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| Address | 123 Vivian Street Durham, North Carolina United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′36″N 78°54′08″W / 35.99333°N 78.90222°W |
| Owner | City of Durham |
| Operator | Nederlander Organization and Professional Facilities Management |
| Type | performing arts center |
| Capacity | 2,712 |
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| Opened | November 30, 2008 |
| Architect | Szostak Design |
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The Durham Performing Arts Center (often called the DPAC) opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million.[1] The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the American Dance Festival. Operated under the direction of Nederlander and Professional Facilities Management (PFM), DPAC has twice been listed as the #1 performing arts organization in the Triangle region by the Triangle Business Journal. Construction of the DPAC was part of a larger plan to redevelop downtown Durham by the Capitol Broadcasting Company, and includes other nearby properties such as the American Tobacco Historic District, the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, and the studios of the CBC-owned Fox 50 TV station.
Listed three times in the top 50 in Pollstar magazine's worldwide theater attendance ranking, in 2011 DPAC was the #1 U.S. Theater in the listing with a capacity under 4,000 and #4 ranked Theater among all U.S. Theaters. On August 16, 2016, the venue surpassed 3 million visitors since its opening.[2]
- ^ Hartness, Erin (2008-11-27). "Durham Performing Arts Center shines, designer says". WRAL. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ Hanrahan, Kathy (2016-08-16). "First time DPAC visitor is 3 millionth guest". WRAL. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.