The AT&T Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit foundation that operates and programs a 10-acre campus comprised of three premier performance venues and a park in downtown Dallas. Opening in October 2009, the Center has helped complete the 30-year vision of the Dallas Arts District.

Audiences enjoy the best and most recent from Broadway through Broadway at the Center; the finest dance companies from across the globe co-presented with TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND; top concerts and performers with Center Presents; cutting-edge speakers; and through the Elevator Project, some of the freshest and best new arts groups and artists in Dallas.

Through its education program, Open Stages, the Center is an arts learning leader bringing thousands of students to its campus to see performances, study with talented teaching artists, and learn backstage technical crafts. With its Community Partners program, the Center works with social service agencies to provide free tickets to under-served individuals and families. These programs are made possible by the ongoing support of donors and members.

The AT&T Performing Arts Center aims to be a leader in arts advocacy by listening to, empowering, and uplifting its artists, organizations, and communities. The Center is committed to the success of its award-winning resident companies: Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Texas Ballet Theater, and The Dallas Opera.

The Center also enjoys relationships with programming partners, such as Broadway Dallas, to bring an unparalleled display of the world’s best entertainment to Dallas audiences.

Our Guiding Principles

  • Our purpose: to shape the stage for life to thrive in Dallas.

  • Our vision: to be a catalyst for imaginative excellence that enables economic and artistic growth for Dallas.

  • Our mission: We are a vibrant cultural hub that provides, operates, and activates exceptional spaces for artists, artistic organizations, and our community.

Our Commitments:

  • We operate responsibly: Serve as dutiful stewards for our campus and sustainably fulfill our mission

  • We value artists: Bring innovative, relevant, and distinctive performances to our spaces and ensure the success of our Resident Companies and partners

  • We care for our communities: Be a leader in arts advocacy; listen to, empower, and uplift our artists, artistic organizations, and communities

  • We deliver quality: Ensure every aspect of the customer experience is enriching, impactful, and memorable

  • We inspire the next generation: Cultivate the future of the arts through impactful arts education and community engagement programs

  • We are inclusive: Welcome and celebrate the histories, identities, and experiences of our audiences

  • We energize the city: Strengthen the vibrancy of the Dallas Arts District and make Dallas a better place

Our Core Values are to passionately pursue our mission by being:

  • Achievement Focused – Committed to the advancement and cultivation of the performing arts in Dallas

  • Community Minded – Actively fostering and participating in meaningful community interactions

  • Customer Service Driven – Dedicated to the service of internal and external constituents so that all want to return

  • Flexible – Willing to change to achieve results

For more information about the AT&T Performing Arts Center and to purchase tickets, become a member, or make a donation, please visit www.attpac.org.