Xiqu Centre - The Tea House Theatre

As part of the Flip's work with Fisher Dachs Associates (FDA) and Xiqu Centre is The Tea House Theatre, an essential part in terms of attracting a new audience to Chinese Opera in a traditional Tea House Geometry executed in a contemporary theatre. Located in direct view from the main entrance, the space is marked by a backlit 20-metre- wide glass wall, which contains a red silk interlayer. The seating and tables within the space were designed in tandem with Bing Thom Architects to offer a range of formats within the galleried space. The 200-seat Tea House delivers shorter performances, with tea and Chinese dim sum served during each show. This project strikes a very neat balance between referencing traditional Chinese theatre form but allowing an appropriate amount of flexibility to allow a range of options for the use of the space. The theatre also very neatly integrates all the theatre technology demanded by a modern theatre executed in a well-coordinated scheme.