Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
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| Location | 130 Navy Street, Oakville, Ontario |
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| Coordinates | 43°26′40″N 79°40′16″W / 43.44444°N 79.67111°W |
| Owner | Town of Oakville |
| Type | Performing arts centre |
| Seating type | Reserved seating |
| Capacity | Auditorium - 470 Studio - 120 |
| Opened | 1977 |
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| www.oakvillecentre.ca | |
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:
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Bill Cosby
- Arlo Guthrie
- Rita MacNeil
- Anne Murray
- Bob Newhart
- Don Rickles
- Lily Tomlin
- Tower of Power
- Roch Voisine
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