Variétés theatre — Béziers
Refurbishment of a theatre and extension of the music and dance school.
Listed as a historic monument, this Italian-style theatre is undergoing renovation, together with the new-build extension housing the music and dance conservatoire, on behalf of the Béziers Méditerranée conurbation authority.
Scenarchie is handling the theatre's stage fit-out. The stage volume is being completely reorganised, including the creation of a false grid, two levels of walkways and a set of 11 motorized battens each carrying a working load of 350 kg. The flown equipment comprises a motorized front curtain with its valance, a back curtain, a motorized projection screen and a set of borders and legs; the stage receives a new oak-strip floor on joists.
Given the heritage character of the auditorium, the seats were chosen to rule out the generic chairs of multipurpose halls, with particular attention to comfort and to the space between rows. Capacity breaks down into 218 stalls seats, including 4 wheelchair spaces, 114 seats on the first balcony and 42 on the second, making 374 seats in all.
