Conde Duque

The Auditorium of the Conde Duque Cultural Centre is a modern and versatile space devoted to music, clearly determined to become a living space and a musical reference for the city. Its surface area covers 1,301.58 m² and it can seat 260 people (there are two spaces for spectators in wheelchairs and two more seats for their companions). Additional use can be made of the choir area which can seat another 70 people on unnumbered benches.

The Conde Duque Cultural Centre has a stage that is known for its versatility and its technical equipment and for having been conceived as a space for both theatre and dance. Its 2,093 m² are at the service of creation, from a perspective that is open to all scenic disciplines (albeit with a particular interest in the world of dance) and with a commitment to companies based in Madrid, to further strengthen the scenic fabric of the city. The Theatre of the Conde Duque Cultural Centre is located on the first floor of the South Courtyard, on the western side. Although it is a large-format theatre (its stage measures 12 x 17 m and its batten is 5.99 m high. The stalls area has been designed with proximity and closeness to the public in mind. For the first time in its history, the inauguration of the Theatre makes it possible for all artistic expressions to coexist and be part of the new Conde Duque Cultural Centre. 

Dimensions: 2,093 m². 
Capacity: 253 seats (of which 4 are for people with a disability and their companions). 
Dressing rooms: 4. 
Stage: a mouth 11 m wide by 5 m high; stage house: 17 m wide x 11 m deep; height of the batten: 7.25 m.

The Conde Duque Cultural Centre has two large rehearsal rooms (one for theatrical works and another for dance) in addition to the actual Theatre, although they have been designed to be able to function autonomously and independently and have their own access and dressing rooms. Both are located to the far southern end of the South Courtyard, on the first floor.

The rehearsal room for theatre, similar in size to the stage of the Theatre itself, communicates with it through the dressing rooms and has been designed as a key complement to its programme. It is the venue for the programme of dramatized readings. Together with the rehearsal room for dance, they cover a surface area of 729 m².

Both spaces are at the service of Madrid’s creators, with the aim of promoting and supporting the production of and research into new scenic languages that enrich the city’s cultural offering.

Assembly hall is a venue for conferences, seminars, audiovisual screenings, workshops, encounters, presentations and many other activities. It is characterised by its versatility and is situated above and has direct access to the main lobby. It has room for approximately 300 people and acts as a back-up to and for all the events generated by the centre.

This room can be found beneath Exhibition Hall 1 and has direct access to the Callejon de Las Negras. It is called the Vaulted Room because its structure features 5 independent vaults, plus another hall-like one which provides access to the others. The vaults are parallel to each other and transversal to the longitudinal direction of the street. Each vault is of a different size; the largest is 15 metres long by 5.50 metres wide. The average height is 8 m. They offer a useful surface area of 504 m² and a capacity of 168 people, depending on the nature of the scheduled activity. Once the stables of the old barracks, these rooms are interconnected by a corridor that runs parallel to the street. They are not panelled, given that they are built with bricks. The Vaulted Room’s remarkable versatility makes it possible to put on all manner of events in it, including dance, plays, fashion shows, performances or other types of activity.