Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center | |
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General information | |
Status | The largest single building ever constructed by the State of Maryland[1] |
Type | Performance venue and academic building |
Location |
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Coordinates | 38°59′27″N 76°57′02″W / 38.99083°N 76.95056°W |
Named for | Clarice Smith |
Completed | 2001 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Moore Ruble Yudell |
Website | |
theclarice |
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is a performing arts complex on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park.[2] The 318,000-square-foot (29,500 m2) facility, which opened in 2001, houses six performance venues;[3] the UM School of Music;[4] and the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.[5] It also houses the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library.[6] The center operates under the auspices of the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities.[7]
The Center presents an annual performance season of music, dance and theatre featuring visiting artists and student/faculty artists from the performing arts academic programs.[8] In 2014, the venue rebranded itself The Clarice. The introduction of this brand was accompanied by a series of mostly-free-of-charge events called the NextNOW Festival near the beginning of the Fall semester.[9] The center also rents performance and meeting space to community groups.[10]
The building is located on the northern side of the University of Maryland campus, off University Boulevard (MD-193) and Stadium Drive in Prince George's County, Maryland. It is directly across the street from Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium and the 800-space Stadium Drive parking garage.[11]
History
[edit]The Clarice Smith Center is named in honor of visual artist Clarice Smith, whose late husband Robert H. Smith (UM ’50) was a major philanthropist who supported projects in culture, business and Jewish life. As an alumnus of the University of Maryland, he made major contributions to The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and to the Robert H. Smith School of Business.[12]
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center was originally conceived as an academic center for teaching the performing arts, but during the planning stages that mission evolved[citation needed] to include not only presentation of performances by touring artists, but also the creation of programs that focused on the people of Prince George's County, Maryland, where the University of Maryland is located.[13] Thus there are now occasionally events organized entirely by outside contractors, for which the Center disclaims responsibility.
Architecture
[edit]Situated on 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land, the 318,000-square-foot (29,500 m2) facility was the largest single building ever constructed by the State of Maryland. The initial cost of the building was $130 million, supported in partnership by the State of Maryland, the University of Maryland, and Prince George's County. It was designed by international architects Moore Ruble Yudell in association with Ayers/Saint/Gross; acoustical consultant Kirkegaard Associates; theatre consultants Theatre Project Consultants; mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineering by Henry Adams LLC; and lobby interiors by Gensler. Construction was by Turner Construction Company.[14]
Five of the center's six performance spaces are accessible from the Grand Pavilion, the center's main lobby; the sixth is at the top of the stairs in the Upper Pavilion. The Dekelboum Concert Hall, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, and Kay theatre feature a specially designed silent HVAC system, making them ideal locations for music recording.[15]
- Grand Pavilion
- As the main entrance to the performing arts center, the Grand Pavilion serves as the town square of the performing arts village. Approximately 3,800 square feet in size, it can comfortably accommodate up to 600 standing guests or 325 seated guests. [3]
- Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall[15]
- 970-seat concert hall[3]
- Main floor, balcony, and boxes on both sides
- Partially retractable riser system
- Adjustable acoustical curtains
- Ina and Jack Kay Theatre[16]
- Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall[17]
- Dance Theatre[18]
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Theatre[19]
- Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Theatre[20]
- Leah H. Smith Lecture Hall, which often hosts student recitals, and occasionally other free events such as Creative Dialogues and Talk-Backs with performers. Also used as a classroom for various different courses.[21]
- Built-in projector and retractable screen
References
[edit]- ^ "Mac To Millennium: Letter C". Lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "The University of Maryland". Umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Our Facilities & Tours". theclarice.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ School of Music. "Home | School of Music". Music.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "University of MD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies |". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, UMD Libraries". Lib.umd.edu. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "College of Arts & Humanities". Arhu.umd.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center". theclarice.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NextNOW Festival". theclarice.umd.edu/. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "Smith 'changed the course of our school's future' - News - the Diamondback - University of Maryland". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ Stamler, Gayle. "In Maryland, a Gateway to the Community Through the Arts," Metropolitan Universities Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3, October 2004. Abstract asserts that "the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center ponds [sic. Opens?] new doors to performance and learning for communities within and around the university through collaborative activities on and off campus. These are made possible in part by a unique relationship between the university and Prince George's County." "Metropolitan Universities Journal". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ Hoffman, Ian B., Storch, Christopher A., Foulkes, Timothy J.: Acoustic Society of America Halls for Music Performance, Another Two Decades of Experience 1982–2002, pages 244–245. University of Toronto Press, 2003.
- ^ a b "Dekelboum Concert Hall | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center". theclarice.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Kay Theater". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Gildenhorn Theater". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Dance Theater". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kogod Theater". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Leah M. Smith Hall | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center". theclarice.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
External links
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