Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing and supporting the presentation of the performing arts.

Located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center, TPAC occupies an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues and Deaderick and Union Streets. Performance venues include Andrew Jackson Hall (2,472 seats), James K. Polk Theater (1,075), Andrew Johnson Theater (256), and the War Memorial Auditorium (1,661), a historic concert hall located across 6th Avenue from the Center.

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) takes a leadership role in fostering the performing arts in Middle Tennessee. Among its many operations, TPAC presents a series of Broadway shows and special engagements, and administers a comprehensive education program. TPAC is home to three resident performing arts organizations: Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera Association and Tennessee Repertory Theatre. Presenting their work on the stages of TPAC, all of these organizations are independent of the center.

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