Levine Center for the Arts and Knight Theater
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina
Completion Date
2009
Area and Attributes
- 87,000 sf - 1,150-seat theater - 350-seat lecture hall - Broadcast auditorium - Fly loft - Orchestra pit and lift - Complete back of house - Catering kitchen - Broadcast control room - VIP room - Under street tunnel to parking structure
Service Type
Full service planning, architecture and interior design
This 1,150 seat multipurpose theater is located in the Levine Center for the Arts, an arts district located in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. This city-owned theater is designed for local art groups such as the North Carolina Dance Company, Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra, chamber music for the Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra and other touring shows. The theater is physically connected and shares a prefunction space with the 35,000 sf Bechtler Modern Art Museum, one of three newly developed museums in this art district, all master planned by TVS. The Knight Theater is part of a large urban cultural and business district development spearheaded by Wachovia Bank and developed by Childress Klein Properties.