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 The FirstOntario PAC, seen from St. Paul Street | |
| Coordinates | 43°09′31″N 79°14′34″W / 43.15857°N 79.24265°W / 43.15857; -79.24265 |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15) |
| Architect | Diamond Schmitt Architects |
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The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is a 95,000-square-foot (8,800 m) cultural complex located in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario. It opened in 2015 as the result of a partnership between the City of St. Catharines and Brock University, which share the venue for production, performance and learning purposes. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects to host a variety of international and local performing artists, it comprises four separate venues: a 770-seat concert hall (Partridge Hall), 300-seat recital hall, 210-seat multi-purpose dance/theatre venue (Robertson Theatre), and the 199-seat Film House.
The creation of the centre spurred a cultural and economic renaissance in downtown St. Catharines along with neighbouring its neighbouring Meridian Centre and Brock University's Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.
References
- "Rent The PAC". FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- "Arts centre opening draws large crowd". St. Catharines Standard. November 15, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.