Palazzo Congressi, Dance and theater venue in Bologna, Italy

The EuropAuditorium (TEA) occupies the Sala Europa of the Palazzo della cultura e dei congressi in Bologna's exhibition district, a building designed by architect Melchiorre Bega and opened in 1975. Its single fan-shaped hall seats 1,700: 1,166 in the stalls and 519 across two balconies. The stage is 36 m wide, 14 m deep and 15 m high, with a 4 m proscenium, a fire curtain and a gold velvet curtain; the proscenium opening measures 21 m by 7 m.

The Palazzo della cultura e dei congressi, which houses the Europauditorium, was designed by architect Melchiorre Bega and opened in 1975 in Bologna's exhibition district. That April the hall was inaugurated with Garinei and Giovannini's musical Aggiungi un posto a tavola. In the 1990s it took the name Teatro EuropAuditorium - Palacongressi, and the Vernassa family, who founded it, still runs it through their company.

The Europauditorium within this complex hosts regular dance performances, musical productions, and theatrical shows featuring international artists. It serves as a space where the local audience experiences contemporary and classical performing arts throughout the year.

The hall sits in the Palazzo della cultura e dei congressi in Bologna's exhibition district, at Piazza Costituzione 4. Seating is arranged in a fan: 1,166 seats in the stalls and 519 across two balconies. A foyer with a bar and services serves the auditorium.

The stage is 36 metres wide and 14 metres deep, with a 21-metre proscenium opening 7 metres high. Its golden velvet curtain and fire curtain are traditional rather than modern equipment. The hall seats 1,700 in a fan-shaped layout: 1,166 in the stalls and 519 across two balconies.