Curtain raised on $13 million performing arts center.Construction of the new $13 million South Orange Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. (SOPAC SOPAC South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission SOPAC Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center SOPAC Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission SOPAC Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (Australia) ) is complete, announced Carmi Bee, principal of RKT&B Architects, which designed the 46,000 s/f facility and which has designed many other performing arts facilities over the years. Located next to the South Orange New Jersey Transit The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, notably connecting to major train station, SOPAC contains a live performing arts center with a seating capacity Noun 1. seating capacity - the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc. commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's of 415, a five-screen Cineplex operated by Clearview Cinemas, and an open loft space facing South Mountain Reservation that is available for rental to the public. "Creating a distinctive public building on a tight site between a train station and parking lot was quite a challenge," said Bee. "But you couldn't ask for a more convenient location--just steps away from a station stop." SOPAC's official launch period will take place the first two weeks of November, culminating in a fundraiser gala on November 16, with performances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, wind ensemble Imani Winds, Latin jazz saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, Israeli pianist Alon Yavnai and soprano Brenda Feliciano. A wide variety of programs will take place throughout the rest of 2006, including several presented by Seton Hall University Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university located 14 miles from Manhattan in historic South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. , a SOPAC partner. RKT&B has a long history of arts-related projects, including several at City Center in Manhattan. "We're arts lovers and strong supporters of community revitalization," says Mr. Bee. "For these reasons, SOPAC was especially meaningful to us." The project's general contractor was Arnell Construction Corporation. Other companies involved included Goldstein Associates (structural engineer), DVL DVL Doppler Velocity Log DVL Digital Video Link DVL Defense Virtual Library DVL Driver and Vehicle Licencing DVL Direct Voice Link DVL Digital Video Log DVL Digital Video Library DVL Digital Video Labs DVL Digital Virtual Library (mechanical engineer), Ostergaard Acoustical Associates (acoustical consultant), Christopher D. Buckley (theatrical consultant), and Focus Lighting (lighting designer). |
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