Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | |
| Address | Kimmel Cultural Campus 300 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 United States |
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| Public transit | Walnut–Locust: 12th–13th & Locust + 15th–16th & Locust: SEPTA bus: 4, 27, 32 |
| Owner | Kimmel Cultural Campus |
| Type | concert hall recital theater |
| Capacity | Verizon Hall: 2,500 seats Perelman Theater: 650 seats |
| Production | Verizon Hall: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Perelman Theater: The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Philadelphia, Philadanco, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 16, 2001 |
| Architect | Rafael Viñoly Architects, PC |
| Website | |
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The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a large performing arts venue at 300 South Broad Street and the corner of Spruce Street, along the stretch known as the Avenue of the Arts in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is owned and operated by Kimmel Cultural Center, which also manages the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and, as of November 2016, the Miller Theater. The center is named after philanthropist Sidney Kimmel.
The center is the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of America's "Big Five" symphony orchestras. It is also the home venue of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Philadanco, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the Kimmel Center Presents performance series, which features a variety of jazz, classical, and world pop performers.