Firehall Arts Centre
Firehall Arts Centre in 2007
Address280 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6A 1L3
Coordinates49°16′55″N 123°05′53″W / 49.28205°N 123.09793°W / 49.28205; -123.09793
TypeLocal authority
Capacity150
Opened1906
Website
firehallartscentre.ca

The Firehall Arts Centre (also called the Firehall Centre for the Arts) is an arts centre in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The building also falls within the borders of Gastown.[2] Firehall is a small building,[3] originally built as a fire station in 1906.[4] Three theatre companies are based out of Firehall: Touchstone Theatre, Firehall Theatre Company, and Axis Mime.[5] Firehall is devoted to exhibiting dance, performance art, and new plays.[6] Firehall is Vancouver's foremost exhibitor of experimental theatre.[7] The theatre has a 150-seat capacity.[8] St. James Anglican Church is diagonally opposite the intersection from Firehall.[9] Every year, Firehall hosts a dance festival called "Dancing on the Edge" that lasts two weeks.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Hunter Publishing (2006). Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler. p. 208. ISBN 2894647638.
  2. ↑ Donald Carroll; Laura Purdom (2003). Traveler's Companion Canada (2 ed.). Globe Pequot Press. p. 342. ISBN 0762724374.
  3. ↑ Anita Carmin; Constance Brissenden (2010). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest. Penguin Books. p. 233. ISBN 0756686679.
  4. ↑ Remy Scalza (2012). Frommer's Vancouver and Whistler Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 113. ISBN 1118225015.
  5. ↑ Shawn Blore; Hilary Davidson; Paul Karr; Herbert Bailey Livesey; Bill McRae (2004). Frommer's Canada. John Wiley & Sons. p. 671. ISBN 0764544691.
  6. ↑ Constance Brissenden; Hamid Attie (2006). Vancouver and Victoria Colourguide. Formac Publishing Company. p. 54. ISBN 0887806910.
  7. ↑ John Lee (2008). Vancouver. Lonely Planet. p. 175. ISBN 1740598369.
  8. ↑ Tim Jepson (2010). The Rough Guide to Vancouver. Penguin Books. p. 162. ISBN 1848369883.
  9. ↑ Chris McBeath; Chloe Ernst (2012). Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria. John Wiley & Sons. p. 170. ISBN 1118093135.
  10. ↑ Kasey Wilson (1997). Vancouver Best Places: The Most Discriminating Guide to Vancouver's Restaurants, Shops, Hotels, Nightlife, Arts, Sights, and Outings (2 ed.). Sasquatch Books. p. 331. ISBN 1570610916.
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