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Opening Fall 2026

Construction of Skin and Bones Theater is nearly complete.

We're in the final permitting stages, which sometimes feels interminable. But soon enough, we'll be ready to welcome you to our new cinema and flexible performance space at 118 W Parrish Street in Durham!

Plan ahead with our upcoming events

Featured Event
Third Friday Preview with Durham Cinematheque
October 16, 2026
6:00PM
Skin and Bones Theater
Film
Durham Cinematheque presents "Movies of Local People" projected onto the front window of Skin & Bones! Come for free popcorn and take a peek inside Durham's newest movie theater!
Oct
16
Third Friday Preview with Durham Cinematheque
Friday, October 16, 2026
Film
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Photo credit: Graydaughter Creative

Seventy Seats, Wide Range

Driven by adventure, guided by the unusual, and built by and for the Durham community. Skin and Bones is a local cinema and performance space from the founders of Shadowbox Studio, programmed alongside the curators and creatives who characterize Bull City.

Our events range from film screenings and live performances to lectures and book clubs — all with the same intent: to connect and reflect our community.

Press

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A New Downtown Durham Movie Theater. A New Cinema Community To Help Light Up Its Screen.

Indy Weekly

Organizations like Skin and Bones Theater and Film Durham are working to build a local cinema scene that both reflects and benefits the community around it.

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New arthouse theater: Independent films, Godzilla and a ‘living room vibe’

The 9th Street Journal

Durham’s newest arthouse theater owes its name to a skeleton.

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Coming Soon: Skin and Bone Theater

Durham Magazine

Alex Maness and Jim Haverkamp have been building toward this moment since they struck up a conversation while waiting in line at Raleigh's Rialto Theatre in 1997.

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