Isabel Bader Centre

The Isabel
is so much more than a performing arts centre

The Isabel
also helps students achieve academic success

It's the new home for the Department of Film and Media Studies

The School of Music, Drama and Visual Arts Departments will use The Isabel to...

... train students for successful careers in a variety of fields

250 students have classes at The Isabel every day

The Isabel features many
light-filled, active learning classrooms

Students
can screen their films in the 92-seat cinema

The screening room features a digital projector and
top-of-the-line sound system

The Rehearsal Hall is a practice space
with perfect acoustics

Drama students rehearse and perform in the
100-seat black box studio theatre

The black box theatre's open space and multiple-level staging allows for almost any theatre configuration

Students use the lounge overlooking Lake Ontario for collaboration, teamwork and working on assignments

Music students record and edit music in the new sound studio

Film students have access to The Isabel's eight film editing suites

The Isabel also features

• a film and media resource library
• an art and media lab
• seminar room with 35 MM projection

School of Music's Showcase Concert, Faculty Music Series and other student events will be performed in the
566-seat Performance Hall

The School of Music has wanted its own concert hall for decades

"(The Isabel) is a dream come true for us."
School of Music director Margaret Walker

"We have this giant, beautiful, new building so I feel like we should try and live up to the standard that’s been set for us."
Natalea Robyn, Artsci'15

Isabel Bader Centre is made possible through a transformational gift from Alfred & Isabel Bader,
City of Kingston (in partnership with federal and provincial governments), and other generous donors