Jyväskylä City Theatre

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Jyväskylä City Theatre

Jyväskylän kaupunginteatteri
Address	Jyväskylä Finland
Coordinates	62°14′N 25°45′E / 62.24°N 25.75°E / 62.24; 25.75
Owner	City of Jyväskylä
Type	Public Theatre
Capacity	c. 650 (total)
Construction
Opened	1961; current building 1982[1]
Architect	Alvar Aalto
Website
www.jyvaskyla.fi/en/jyvaskyla-city-theatre

The Jyväskylä City Theatre (Finnish: Jyväskylän kaupunginteatteri), founded in 1961, is the municipal theatre of the city of Jyväskylä, Finland.^[1]

The theatre comprises two stages: the main auditorium seats 551 spectators, the smaller studio one c. 100.^[1]

Annually approximately 60,000 people visit the theatre, to see around 250 performances.^[1]

The Jyväskylä Sinfonia symphony orchestra uses the theatre as their main performance venue.^[1]

Having been founded two decades earlier, the theatre moved to its current premises in 1982.^[1] The present building is notable for having been designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.^[1][2]

• Official website