Pandemic effect: Theatre design
David Geffen Hall auditorium rendering, courtesy Diamond Schmitt Architects
TEXT Matthew Lella, Principal, Diamond Schmitt Architects
Performance venues have a long history of coping with a pandemic playbook. Shakespeare?s Globe Theatre was shut more than once to wait out a plague. The so-called Spanish Flu brought the curtain down on vaudeville. The impact of COVID-19 on theatres is presently devastating, and the full toll will not be fully understood until it?s over, but as with pandemics past, the footlights will shine again.
The design considerations for the next era of live events are informed by the mantra we?re all familiar with?keep two metres apart, wear a mask, and wash your hands frequently. So what does this mean for a night on the town" One clue comes from the gilded opera houses of Europe, where private boxes were once family-owned. Indeed, these privileged perches defined the architecture of the hall. The custom of segregating small groups had more to do with status than public health, but it provides a pathway for social distancing today. As we gather in social bubbles of family and friends now, a pattern is already taking hold in theatres as they prepare to re-open. How these ?circles? or ?bubbles? are manifest architecturally is a wonderful opportunity for design.
This spring, the Berliner Ensemble removed 500 of its 700 seats. The 200 remaining places were paired to create what artistic director Oliver Reese called ?an experience that is special, th...
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