Venues

The Arts Center is a multi-venue complex designed by the acclaimed Rafael Viñoly Architects. Acoustics have been designed by Shen Milsom & Wilke. 

For venue rental enquiries view facilities.

Or email for more information:
nyuad.artscenter.venuehire@nyu.edu

The Red Theater

The Red Theater

A 685-seat theater with world-class acoustics. Featuring an almost 550 square meter stage with a sprung wood floor, state-of-the-art lighting, digital and 35mm projection capabilities, an orchestra pit, and adjustable acoustic panels, The Arts Center’s largest venue is suitable for music, dance, theater or film.

The Black Box

The Black Box

A flexible space capacity ranging from 99 - 300, with full lighting and PA capabilities.The Black Box studio can accommodate a wide range of configurations for music, dance, theater, and multi-disciplinary performance, with capacity varying depending on layout.

Blue Hall

The Blue Hall

This intimate 150 capacity concert hall features a sprung wood floor stage and digital projection for film and video and is ideal for concerts, small scale dance performances, readings, panel conversations and more.

Study Spaces

The Lobby

A dramatic space of nearly 1100 square feet, the lobby provides a warm welcome to visitors to The Arts Center and is available for pre-post performance receptions.

Pandora’s Box

The Project Space

This exhibition space is dedicated to NYUAD community projects and is supported by museum-trained staff of the Art Gallery. The Project Space gives priority to exhibitions of the academic community, such as the annual Capstone Festival, semester-end exhibitions of student works, and faculty-curated exhibitions.