Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte: Bold Plays, Brave Audiences
Every theatre town needs its provocateur, and in Charlotte that’s the Actor’s Theatre. Since 1989, ATC has specialized in the plays other stages hesitate over...
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NoDa: Charlotte’s Historic Arts and Entertainment District
Every arts city needs a neighborhood where the paint is still wet. Charlotte’s is NoDa — North Davidson — a former textile mill village that...
Charlotte SHOUT!: The Uptown Festival of Art, Ideas and Food
Every spring, Uptown Charlotte takes off its tie. Charlotte SHOUT! — the city’s flagship festival of art, music, ideas and food — sprawls across downtown...
Theatre Charlotte: America’s Oldest Continually Producing Community Theatre
The ushers might be your neighbors; the leads might be your coworkers; the quality will surprise out-of-towners every time. Theatre Charlotte, founded in 1927, is...
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte: Half a Century of Young Hearts on Stage
Founded in 1948, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte has grown into one of the largest children’s theatres in the United States — reaching some 250,000 young...
McColl Center: Where Artists Live, Work and Change the City
A burned church became Charlotte’s beacon for living artists. McColl Center — housed since 1999 in a Gothic Revival church on North Tryon’s edge, its...
Knight Theater and the Levine Center for the Arts: Uptown’s Cultural Block
One city block holds Charlotte’s cultural crown jewels. The Levine Center for the Arts, on South Tryon Street, clusters the Knight Theater with the Mint...
Charlotte Ballet: Dancing Between the Classics and the Cutting Edge
Charlotte Ballet dances the city’s favorite double act: the classics, honored beautifully, and the new, commissioned boldly. From its Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center...
Opera Carolina: The Southeast’s Grand Opera Tradition
Since 1948, Opera Carolina has filled Charlotte’s stages with the grandest emotions ever composed — and it remains the largest professional opera company in the...
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: 93 Years of the City in Music
The Charlotte Symphony has been the city’s soundtrack since 1932 — the largest and oldest performing arts organization in the Carolinas, performing for more than...
