Address | 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°57′10″N 75°11′47″W / 39.9529°N 75.1965°W |
Public transit | 36th Street SEPTA |
Owner | University of Pennsylvania |
Type | Theatre |
Genre(s) | Jazz, dance, theatre, world music |
Capacity | 960 (Zellerbach Theatre) 211 (Prince Theatre) 120 (Montgomery Theater) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1971 |
Architect | Vincent G. Kling |
Website | |
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The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a theatre, dance and world music venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It helped to popularize the works of composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass; the Center has also hosted shows by performers ranging from the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The Annenberg facility was designed by Vincent G. Kling who also designed the Philadelphia Mint.[1]