatre forms part of the city's Aalto Centre (Finnish: Aalto-keskus),[2] which has been recognised by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö).[5]
Capacity
The theatre comprises four stages, with a total seating capacity of 689. Of these, the largest, 'Alvar', seats 409; 'Elissa', 100; 'Verstas', 60; and the restaurant theatre 120.[1]
The theatre company also operates an open air theatre in the summer, with a capacity for 890.[1]
The theatre attracts audiences in excess of 50,000 annually.[1]
Recognition
In 2015, the Seinäjoki City Theatre was chosen as the 'Theatre of the Year' by the Association of Finnish Theatres.[6]
References
^ abcd"Teatteri". Seinajoenkaupunginteatteri.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ ab"The Administrative and Cultural Centre in Seinäjoki". AlvarAalto.fi. Alvar Aalto Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^"Seinäjoen kaupunginteatteri". SuomenTeatterit.fi (in Finnish). The Association of Finnish Theatres. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^"Seinäjoki City Theatre". VisitSeinajoki.fi. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^"Seinäjoen Aalto-keskus". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^"Seinäjoelle teatterialan ykköspalkinto" [Seinäjoki receives premier award of the theatre sector] (in Finnish). Ilkka-Pohjalainen. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
seinäjoki, city, theatre, finnish, seinäjoen, kaupunginteatteri, municipal, theatre, city, seinäjoki, finland, seinäjoen, kaupunginteatteriaddressseinäjokifinlandcoordinates62, 785844, 840978, 785844, 840978, coordinates, 785844, 840978, 785844, 840978ownercit. The Seinajoki City Theatre Finnish Seinajoen kaupunginteatteri is the municipal theatre of the city of Seinajoki Finland 1 Seinajoki City TheatreSeinajoen kaupunginteatteriAddressSeinajokiFinlandCoordinates62 47 09 N 22 50 28 E 62 785844 N 22 840978 E 62 785844 22 840978 Coordinates 62 47 09 N 22 50 28 E 62 785844 N 22 840978 E 62 785844 22 840978OwnerCity of SeinajokiTypePublic TheatreCapacity689 total ConstructionOpened1987ArchitectAlvar AaltoWebsiteseinajoenkaupunginteatteri wbr fi Contents 1 Architecture 2 Capacity 3 Recognition 4 References 5 External linksArchitecture EditThe theatre building is notable for having been designed by the renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto 2 He sketched the initial designs already in 1968 although the building was only completed nearly two decades later in 1987 3 Aalto himself had died in 1976 therefore the design was finalised and the construction supervised by his widow and fellow architect Elissa Aalto 4 Situated alongside other prominent Aalto designed buildings such as the City Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church the theatre forms part of the city s Aalto Centre Finnish Aalto keskus 2 which has been recognised by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment Valtakunnallisesti merkittava rakennettu kulttuuriymparisto 5 Capacity EditThe theatre comprises four stages with a total seating capacity of 689 Of these the largest Alvar seats 409 Elissa 100 Verstas 60 and the restaurant theatre 120 1 The theatre company also operates an open air theatre in the summer with a capacity for 890 1 The theatre attracts audiences in excess of 50 000 annually 1 Recognition EditIn 2015 the Seinajoki City Theatre was chosen as the Theatre of the Year by the Association of Finnish Theatres 6 References Edit a b c d Teatteri Seinajoenkaupunginteatteri fi in Finnish Retrieved 1 November 2020 a b The Administrative and Cultural Centre in Seinajoki AlvarAalto fi Alvar Aalto Foundation Retrieved 1 November 2020 Seinajoen kaupunginteatteri SuomenTeatterit fi in Finnish The Association of Finnish Theatres Retrieved 1 November 2020 Seinajoki City Theatre VisitSeinajoki fi Retrieved 1 November 2020 Seinajoen Aalto keskus RKY fi in Finnish Finnish Heritage Agency Retrieved 1 November 2020 Seinajoelle teatterialan ykkospalkinto Seinajoki receives premier award of the theatre sector in Finnish Ilkka Pohjalainen 8 March 2015 Retrieved 1 November 2020 External links EditOfficial website Finland portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seinajoki City Theatre amp oldid 1127977383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
