Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
The Alaska Center, anchored by the 2,000-seat Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall, was due for an update after 25 years of operation. Threshold studied of the Center’s acoustics and AV systems identified a host of facility-wide improvements, including compensating for the loss (due to age) of Atwood’s original electronic enhancement system.
The new shell debuted to acclaim in the fall of 2014, in a flytower chock full of new rigging. It completes the room the visually and acoustically, embracing the orchestra and reawakening the warm, present acoustics the Center’s audiences had been missing for many years.
As touring venues, the Atwood and Discovery have seen acts big and small from all corners of the world. Improvements to infrastructure and AV systems protect the audience from over-zealous amplification and elevate the already-high level of artistic quality for which the Center is known. Throughout, back-of-house support systems and lobby systems have been replaced and provide increased capability for sharing support space between the three vibrant theatres.
Location
Anchorage, Alaska
Owner
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
Team
Acoustics and AV - Threshold (2014 Renovation) Jaffe Holden (original)
Architect - Pfeiffer Partners (formerly Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associate)
AOR - RIM Architects (Orchestra Shell)
Theatre Consultant - Theatre Projects
Size
2,000-seat concert hall
700-seat multipurpose theater
340-seat proscenium theater
1,800-square foot multipurpose room
Schedule
Study Completed 2012
Renovation Completed 2014
