Teatro Tendastrisce, Performance venue in eastern Rome, Italy.
Teatro Tendastrisce was a theatre in Rome formed by several canvas tents joined together, inaugurated in 1977 and active until 2017. It stood on Via Cristoforo Colombo at the corner of Via dei Georgofili, then moved in 2006 to Via Giorgio Perlasca in the city's eastern outskirts. Capacity was about 6,500 spectators: 2,500 seats and roughly 4,000 standing places.
The venue opened in 1977 with a concert by Antonello Venditti and became a destination for performers from around the world. A fire in 2016 caused substantial damage, and the site closed permanently in 2017.
The venue hosted performances by international artists including Ray Charles, Tina Turner, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, James Brown, and Eric Clapton throughout its operational years.
The theatre stood on Via Cristoforo Colombo at the corner of Via dei Georgofili until 2006, when it moved to Via Giorgio Perlasca in eastern Rome. It closed permanently in 2017, so there is nothing left to visit; the 2016 fire had already partly destroyed the dressing rooms and costume workshop.
The venue's tent structure hosted boxing matches, classical ballet and the Golden Circus directed by Liana Orfei alongside rock concerts. Rudolf Nureyev, Carla Fracci and Dario Fo with Franca Rame appeared on the same stage as the Ramones and Kraftwerk.
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