University of Texas Performing Arts Center
- University of Texas Performing Arts Center
The University of Texas Performing Arts Center (PAC) is a collective of six theatres operated by the The University of Texas at Austin, College of Fine Arts. Theaters range in size from from the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre, which holds 200 seats, to the Bass Concert Hall, which seats 3,000. In addition to the theaters, the PAC also has offices and meeting rooms, rehearsal spaces and shops which are located in the central PAC building and across the campus. PAC provides students an opportunity to interact with professionals in staging events and performing arts and extends an opportunity to the surrounding community to participate in all-age programs.
History
The Center was first opened in 1981. Between 1982 and January, 2008, the Center was directed by Pebbles Wadsworth, who was declared an Honorary Texan in 1987 for her contributions through PAC. [cite web| url = http://www.utexas.edu/news/2007/05/25/fine_arts/ |title = Performing Arts Center Director Pebbles Wadsworth named Honorary Texan by 80th Texas State Legislature | site = utexas.edu | date = 2007-05-25 | accessdate = 2008-10-09] Under Wadsworth's supervision, in 2002 PAC launched its multicultural ArtesAméricas program in conjunction with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies.[cite web | url = http://www.utexas.edu/features/2007/artesamericas/index.html | title = Passport to the arts | date = 2007 | first = Vivé | last = Griffith | site = utexas.edu | accessdate = 2008-10-09] Wadsworth conceived of the program in response to a 1998 request by former University of Texas president Larry Faulkner to "strengthen ties between the United States and Latin America."][ Among other activities, the program facilitates performances by Latin American artists across the United States, at the PAC and at the 52 institutions that partner it.]References
External links
* [http://www.utpac.org/ Official site]
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