Jump to content

Aronoff Center: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
updated tag
Logo image in infobox
 
(39 intermediate revisions by 31 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Primarysources|date=September 2010}}
{{Infobox Theatre
{{Infobox Theatre
|name = Aronoff Center
|name = Aronoff Center for the Arts
|logo_image = Aronoff Center logo.png
⚫
|image = Aronoff_Center.jpg
|logo_size = 200px
⚫
|image = Aronoff Center.jpg
|image_size = 200px
|image_size = 200px
|caption = Front facade.
|caption = Front facade
|address = 650 Walnut Street
|address = 650 Walnut Street
|city = [[Cincinnati, OH]]
|city = [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]
|country = United States
|country = United States
|designation =
|designation =
|coordinates = {{coord|39.103556|-84.511774|type:landmark|display=inline}}
|latitude =
|architect = [[César Pelli]]<ref name="auto">"Insider's Guide to Cincinnati". Falcon Publishing, 2009, p. 169.</ref>
|longitude =
|owner = Cincinnati Arts Association<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2014/12/26/aronoff-center-downtown-revival/20895063|title=Aronoff was the key to Downtown's revival|first=David|last=Lyman|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=2014-12-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823165226/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2014/12/26/aronoff-center-downtown-revival/20895063/?from=new-cookie|archivedate=2020-08-23}}</ref>
|architect =
|capacity = 2,719 {{small|(Procter & Gamble Hall)}}<br>437 {{small|(Jarson-Kaplan Theater)}}<br>150 {{small|(Fifth Third Bank Theater)}}<br>3,306 {{small|(total)}}
|owner = Cincinnati Arts Association
|capacity = 3306 (in 3 theaters)
|type = Fine arts performing center
|type = Fine arts performing center
|opened = 1995
|opened = 1995
|yearsactive = 1995 - present
|yearsactive = 1995–present
|rebuilt =
|rebuilt =
|closed =
|closed =
Line 22: Line 22:
|production =
|production =
|currentuse =
|currentuse =
|tenants = [[Broadway Across America]]
|website = http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff
|website = http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff
}}
}}
The '''Aronoff Center''' is a large performing arts center in downtown [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. Events that can typically be found at the Aronoff Center include: plays, ballet, popular music concerts, stand-up comedy shows, and musicals. The center was designed by renowned architect [[César Pelli]].
The '''Aronoff Center''' is a large performing arts center in downtown [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. Events that can typically be found at the Aronoff Center include: plays, ballet, popular music concerts, stand-up comedy shows, and musicals. The center was designed by renowned architect [[César Pelli]]<ref name="auto"/> and named in honor of Cincinnati native and Ohio senator [[Stanley Aronoff]].


==Performance and other facilities==
==Performance and other facilities==
Performance facilities:
*'''Procter & Gamble Hall''' seats 2,719
*'''[[Procter & Gamble]] Hall''', the Aronoff Center's largest theater seating 2,719
*The '''Jarson-Kaplan Theater''' seats 437
*The '''Fifth Third Bank Theater''', is a studio theater which seats up to 150.
*'''Jarson-Kaplan Theater''', a mid-size theater seating 437
*'''[[Fifth Third Bank]] Theater''', a studio theater which seats up to 150


Additional Areas
Additional event areas:
⚫
*The '''Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery''', a {{convert|3500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} art gallery
*'''Rehearsal Hall''', a flexible area.
⚫
*'''Center Stage Room''' and '''The Green Room''', used for receptions, dinners, and screenings

⚫
*The '''Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery''', a {{convert|3500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} art gallery.
⚫
*'''Green Room''' for receptions and dinners or screenings
*'''Center Stage Room''', usable for receptions and dinners.
*'''Founder's Room''', for small meetings and parties.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of concert halls]]
* [[List of concert halls]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Aronoff Center}}
⚫
* [http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/venues/aronoff/ Aronoff Center Homepage]
* [https://www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff-center-home Aronoff Center official website]
{{Geolinks-US-streetscale|39.1033315|-84.5114279}}
⚫
* [https://www.cincinnatiarts.org/events Aronoff Center Events]

{{Music venues of Ohio}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Performing arts centers in Ohio]]
[[Category:Performing arts centers in Ohio]]
[[Category:Concert halls in the United States]]
[[Category:Concert halls in Ohio]]
[[Category:Theatres in Cincinnati, Ohio]]
[[Category:Theatres in Cincinnati]]
[[Category:Music venues in Cincinnati, Ohio]]
[[Category:Music venues in Cincinnati]]
[[Category:Art galleries in Ohio]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Ohio]]
[[Category:César Pelli buildings]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Music venues completed in 1995]]


{{Cincinnati-stub}}
{{Cincinnati-stub}}
{{art-org-stub}}
{{US-arts-org-stub}}

Latest revision as of 15:42, 2 July 2023

Aronoff Center for the Arts
Front facade
Map
Address650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
Coordinates39°06′13″N 84°30′42″W / 39.103556°N 84.511774°W / 39.103556; -84.511774
OwnerCincinnati Arts Association[2]
TypeFine arts performing center
Capacity2,719 (Procter & Gamble Hall)
437 (Jarson-Kaplan Theater)
150 (Fifth Third Bank Theater)
3,306 (total)
Construction
Opened1995
Years active1995–present
ArchitectCésar Pelli[1]
Tenants
Broadway Across America
Website
http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff

The Aronoff Center is a large performing arts center in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Events that can typically be found at the Aronoff Center include: plays, ballet, popular music concerts, stand-up comedy shows, and musicals. The center was designed by renowned architect César Pelli[1] and named in honor of Cincinnati native and Ohio senator Stanley Aronoff.

Performance and other facilities

[edit]

Performance facilities:

  • Procter & Gamble Hall, the Aronoff Center's largest theater seating 2,719
  • Jarson-Kaplan Theater, a mid-size theater seating 437
  • Fifth Third Bank Theater, a studio theater which seats up to 150

Additional event areas:

  • The Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) art gallery
  • Center Stage Room and The Green Room, used for receptions, dinners, and screenings

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Insider's Guide to Cincinnati". Falcon Publishing, 2009, p. 169.
  2. ^ Lyman, David (2014-12-26). "Aronoff was the key to Downtown's revival". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-08-23.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aronoff Center.
Stub icon

This Cincinnati-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a United States arts organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Aronoff_Center&oldid=1163037207"