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Full name | The Helix Centre for the Performing Arts |
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Former names | North Dublin Arts Centre |
Address | DCU Main Campus, Collins Avenue Extension Dublin D9 D09 FW22 Ireland |
Location | Glasnevin |
Coordinates | 53°23′11″N6°15′34″W / 53.38639°N 6.25944°W |
Owner | Dublin City University |
Operator | UAC Management DAC, a DCU subsidiary company |
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Construction | |
Broke ground | August 2000 |
Opened | 21 October 2002 |
Construction cost | €36.5 million |
Architect | Wejchert Architects |
Project manager | Healy Kelly & Partners |
General contractor | Bennett Construction |
Website | |
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The Helix, formally The Helix Centre for the Performing Arts, is a multi-purpose venue located on the Dublin City University main campus in Glasnevin, Dublin. Officially opened by then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, on 5 March 1996, the Helix contains a concert hall, theatre, studio theatre, exhibition space, artists-in-residence studios, and a green room and other support spaces, along with an in-site café.
Originally conceived as an aula maxima for the university, and also as the "North Dublin (Performing) Arts Centre," the Helix was built at a cost of €56.5 million between 1996 and mid-1998.
The Helix was designed by the late Polish-born Dublin-based architect Andrzej Wejchert of A&D Wejchert & Partners Architects. [1] It is a three-level building with elevations of contrasting glass and granite, and with an open void through which light spills from the roof. The 11,650 square metres of the building are built around a wide foyer with inclined columns and a helix-shaped stairway - the building was named for the helical structure that dominates the entrance.
The performance spaces include the main concert hall, "The O'Mahony Hall," main Helix theatre, "The Space" - a studio theatre, exhibition space, artists-in-residence studios, and a green room, while ancillary spaces include a café, box office, small shop, toilets and other amenities.
The Helix has been host to world-class performances ranging from Zach Bryan, the Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra, The St Petersburg Ballet, international theatre and world singers through to popular West End shows. Opera singers performing have included Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Lesley Garrett and Bryn Terfel. Rock musicians Van Morrison and Lou Reed have also played at the venue. Irish groups such as Celtic Thunder have also performed there.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic it is being used as a vaccination centre since February 2021. [2] [3] The centre is scheduled to be operating 8am-8pm seven days a week. [2] [3] The capacity of the car park was a factor in choosing the building. [2] The vaccination centre is the work of collaboration between general practitioners, practice nurses, medical students, Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, Department of Health, Dublin City University and Dublin Airport. [3]
Many TV programmes have been broadcast from or recorded in The Helix.
Programme | Channel | Years |
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You're a Star | RTÉ One | 2002–2008 |
The Dunphy Show | TV3 | 2003 |
The Panel | Network 2 | 2003 |
Rip-Off Republic | RTÉ One | 2005 |
Fame: The Musical | RTÉ One | 2010 |
Take Me Out | TV3 | 2010–2013 |
Family Fortunes | TV3 | 2012–2014 |
The Voice of Ireland | RTÉ One | 2012–2016 |
Ireland's Got Talent | Virgin Media One | 2018–2019 |
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