Seinäjoen kaupunginteatteri | |
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Seinäjoki Finland |
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Coordinates | 62°47′09″N 22°50′28″E / 62.785844°N 22.840978°E |
Owner | City of Seinäjoki |
Type | Public Theatre |
Capacity | 689 (total) |
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Opened | 1987 |
Architect | Alvar Aalto |
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The Seinäjoki City Theatre ( Finnish: Seinäjoen kaupunginteatteri) is the municipal theatre of the city of Seinäjoki, Finland. [1]
The 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 merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö). [5]
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]
In 2015, the Seinäjoki City Theatre was chosen as the 'Theatre of the Year' by the Association of Finnish Theatres. [6]