The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is an organization in Denver , Colorado which provides a showcase for live theatre, a nurturing ground for new plays, a preferred stop on the Broadway touring circuit, acting classes for the community and rental facilities. It was founded in 1972.
11-708: The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is the largest tenant of the Denver Performing Arts Complex (Arts Complex) which is a four-block, 12-acre (49,000 m) site containing ten performance spaces with over 10,000 seats. It is owned and partially operated by Arts and Venues Denver. Both the DCPA and the Arts Complex were the vision of Donald Seawell. Finding himself at 14th and Curtis streets in downtown Denver one day and looking at
22-599: A thrust stage. It was remodeled in 2020-2021, and its current name honors long-time patrons and benefactors in Denver's theater community. The Kilstrom Theater, renamed in 2021, was previously known as the Space Theater. It was remodeled in 2017 with new wheelchair accessibility. The Singleton Theater was previously known as the Ricketson Theater. Recently renamed to honor William Dean Singleton, who
33-586: Is often used for more experimental productions under the DCPA's Off-Center brand. The Garner Galleria Theater has a seating capacity of 210. The Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom is a pentagonal room with panoramic views of the mountains. This 10,000-square-foot (930 m ) facility holds a maximum capacity of 1,029 people. It can accommodate a variety of functions and performances, featuring its own catering kitchen, freight elevator, tables, chairs, portable dance floor, moveable platform staging and lighting, audio, video, and projection systems. Sculpture Park
44-652: The "Arts Complex") in Denver , Colorado , is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States . The DCPA is a four-block, 12-acre (49,000 m ) site containing ten performance spaces with over 10,000 seats connected by an 80-foot-tall (24 m) glass roof. It is home to a professional theater company and also hosts Broadway musical tours, contemporary dance and ballet , chorales, symphony orchestras, opera productions, and pop stars. The City and County of Denver’s Arts & Venues owns and operates
55-630: The Auditorium Theatre had been renovated, creating the state-of-the-art Ellie Caulkins Opera House . Inside the auditorium, two cabaret spaces had been added. The Helen G. Bonfils Theatre Complex opened with four theatres now known as The Wolf, The Singleton, The Kilstrom, and The Jones theatres. The Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre was completed in 1991, the Seawell Grand Ballroom was added in 1998, and The Weeks Conservatory Theatre opened in 2002. The Ellie Caulkins Opera House
66-689: The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ theatrical divisions – Denver Center Broadway and Denver Center Theatre Company . The Denver Performing Arts Complex houses the following performance spaces: The Wolf Theater is the largest of the four theaters in the Bonfils Theater Complex. It was previously known as the Stage Theater. It has a seating capacity of 601. The theater features audio-enhancing walls and
77-686: The International Theater Festival) comprised a program of 114 performances of 18 plays, by theatre companies from 13 countries, across 25 days. It was organized by Al Kraizer, upon request by the city. The trademark for the event was abandoned after a year. 39°44′41″N 104°59′55″W / 39.744623°N 104.998476°W / 39.744623; -104.998476 Denver Performing Arts Complex 39°44′40″N 104°59′51″W / 39.74444°N 104.99750°W / 39.74444; -104.99750 The Denver Performing Arts Complex (also referred to as
88-559: The old Auditorium Theatre and the surrounding four blocks, Seawell had an idea for a first-class arts complex. Seawell's original vision was much broader and included other entities (see Previous Entities below) that no longer are part of the Center. Ground was broken in December 1974. By 1978 Boettcher Concert Hall — the nation's first in-the-round concert hall — was completed, along with an eight-story, 1,700-space parking garage. By 1979
99-860: The three largest theaters in the Arts Complex – the Ellie Caulkins Opera House , the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre and the Boettcher Concert Hall . The Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex within the Arts Complex is managed and operated by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts . Performing arts organizations that regularly appear in the performance spaces include the Colorado Ballet , the Colorado Symphony , Opera Colorado and
110-607: Was completely renovated in 2005. Now led by President & CEO Janice Sinden, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is currently the largest tenant of the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The Denver Center organizes, oversees, and presents work by the following entities: The World Theatre Festival was held at the center in July 1982. The festival (which had been held in Baltimore previously, known as
121-403: Was involved in the creation of the DCPA in its early years, it has been recently remodeled to include easier elevator access. It has 250 seats in a proscenium theater. It was originally created as an art-house movie theater. The Jones Theater features 200 seats and a thrust stage. It has a separate entrance on the outside of the building, near the intersection with Speer Boulevard. This theater
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