San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
Address 255 Almaden Blvd.
San Jose, California
United States
Coordinates 37°19′47.92″N 121°53′31.75″W / 37.3299778°N 121.8921528°W / 37.3299778; -121.8921528Coordinates: 37°19′47.92″N 121°53′31.75″W / 37.3299778°N 121.8921528°W / 37.3299778; -121.8921528
Owner City of San Jose
Operator Team San Jose
Type Performing arts center
Capacity 2,677
Construction
Opened 1972 (1972)
Architect Taliesin Associated Architects
Tenants
Ballet San Jose, Broadway San Jose
Website
sanjosetheaters.org

The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts is located in downtown San Jose, California. It was designed in 1972 by the Taliesin Associated Architects. It is home to Ballet San Jose and Broadway San Jose. For 34 years, the theatre was the home of the American Musical Theatre of San Jose (AKA San Jose Civic Light Opera) from the opening of the building in 1975 until the demise of the theatre company in 2008. The center's auditorium has 2,677 seats, split into 1,921 orchestra and 756 balcony seats. It also has two smaller rooms, the Private Ridder Lounge with capacity for 150 and the Private President's Club with capacity for 50.[1]

References

  1. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
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