The Kentucky Center

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Map
Address501 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates38°15′26.3″N 85°45′31.7″W / 38.257306°N 85.758806°W / 38.257306; -85.758806
Typeperforming arts center
CapacityRobert S. Whitney Hall: 2,406
Moritz von Bomhard Theatre: 619
Boyd Martin Theatre: 139
Construction
OpenedNovember 19, 1983
ArchitectCaudill Rowlett Scott
Tenants
Broadway Across America, Kentucky Opera, Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, Stage One
Website
www.kentuckyperformingarts.org

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Kentucky, which opened in 1983, is owned by Kentucky Performing Arts and has tenants that include Kentucky Opera, Louisville Ballet, the Louisville Orchestra, StageOne Family Theatre and Broadway Across America. Sculptural artwork at the site is by Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, John Chamberlain, Jean Dubuffet and others.[1]

The center was dedicated on November 19, 1983. Attendees included Charlton Heston, Diane Sawyer and Lily Tomlin.[2] In 1984 the center hosted one of the U.S. presidential election debates between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale.[3]

  1. ^ "Kentucky Center Permanent Art Collection". kentuckycenter.org. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kentucky's Pearl of Culture". The Washington Post. November 21, 1938. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "1984 Debates". Commission on Presidential Debates. Retrieved June 6, 2019.