Founded in 1980, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center hosts a variety of performances in its three- theater facility. The project was intitially propsed by Martha Ingram to the state legistlature in 1972 in hopes to provide Nashville with a space to engage in the cultural arts and provide educational opportunities. The non-profit organization operates in a unique private-public partnership in a state-owned facility. TPAC is home to three resident performing groups: the Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, and Tennessee Repatory Theater. In addition to hosting plays, concerts, and special engagenments, it also presents Broadway shows.
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
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Founded in 1980, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center hosts a variety of performances in its three- theater facility. The project was intitially propsed by Martha Ingram to the state legistlature in 1972 in hopes to provide Nashville with a space to engage in the cultural arts and provide educational opportunities. The non-profit organization operates in a unique private-public partnership in a state-owned facility. TPAC is home to three resident performing groups: the Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, and Tennessee Repatory Theater. In addition to hosting plays, concerts, and special engagenments, it also presents Broadway shows.