Kimmel Center, Inc.

Mission Statement
Kimmel Center Inc.’s mission is to operate a world-class performing arts center that engages and serves a broad audience from throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.

The principle means by which the Kimmel Center achieves it mission include:

Operating and maintaining world-class performance venues including the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music.
Providing state-of-the-art venues and support facilities for its resident companies and a broad range of other regional performance groups at below costs.
Presenting artistic programming of the highest quality that serves diverse audiences and brings world-renowned artists to Philadelphia.
Providing vital arts education and community programming to serve the interests of a broad and diverse audience.

History
Kimmel Center, Inc. began to take shape in 1996 when two projects came together: The Philadelphia Orchestra's ongoing plan to build a new home for itself, and a plan of then-Mayor Edward G. Rendell to provide a much-needed venue for some of Philadelphia's most prominent performing arts companies and for touring presentations. With the generous consent of the Orchestra, which had acquired a property at Broad and Spruce Streets, the two plans were merged under the supervision and management of a new organization, the Regional Performing Arts Center (RPAC).

Today, Kimmel Center, Inc. incorporates public amenities and two major venues: The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts -- Verizon Hall, a 2,500-seat concert hall and Perelman Theater, a 650-seat recital theater; and a renovated and upgraded Academy of Music (2,900 seats), which is owned by The Philadelphia Orchestra and operated by Kimmel Center, Inc.

Resident Companies
Kimmel Center, Inc.'s facilities host eight resident companies: Verizon Hall is home to The Philadelphia Orchestra and to Peter Nero and the Philly Pops®. Perelman Theater is home to PHILADANCO, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and American Theater Arts for Youth. The Academy of Music is home to the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Ballet.

Also see:
> Building the Center

KIMMEL CENTER, INC.
260 South Broad Street on the Avenue of the Arts | Suite 901
Philadelphia, PA 19102
phone 215-790-5800 | tickets 215-893-1999 | fax 215-790-5801
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