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The National Theatre of Namibia is the state theatre in the Namibian capital
Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 2 ...
.Staff Reporter. "Explosive AGM Dissolves NTN Board." Informanté. Informante, 4 December 2014. Web. 12 May 2015. . The National Theatre promotes the development, conservation and maintenance of dramatic arts in Namibia. It was founded on August 15, 1989 under its current name and its present structure as a "non-profit purpose" but before that was already known as the ''South West Africa Performing Arts Council''. It is located in the Windhoek Central Business District, next to the National Art Gallery of Namibia. The National Theatre is funded through donations, government grants and entrance fees. In the 1990s, the financial resources were very limited, so only irregularly performances were held. Since the beginning of the 2000s there is a regular game plan, and stage plays,
operas Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...
, concerts and musicals are performed. The theater consists of various rehearsal rooms and the main hall with 471 seats and a smaller hall with 250 seats.


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1989 establishments in South West Africa Buildings and structures in Windhoek
Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ...
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