Interior Tour of The Wales Millenium Centre Cardiff Bay Part 1

Interior Tour of The Wales Millenium Centre Cardiff Bay Part 1
The Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) (WMC) is Wales' national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales.[7][8] The site covers a total area of 4.7 acres (1.9 ha).[9] Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert.

The centre is Cardiff's principal receiving venue for large-scale opera, ballet, contemporary dance and musicals. It comprises a large theatre and two smaller halls with shops, bars and restaurants. It houses Wales' national orchestra and opera, dance, theatre and literature companies, a total of eight arts organisations in residence.[4]

The main theatre, the Donald Gordon Theatre, has 2,497 seats, and is the second largest stage in Europe.[citation needed] The BBC Hoddinott Hall seats 350 and the Weston Studio Theatre seats 250.[10]

In 2001 Lord Rowe-Beddoe was appointed chair of Wales Millennium Centre, a company limited by guarantee. Peter Swinburn is the current chair of Wales Millennium Centre