Long Center for the Performing Arts, Performing arts center on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake, Austin, United States.
The Long Center for the Performing Arts is a modern theater building in downtown Austin with two performance halls of different sizes. The Dell Hall seats approximately 2,400 people, while the Studio Theatre holds up to 229 spectators and serves smaller productions and experimental work.
The building opened in 2008 following collaboration between several local arts organizations seeking a shared performance venue. Nearly 95 percent of its construction materials came from salvaging and recycling the former Palmer Auditorium.
The venue hosts the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Opera, and Ballet Austin as resident companies that perform throughout the year. These organizations shape the cultural calendar and bring diverse artistic presentations to the community.
The venue is located on Riverside Drive and offers parking facilities including both self-parking and valet service for easy arrival by car. The building features multiple accessible entrances to accommodate visitors of varying mobility needs.
The circular ring-beam around the City Terrace is the old Palmer Auditorium's anchoring structure, and at its centre sits the Palmer compression ring, now a bottom-lit circular stage. Five tons of Palmer steel were melted down and reused in the Long Center's construction.
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