Saturday, April 11, 2009

Esplanade Theatre on the Bay, Singapore


Taken with Canon powershot A75, dated Dec 2005


Located on prime waterfront land on the shores of Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, Esplanade Theatre on the Bay is purpose-built to be the performance arts venue. This complex with its distinctive dome-shaped roofs comprises a 1,600-seat concert hall, a 2,000-seat theatre and several recital rooms, theatre and rehearsal studios, as well as outdoor performing spaces.

The Esplande Theatres on the Bay also houses a mall, cosmopolitan food outlets and the library@esplanade (Singapore's first arts library with literature and audio-visual materials covering music, dance, film and theatre. Locals casually refer to the Esplanade as "The Durian" (a spiky and pungent tropical fruit), because of its "spiky" domes.

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