Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts

Oakville Centre, OC4PA
Location	130 Navy Street, Oakville, Ontario
Coordinates	43°26′40″N 79°40′16″W
Owner	Town of Oakville
Type	Performing arts centre
Seating type	Reserved seating
Capacity	Auditorium - 470 Studio - 120
Opened	1977
Website
www.oakvillecentre.ca

The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts is a municipally run multi-use facility which opened in downtown Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1977. The Oakville Centre was built to provide Oakville residents with a place to learn about themselves and the world around them through dance, music, storytelling and theatre.

The Oakville Centre contains two theatres, a 470-seat auditorium and a 120-seat intimate studio theatre. The Oakville Centre presents up to 260 performances a year which includes local, Canadian and international artists from around the world.

The Oakville Centre is home to several local-oriented performing arts groups:

• Oakville Ballet Company
• Oakville Drama Series
• Oakville Symphony Orchestra
• Oakville Wind Orchestra

Past professional performances have included:

• The Arrogant Worms
• Barenaked Ladies
• Blind Boys of Alabama
• Bill Cosby
• Arlo Guthrie
• Rita MacNeil
• Anne Murray
• Bob Newhart
• Don Rickles
• Lily Tomlin
• Tower of Power
• Roch Voisine

External links

• Official Site