The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts is a municipally run multi-use facility which opened in downtown Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1977. The Oakville Centre was built to provide Oakville residents with a place to learn about themselves and the world around them through dance, music, storytelling and theatre.
The Oakville Centre contains two theatres, a 470 seat auditorium and a 120 seat intimate studio theatre. The Oakville Centre presents up to 260 performances a year which includes local, Canadian and international artists from around the world.
The Oakville Centre is home to several local-oriented performing arts groups:
- Oakville Ballet Company
- Oakville Drama Series
- Oakville Symphony Orchestra
- Oakville Wind Orchestra
Past professional performances have included:
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Bill Cosby
- Arlo Guthrie
- Rita MacNeil
- Anne Murray
- Bob Newhart
- Don Rickles
- Lily Tomlin
- Tower of Power
- Roch Voisine
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