Curve (theatre) Curve (theatre) The Curve is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the cultural quarter in Leicester City Centre. Before being named the "Curve", it was referred to as "Leicester Performing Arts Centre". It is adjacent to the Leicester Athena conference and banqueting centre. Curve was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly in association with the scenographers ducks scéno and Charcoal Blue, Kahle Acoustics for acoustican studies and engineered by Adams Kara Taylor is based in the centre of what the City Council calls the new "Cultural Quarter" on Rutland Street. It features two auditoria, one with 902 seats (referred to
Paul VI Audience Hall Paul VI Audience Hall The Paul VI Audience Hall () also known as the Hall of the Pontifical Audiences is a building in Rome named for Pope with a seating capacity of 6,300, designed in reinforced concrete by the Italian architect Pier Luigi Nervi and completed in 1971. It was constructed on land donated by the Knights of Columbus. It lies partially in the Vatican City but mostly in Italy: the Italian part of the building is treated as an extraterritorial area of the Holy See and is used by the Pope as an alternative to Saint Peter's Square when