Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Performing arts center in downtown Anchorage, United States.

The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is a performance venue in downtown Anchorage, opened in 1988. It contains three theatres: the 2,000-seat Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall, the 700-seat Discovery Theatre and the 340-seat Sydney Laurence Theatre, named for the painter. The building was designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer.

The block was set aside for Anchorage's public schools in the original townsite; as schools moved out from the 1950s, the old school became a City Hall annex and community gymnasium. The Sydney Laurence Auditorium, the center's direct forerunner, hosted Alaska's 1969 Prudhoe Bay oil-lease sale under Governor Keith Miller. Project 80s, begun under Mayor George Sullivan and driven by Tony Knowles, replaced those buildings with the center, which opened in 1988 after its $35 million cost estimate doubled.

The center hosts opera, symphony concerts, dance performances, and Broadway musicals that draw audiences throughout the year. These shows shape the arts community and give people access to professional entertainment across different genres.

The center is located in downtown Anchorage and is easy to reach with straightforward access. Check the schedule before visiting to see what type of performances are happening during your time in the city.

The center is home to the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and Anchorage Opera, the main professional orchestral and opera companies in Alaska. Both organizations use the halls regularly and shape the musical life of the entire region.