164
The Royal Antwerp Ballet School is currently housed in the Stadschouwburg in Antwerp. The existing building has several flaws. For instance, the school cannot grow due to lack of space. Because the academy has no clear entrance in the building, the school is not very visible either.
In project area “Nieuw Zuid”, space was therefore reserved for a new building for the Ballet School. On this plot, we will realise a school building of 7,582 m², which will allow the school to expand to 164 pupils.
As soon as the new location is suitable for wider use, it will also be opened up for rental as much as possible. Specifically for this project, there are already ongoing partnerships (vzw jeugd en dans, Junior Ballet Antwerp, dance school arabesque, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, etc.) which will be continued at the new location and possibly extended to part-time art education.
The new building will also have a dance studio with a grandstand/theatre which the school can also open to third parties outside school hours and at times when the school itself does not organise performances.