Theater of the Cité, National drama center in Toulouse, France
The Theatre of the Cité is a theater building in Toulouse with multiple performance spaces of different sizes. It contains a large main hall seating about 900 people, a medium-sized theater with roughly 250 seats, and a smaller studio.
The theater emerged from France's movement to decentralize theater away from Paris, which began in the 1940s. Its origins trace to the Grenier de Toulouse company, a theater group founded shortly after the Second World War.
The venue serves as a gathering place where contemporary works are performed and regional artists develop their craft. Visitors experience a working arts space that connects to the city's theatrical traditions.
The building sits centrally between two plazas in the city and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors can book tickets online and the program changes regularly with new productions throughout the year.
Remains of ancient Roman walls were uncovered beneath the building during construction work. This reveals that the site has had human activity for nearly two thousand years.
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