The Children's Arena is a children's world in
Visakhapatnam
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, India and only one of its type in
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is located in
Siripuram which is also known as the "heart of the city" It has a seating capacity of 1000 (600-
Multipurpose Theatre + 400-
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances. For movie theatres, the number of auditoria (or auditoriums) is expressed as the number of screens. Auditoria can be found in entertainment venues, community ...
). The Auditorium is used to conduct various functions, birthday parties, music shows, school celebrations and cultural activities related to children. The multipurpose theatre is designed to showcase movies predominantly in English, Telugu and Hindi.
The arena was closed in 2011 and the demolition of old
Dolphin
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shaped structure was carried out in 2012. The construction of the new oval-shaped arena took place in 2012 and was opened to the public in December 2017. A mini-zoo, library and play items are also available in the arena.
He congratulated VUDA for coming up with a jewel in the crown of Visakhapatnam and hoped it would be a major venue for performance of traditional arts though some commercial activity could be allowed to pay for maintenance.
Design and structure
The arena's design is unique for Children's activities such as of cultural events and seminars, workshops and conferences of national and international standard. The stage has been realigned in such a way that it is suitable for a variety of performances with advanced lighting and sound system and technical arrangements. The new structure has a cellar plus a ground floor to facilitate kids' activities and other regular programs.
The redesigned structure has a height of 70 feet with a built-up area of more than 4000 sq.m.
Events
Indian Navy Day celebrations were held in this theatre, a band performance was scheduled on 14 November 2017 specially for children on the occasion of Children's Day.
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojna was held on 29 October 2017 by the hands of
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar for the welfare of senior citizens and physically challenged.
National Children's Film Festival conducted by Children's Film Society of India (CFI) on 7 April 2017, was a three-day children's film festival that hosted 40,000 students with a concept of Little Directors.
Patriotic film festival was held on the event of 70th
Independence day of India. Films like ''
Chak De India
''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir ...
'', ''
I am Kalam'' and ''
Border
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'' were shown on this occasion.
The Vizag Tech Summit will take place on February 16–17, 2023.
Transport
Children arena is located 2 km from
Dwaraka Bus station Complex. State run
APSRTC
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...
bus services from various parts of the city.
See also
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City Central Park
References
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