Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda, Multi-purpose performance hall in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada.
Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda occupies the former Canadian Corps hall on 7e Rue in the Vieux-Noranda district of Rouyn-Noranda. The theatre company Les Zybrides bought the building in November 2001 and turned it into a multidisciplinary performance venue. Its programme ranges from collective works and musicals to improvisation nights and the Festival de musique émergente.
The theater was established in 2001 by the theater company Les Zybrides after relocating from their previous home. The building itself came from an earlier era and was later adapted for its current cultural use.
The building was inaugurated in 1948 as the Canadian Corps hall, with a Memorial Lobby for soldiers killed in war; it hosted bowling, darts, cribbage and bingo. From 1962 to 1999 the sea cadet programme HMCS Rouanda trained there in navigation and communications. Les Zybrides founded an improvisation league in 2003 and began collaborating with the Festival des Guitares du Monde in 2005.
The hall is on 7e Rue in the Vieux-Noranda district of Rouyn-Noranda. The building is the former Canadian Corps hall, acquired by Les Zybrides in November 2001. The organisation became a structured non-profit with a seven-member board in 2005.
The building was inaugurated in 1948 as the Canadian Corps hall, called Remembrance House, with a Memorial Lobby dedicated to soldiers killed in the war. From 1962 to 1999 the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets corps HMCS Rouanda, sponsored by the Canadian Corps Association, used it for navigation and communications training.
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