The Space
Boettcher Concert Hall is located in The Denver Performing Arts Complex (DPAC).
Boettcher Concert Hall was the first "in the round" symphony hall in the US, built in 1978 as home for the Denver Symphony Orchestra—now the Colorado Symphony. Owned and operated by the City of Denver, DPAC is the third largest performing arts complex in the US.
The design of Boettcher is based on the European model of a symphonic facility in which permanent choral seating is adjacent to the orchestra platform, like the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Usher Hall in Edinburgh, and St. Andrews Hall in Glasgow. The hall is a 360-degree surround concert hall, designed to place the audience as close to the performers as possible, while maintaining traditional symphonic sound quality.
Type
Performance
Disciplines
Music
| Stage | In the round |
Denver Center For The Performing Arts
1101 13th St, Denver
http://www.denvercenter.org
The Building
The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the largest performing arts center under one roof in the country. Connected by an 80-foot-tall glass roof, the Arts Complex houses ten performance spaces on its four-block, 12-acre site, including the historic Ellie Caulkins Opera House, the Buell Theatre and Boettcher Concert Hall, each with their own charm and character. The Arts Complex is home to four signature resident companies: Colorado Ballet, Colorado Symphony, Opera Colorado and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts which offers Broadway shows, Tony-winning theatre, cabaret and experimental productions.
