Kennedy center for the performing arts' creation
Locally known as the Kennedy Center, the Kennedy center for the performing arts has been established since 1971. It is among the world-class performing arts centers situated at the river of Potomac, neighboring to Washington's Watergate Hotel.
Representing a distinctive private and public partnership of John Kennedy the president and of the National Center for the Performing Arts, this performing arts center was drafted by Edward Durrel Stone, an architect. John McShain, a Philadelphia supplier built it. Further, it was being administered by Smithsonian Institution bureau. Annually, the Kennedy center for the performing arts receives a Federal funding to pay for its maintenance and building operation.
Different venues of the Kennedy center for the performing arts
The Concert Hall - it can accommodate 2, 442. Located on the south part, this hall has a seating plan when it opened in the year 1971. The arrangement was similar to many European halls like Vienna's Musikverein hall. In 1997, this hall was renovated and today, it has boomed to include a modern and futuristic acoustical cover, new seating section featuring chorister seats, parterre seats and onstage boxes; and easily reached locations on each level.
Opera House - this house, located at the middle of the Kennedy center for the performing arts, accommodates 2, 300 people. The interior feature of this venue includes red velvet and distinctive gold and red silk curtain, a present from Japan. It also has a Lobmeyr crystal-made chandelier, a present from Austria.
Among the venues of the Kennedy center for the performing arts, the Opera House serves as the main ballet, large-scale and opera musical venue. During the 2003-04 season, it was under renovation, revising the seating arrangements and redesigning the entrances. Additionally, the Opera House is the place of Kennedy Center Honors and Washington National Opera.
Eisenhower Tower - located in the north part of the Kennedy center for the performing arts, this venue has 1, 100 seats, named after the late Dwight Eisenhower. Primarily, this venue hosts musicals and plays, contemporary and ballet dances and smaller-scale operas. The theater features a group pit good for 40 musicians. It is convertible to additional or forestage seating space. The venue is under renovation since May 2007 and will open again in 2008.
Other performance venues that comprise the Kennedy center for the performing arts include: The Family Theater that as 324 seats, the Terrace theater with seats of 513, the Theater Lab having 399 seats, the Millennium stage, and the KC Jazz Club.
The Kennedy center for the performing arts holds regular performances of the state such as the American College Theater Festival, Washington Ballet and the National Symphony Opera.
