North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
| First Baptist Church (Spirit Square) | |
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| Address | 130 North Tryon St. (Blumenthal) 345 North College St. (Spirit Square) 430 South Tryon St. (Levine Center for the Arts) Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°13′38″N 80°50′29″W / 35.227147°N 80.841463°WCoordinates: 35°13′38″N 80°50′29″W / 35.227147°N 80.841463°W |
| Owner | Wells Fargo (Knight Theatre) |
| Operator | North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation |
| Type | Performing arts center |
| Capacity | Belk Theater: 2,097 Booth Playhouse: 434 Stage Door Theater: 172 McGlohon Theatre: 716 Duke Energy Theater: 190 Knight Theater: 1,193 |
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| Opened | 1992 (Blumenthal) 1909 (Spirit Square) 2009 (Knight Theatre) |
| Reopened | 1976 (Spirit Square) |
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César Pelli (Blumenthal) J. M. Michael (Spirit Square) tvsdesign (Knight Theatre) |
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Blumenthal Performing Arts (also NC Blumenthal Center and NCBPAC) is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened in 1992 and is named in honor of the people of the state of North Carolina and the Blumenthal Foundation established by I.D. Blumenthal who founded RSC Brands, the largest private donor to the capital campaign. The idea for the center dates back to the late 1970s. Momentum for the project grew in the 1980s resulting in a $15 million allocation from the state of North Carolina, approval of a $15 million bond by the citizens of Charlotte and an additional $32 million contributed by individuals, corporations and foundations. In 1987 the Belk Brothers donated a valuable piece of land as the site of the new theatre complex. Total construction cost for the Blumenthal Center was over $62 million.
The Blumenthal Center and the adjacent Founder's Hall and Bank of America corporate center were all designed by César Pelli and Associates. Acoustical design was completed by acoustical consultant Kirkegaard Associates. Project management was provided by Theatre Project Consultants (TPC). General contractor on the project was Becon Construction of Charlotte, NC.
Although the Blumenthal Center as a company has six theaters under its management, the Belk Theater, Booth Playhouse, and Stage Door Theater are physically part of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. The McGlohon Theatre and Duke Power Theatre are both contained in the Spirit Square facility. The Knight Theater is located within close proximity to the Center. The Blumenthal also presents shows at Ovens Auditorium.
The Belk Theater is the largest venue in the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, seating 2,097 at its full-capacity configuration. It features state-of-the-art equipment, production and support capabilities and can host any event - from grand opera to rock to corporate annual meetings and lectures. The theater is designed in a contemporary European horseshoe arrangement for an intimate atmosphere and world-class acoustics. The most distant seat is less than 135 feet from the stage. A hallmark of the theater's design is some 2,400 "points of light" in the audience chamber, part of a dazzling fiber optic network with multi-color capabilities.
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