Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
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The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts is a municipally run multi-use facility which opened in downtown Oakville, Ontario
, Canada
in 1977. The Oakville Centre was built to provide Oakville residents with a place to learn about themselves and the world around them through dance, music, storytelling and theatre.
The Oakville Centre contains two theatres, a 470 seat auditorium and a 120 seat intimate studio theatre. The Oakville Centre presents up to 260 performances a year which includes local, Canadian and international artists from around the world.
The Oakville Centre is home to several local-oriented performing arts groups:
Past professional performances have included:
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1977. The Oakville Centre was built to provide Oakville residents with a place to learn about themselves and the world around them through dance, music, storytelling and theatre.
The Oakville Centre contains two theatres, a 470 seat auditorium and a 120 seat intimate studio theatre. The Oakville Centre presents up to 260 performances a year which includes local, Canadian and international artists from around the world.
The Oakville Centre is home to several local-oriented performing arts groups:
- Oakville Ballet CompanyOakville Ballet CompanyThe Oakville Ballet Company is a ballet company in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.-The Oakville School of Dance:The Oakville School of Dance is a renowned classical ballet school in Oakville, Ontario. It was founded by Elizabeth Paterson and is now owned by her daughter, Amanda Bayliss.The Oakville...
- Oakville Drama Series
- Oakville Symphony OrchestraOakville Symphony OrchestraThe Oakville Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Oakville, Ontario.The OSO was founded in 1967 by Kenneth Hollier, a local musician and educator with a mission statement to “make music for the pleasure of its members and the enjoyment of its audience”...
- Oakville Wind Orchestra
Past professional performances have included:
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