meters, a lobby of 160 square meters and capacity for 440 people. It was the official building of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar (Venezuela's youth orchestra) from 1976 until the opening of the Inter-American Center for Social Action through Music in 2007. Artwork The Theater has extraordinary decoration, with fine pieces of artwork. There are some major master pieces from the Venezuelan sculptor Jesús Rafael Soto: white vibrant cubes on yellow projection (in the ceiling of the entrance of the Ríos Reyna Hall), vibrant Buckets on white and black progression (in the parking, in front of the José Félix Ribas Hall), vibrant Pyramids (acoustic ceiling of the José Félix Ribas Hall), black Scripture on white bottom and fire-resistant drop curtain (drop curtains of the Ríos Reyna Hall). Pedro Basalo created the Bust of Teresa Carreño located in Cellar 1 area. Harry Abend developed the Relief mural on inclined screens (in the troncopyramidal peak of the scene of the Ríos Reyna). There are also major artists with a presence in the Cultural Complex, such as Erling Oloe, Colette Dellozane, Jorge Pizzani and Vincenzo Gemito. Teatro Teresa Carreño Ballet It is one of the stable organizations (alongside the Chorus) created from the start of the theatre in 1979. Its debut was in 1980, and since then it has played several important ballets such as The Nutcracker, Guaraira Repano, Swan Lake, Carmen, and others. It is currently composed of around 30 dancers from all over the country. Its current choreographer is Laura Fiorucci, and the main coordinator of the Ballet is Luis Penso. See also List of concert halls References External links The Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex official site Government buildings completed in 1983 Concert halls in Venezuela Theatres in Venezuela Theatres in Caracas Tourist attractions in Caracas Music venues completed in 1983 Opera houses in Venezuela 1983 establishments in Venezuela Theatres completed in 1983 Brutalist architecture