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Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

Coordinates: 35°43′47″N 139°42′29″E / 35.72972°N 139.70806°E / 35.72972; 139.70806
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Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
東京芸術劇場
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Alternative namesTokyo Metropolitan Art Space (until 2009)
General information
Address1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro
Town or cityToshima, Tokyo
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°43′47″N 139°42′29″E / 35.72972°N 139.70806°E / 35.72972; 139.70806
OpenedOctober 1990
Cost¥29,100 million
Technical details
Floor area49,739 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Yoshinobu Ashihara
Other designersNagata Acoustics
Website
www.geigeki.jp
References
Factsheet

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (東京芸術劇場, Tōkyō Geijutsu Gekijō) is a centre for the performing arts located in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1990 and is operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture.[1] There is a concert hall with 1999 seats and a playhouse with 834 seats as well as a number of smaller spaces.[2] Yoshinobu Ashihara was the architect, with acoustical design by Nagata Acoustics.[3]

The organ of the great hall, built by the French organ builder Marc Garnier and inaugurated in 1991, is composed of three independent instruments of contrasting aesthetics (Dutch Renaissance, German Baroque and modern French) for a total of 126 sets and more than 9000 pipes. This organ also has the unique feature of having two facades and being able to turn.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture". Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ^ "About Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre". Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space" (PDF). Nagata Acoustics. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Tokyo". organ-au-logis.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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