Internal overview:
There are four theaters in the National Center for the Performing Arts, the opera house in the middle, the concert hall on the east side, the theater on the west side, and the small theater on the west side of the south gate. , the four theaters are both completely independent and connected to each other through sky corridors. In addition, there are many facilities inside it that match the theater.
Opera House
(1) Overview:
The Opera House is the most magnificent building in the National Center for the Performing Arts, with gorgeous and brilliant gold as the main color. It mainly stages operas, dance dramas, ballets and large-scale theatrical performances.
The auditorium of the Opera House has one floor of pool seats and three floors of balcony seats, with a total of 2,398 seats (including standing seats).
The opera house has an advanced stage with functions of pushing, pulling, raising, lowering and rotating, a tiltable ballet platform, and a lifting orchestra pit that can accommodate a three-wind band. These world-leading stage machinery and equipment provide artists with rich possibilities for live performance.
(2) Stage
The stage of the opera house adopts the "pin" shaped stage form, including the main stage, left and right side stages and back stage.
The stage has five functions: push, pull, raise, lower, and rotate, which can quickly switch scenes. The main stage has six lifting platforms, which can be raised and lowered as a whole or individually. There are six horizontally movable carriages on the left and right sides. By exchanging positions with the main stage lifting platform, you can change scenes and participate in performances.
A ballet table is stored 15 meters below the back stage. After the main stage lifting platform is lowered, the ballet table can be moved to the main stage for ballet performances. This is the largest seamless ballet table in China and the only tiltable ballet table in China, which can be tilted to 5.7 degrees. The table top is made of Oregon wood and uses a three-layer structure to increase flexibility and protect the ballerina's toes to the greatest extent.
The height of the grid above the stage is 32 meters, and the boom, lighting bridge and lighting bridge are suspended in the air through wire ropes. 61 electric booms, 78 orbital single-point cranes, and 24 free single-point cranes are used for hanging curtains and scenery films. The lighting bridge, lighting bridge, and lighting hangers embellish 1,588 lights used for performances above the stage of the opera house. The lighting responds quickly and can change shapes in a few seconds. There are 506 "mushroom lights" installed on the shell structure of the National Center for the Performing Arts. Unlike other buildings on Chang'an Street that are brightly lit at night, the "mushroom lights" on the shell of the National Center for the Performing Arts emit dots of light, like twinkling stars in the night sky.
(3) Orchestra pit
The orchestra pit of the Opera House covers an area of ??120 square meters and can accommodate a three-piece orchestra of 90 people. It can also be raised to the level of the auditorium to become an audience seat.
In the orchestra pit, a special lifting platform is specially designed for the conductor. The conductor can appear and take a curtain call in this special way.
(4) Wall
The Opera House installed a curved metal mesh on the wall, so that sound can pass through, and the wall behind the metal mesh is polygonal, thus forming a It combines the visual arc and the polygon of the auditory space, achieving the perfect combination of architectural acoustics and theater aesthetics, making the reverberation time reach an excellent effect of 1.6 seconds.
Concert Hall
(1) Overview
The concert hall is white and solemn, with a quiet, fresh and elegant tone style. It mainly performs large-scale symphonies and national music. Taking into account other forms of music performances.
The concert hall auditorium surrounds the stage, with a first floor of pool seats and a second floor of balcony seats. There are a total of 2,019 auditorium seats (including standing seats).
The concert hall has the largest pipe organ in the country.
All architectural and decorative designs in the concert hall serve the acoustic effect, achieving the perfect combination of architectural aesthetics and acoustic aesthetics.
(2) Bandstand and audience seats
Based on the characteristics of concert performances, the concert hall adopts an improved shoebox design, that is, the seats surround the stage in a circle. Place the stage in the center of the theater so that sound can be better diffused and transmitted.
The concert hall bandstand is located on the side of the pool. The bandstand is 24 meters wide and 15 meters deep, and can accommodate a four-wind band performance of 120 people.
The performance platform consists of a fixed tabletop and three performance lifting platforms. By controlling changes in the height of the performance lift, a stepped performance surface can be formed, clearly displaying the performance of different instruments in front of the audience. The piano lifting platform at the front of the performance platform can slowly raise the grand piano into the audience's field of vision.
In order to meet the needs of large-scale chorus performances, the seats on the second floor of the auditorium behind the bandstand can be used by a chorus of 180 people.
(3) The "treasure of the town hall" - pipe organ
The pipe organ placed in the concert hall has an elegant shape and full tone. It is currently the largest pipe organ in China with the largest number of bolts. The one with the most and richest timbre has 94 sound stops and as many as 6,500 sounding tubes.
This pipe organ comes from the German pipe organ manufacturing family - Johannes Kleis. It is from the same family as the famous pipe organ of Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It can meet the needs of performing works of various genres.
The existence of the pipe organ adds nobility and elegance to the concert hall, so it is vividly called the "treasure of the hall" of the concert hall.
(4) Ceiling
The ceiling of the concert hall has been transformed into an abstract modern art work. The irregular-shaped white relief resembles an undulating sand dune and resembles a beach washed by waves. .
The seemingly messy grooves on the ceiling have actually undergone special acoustic design, allowing sound to be diffusely reflected, making it more even and softer. The exquisite ceiling is actually a special sound diffusion decorative panel.
The ceiling is made of fiber gypsum molding board, which is thick and can effectively prevent low-frequency absorption, enhance the low-frequency reverberation time in the hall, and make bass effects (such as pipe organ, bassoon, cello, etc.) more unique Shocking and infectious.
In order to achieve perfect sound effects, a turtle-shaped centralized acoustic panel is hung under the ceiling, commonly known as the "turtle-back acoustic panel". Its function is to scatter sound in all directions.
(5) Wall
The walls around the concert hall stage adopt acoustic diffusion walls. The walls are like standing piano keys, undulating and irregularly arranged. Its concave and convex size and shape are accurately calculated through number theory, which can diffuse and reflect the sound from the bandstand, ensuring that performers can hear themselves and each other well, which is conducive to the band's better performance.
The side walls of the concert hall use sound diffusion decorative panels similar to the ceiling, and the slightly concave and convex effect on the wall surface is also specially designed. Through these uneven textures, sound can be evenly diffused and reflected to every corner of the concert hall space.
Under the combined effect of these tailor-made designs, the reverberation time of the concert hall can reach 2.2 seconds for high-quality sound effects.
Theatrical Theater
(1) Overview
The Drama Theater is the most ethnically distinctive theater of the National Center for the Performing Arts, with Chinese red as the main color and silk walls. Set off a traditional and warm atmosphere. It mainly performs dramas, Peking opera, local operas and other performances.
The auditorium of the theater has one floor of pool seats and three floors of balcony seats, with a total of 1,035 seats (including standing seats).
The theater stage is equipped with advanced stage machinery and equipment, which can turn unique creations into performance reality. Its unique protruding lip design is very consistent with the characteristics of traditional Chinese drama performances.
(2) Stage
The theater stage has two styles: "extended" and "framed", which can be selected to suit the needs of the play.
In the "extended" stage style, the platform at the front of the auditorium rises and becomes part of the stage, forming an extended lip. The audience under the stage can watch the performance on the stage more closely, which is very consistent with traditional Chinese drama. Characteristics of performance. When the platform is not raised, this area can be used as an orchestra pit. At this time, the stage looks like a picture frame, so it is called the "mirror frame" stage style.
The stage area of ??the theater is divided into the main stage and the left and right auxiliary stages. The "drum-type" turntable installed on the main stage consists of 13 lifting blocks and 2 lifting platforms. It can be raised and lowered as a whole or individually. It can also create a stage effect of lifting and rotating at the same time. The complete set of stage machinery is the best in the world. in an advanced position.
(3) Wall
The wall of the auditorium of the theater uses a sound diffusion wall similar to the stage wall of the concert hall. It looks like an undulating and irregularly arranged wall. Vertical bars. A large number of irregularly arranged concave and convex grooves form a diffuse reflection of sound as a whole, which can ensure the uniformity of the indoor sound field and make the sound more beautiful.
The walls are wrapped with special silk cloth, forming a wall pattern that is mainly red, alternately arranged with yellow and purple. The light shines on the wall, creating a cordial, warm and traditional atmosphere, creating a theater atmosphere with Chinese characteristics, and also has a good sound-absorbing effect.
Small Theater
(1) Overview
The Small Theater is the most diverse multi-functional theater of the National Center for the Performing Arts. The overall color is fresh and the style is elegant. It can be adapted to performances in chamber music, small solos, small theater dramas, small theater operas, modern dance and other artistic categories.
The small theater auditorium*** has 19 rows and 556 seats (including movable seats). The small theater was completed in September 2009 and officially opened in October 2009. Its completion and opening not only further expands the performing arts functions of the National Center for the Performing Arts, but also enriches the performance functions of Beijing's existing small theater clusters.
(2) Stage and auditorium
The small theater adopts an end-stage stage. The stage consists of two lifting platforms, which can be raised and lowered as a whole or individually as needed.
The soundproof wall and floor-to-ceiling tempered glass wall behind the stage can be folded and retracted to the left and right ends. After the two walls are fully opened, the outdoor sunken square with an area of ??more than 500 square meters appears in front of you like a back garden. It can be used as a background for performances or directly incorporated into performances as a stage, providing artistic creators with greater imagination and creativity. Room to play.
There are 556 audience seats in total, which can be flexibly adjusted according to the play, including 14 rows of electric telescopic stands with 411 seats, and 5 rows of movable seats with 145 seats.
(3) Ceiling and walls
The white relief ceiling of the small theater is similar to that of the concert hall, and the sound diffusion wall is similar to the theater wall, plus it has thermal insulation and sound insulation effects. The partition walls and various tailor-made designs can diffuse and reflect sound evenly and softly.
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