The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is a theatre at the

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, located in the Arts District of

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). It is one of four venues that comprise the AT&T Performing Arts Center and was dedicated October 12, 2009. The 80,300-square-footbuilding is twelve stories and holds about 600 people, depending upon the stage configuration. It is the new venue for the

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and Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico. The Wyly Theatre was designed by REX , OMA,

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(partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize winning architect

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. It features a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented "stacked" vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre. It is named for Dee and Charles Wyly, who donated $20 million to the Center. The vertical rods lining the outside of the building on all four sides are intended to be symbolic of the folds of a theater curtain. The rods comprising the facade are extruded anodized aluminum.

Gallery

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References

External links

Dallas Theater Center
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