Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Production File

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ID: 12/12/9

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Extent: 50.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Chronologically by event

Subjects: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Opera, Theatre

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Krannert Center Production File includes correspondence, bugets, clippings, advertisements, programs, box office reports, flyers, promotional materials, artist lists, contracts, set and lighting specifications, purchase orders, receipts documenting events held in the KCPA. Groups/series convered in the file include the Marquee Series, symphonic bands, Summer Youth Music, CU Theatre, National College Jazz Festival (1970-71), faculty recitals, Star Course, theatre department, UI Symphony, CU Symphony, and visiting artists, including Kabuki Tour (1972) and Ed London's opera Tala Obtusities (1972).

Biographical Note

Established in 1962 as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krannert of Indianapolis, the center is a unit of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. It was created to provide "a central facility where academic training and public performance could be carried out under the best conditions."1 The center, designed by architect Max Abramovitz, '29, houses in one structure a music auditorium, a music theatre, a drama theatre, an experimental theatre, an outdoor theatre, offices, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms and parking.2 Construction on the center began on August 1, 1966 and the dedication festival was held April 19-May 18, 1969.3

1. The Story and Facts About the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, p. 1.

2. Trustees Reports, 53rd Report, September 16, 1964, p. 99.

3. The Story and Facts About the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, pp. 4-5.

Subject/Index Terms

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Opera
Theatre

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: March, 2005

Access Restrictions: None.

Other Note: 3 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1212009.pdf

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