One of the newest and most welcome buildings in Casablanca is its new Grand Theater, also known as CasArts. Construction began in 2013 and it is built to be a multipurpose theatre (concerts, plays, etc.). It is the largest theater in all of Africa. When I visited in January, it was still fenced off as final touches were being made, but it probably has opened by now.
(L’Eglise du Sacre Coeur can be seen in the background)
The Theater is in busy Mohammed V Square in an historic neighborhood. It was designed by French architect, Christian de Portzamparc, who tried to make it resemble a medina.
The main hall of the theater has a capacity of 1800 people over two levels. An outdoor stage would accommodate about 35,000 people in the acreage in front of the building.
I think it is quite a lovely structure.
