Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway Atlanta Ga 30339
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| Address | 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia Us |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′02″N 84°27′29″West / 33.883803°N 84.458063°W / 33.883803; -84.458063 Coordinates: 33°53′02″N 84°27′29″West / 33.883803°North 84.458063°West / 33.883803; -84.458063 |
| Parking | thou spaces[i] |
| Owner | Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Showroom Hall Dominance |
| Operator | Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Potency |
| Type | Performing arts eye |
| Capacity | 2,750 |
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| Opened | September fifteen, 2007 |
| Architect | Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Assembly |
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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Middle is a performing arts venue located in the Cumberland/Galleria edge metropolis, in northwest Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The $145 million facility celebrated its g opening September fifteen, 2007, with a concert past Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder.[1] [2]
Located in Cobb County near Vinings, the venue is owned and operated by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Showroom Hall Authorisation, and took over ii years to build.[2] The naming rights for the facility were acquired for $xx million past Cobb Energy Management Corp.[iii] Real estate developer John A. Williams' personal donation of $10 million led to the theater itself being named in his honor.[4]
Pattern and structure [edit]
Cobb Energy Middle is located at the east corner of Akers Mill Road and Cobb Galleria Parkway, overlooking I-75 merely south of the I-285 highway interchange (the Cobb Cloverleaf).[five] It was designed by architects Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates,[half dozen] and congenital by full general contractor Hardin Construction.[7]
The asymmetrical top of the edifice rises in a higher place the multi-story drinking glass facade that allows views of the g alabaster staircase and lobbies across when lit at dark.[6] The rising waves were meant to soften the transition to the fly tower required over the stage.[5] Just within the archway, visitors are greeted by the commissioned landscape The 9 Muses by Jimmy O'Neal.[6] The chandeliers in the main entrance hall[5] and those in the ballroom are the Nastro designed by Tobia Scarpa and made by Andromedamurano.[6] The interior throughout the Centre makes all-encompassing use of traditional theater colors such blood-red and gold as well as dark woods finishes. The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre was completed within schedule and budget.[half dozen]
Performance and other venues [edit]
John A. Williams Theatre [edit]
This 2,750-seat theater at the core of the Centre was designed to accommodate both acoustic and amplified performances with the specific intent of alluring touring companies of Broadway shows.[5]
Inside the theatre itself, seating is distributed on three levels — orchestra, mezzanine and grand tier — and fourteen balcony boxes. The nearly distant seat in the upper level (Grand Tier) is only 160 feet (49 m) from the phase.[v] Metallic-mesh triangular screens undulate beyond the ceiling to hibernate catwalks. The phase features a hydraulic lift for the 30-foot (9 m) deep orchestra pit large enough for 84 musicians.[five] The theatre is surrounded by a 2 ft (61 cm) thick concrete wall on the perimeter for audio-visual isolation.[v]
The Centre'south first resident visitor is the Atlanta Opera, which relocated from the cavernous Atlanta Civic Heart in downtown Atlanta.[8] The Opera'southward start production in the new facility was Puccini's Turandot.[9]
Ballroom [edit]
The facility includes a 10,000 sq ft (930 mii) ballroom available for event rental.[vii]
Other facilities [edit]
The adjoining parking deck has i,000 spaces.[1] Information technology too has admission to Cobb Customs Transit, which may move its Cumberland Transfer Station over I-75 side by side to the center if the Northwest Corridor HOV/BRT is congenital. (Currently there is just HOV-only one-half-access at this signal, for Akers Mill Road to 75 southbound and from 75 northbound.) The parking deck for the "bus rapid transit" station would be adjacent to the Centre.
Events [edit]
The Centre is home to the ArtsBridge Foundation, The Atlanta Opera and Atlanta Ballet. In addition, the venue has hosted numerous other concerts and events, including Kraftwerk, Fifth Harmony, Tori Amos, Demi Lovato, Alice Cooper, ABBA, Incognito, Melissa Etheridge, Beak Maher, Harry Connick Jr., B.A.P, Norah Jones, Dave Koz, Eddie Izzard, and Monsta X.
The building also appeared in the first-flavour finale of the television show The Walking Dead, its exterior being used to correspond the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention.[10]
The Cobb Energy Middle is too the perennial host of the SMITE Globe Championship. The most recent edition was played Jan vii–11, 2016 and included 10 teams from around the world competing for a U.s.$one,000,000 yard prize.[11] [12] The upcoming edition, packaged as function of the new Hi-Rez Studios Expo, is scheduled for January v–8, 2017, and will be held alongside the SMITE Xbox World Championship and the Paladins 150K Invitational. Cobb Center hosted the ELeague Flavour one semi-finals and finals on July 29–30, 2016.[13]
In popular culture [edit]
The Center was used every bit the conference center for the KEN talk in the 2014 film Dumb and Dumber To.
It was also used as the Heart for Illness Control in AMC's The Walking Expressionless.[14]
Information technology was mentioned as a location that the Barden Bella's had performed at, in Pitch Perfect
Scenes were filmed in the theatre for the 2012 moving-picture show Parental Guidance.
Scenes were filmed at that place for the motion-picture show Dumplin' on Netflix.
Gallery [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Cobb Energy Performing Arts Eye opens". Encore Atlanta. September 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-x-xix. Retrieved 2014-02-04 .
- ^ a b "Cobb Energy Middle Opens". WXIA-Television News. 16 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-04 .
- ^ "Cobb Performing Arts Heart naming rights sold". Atlanta Business organization Chronicle. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 2007-09-17 .
- ^ "Atlanta Performing Arts Center Receives $x Million". Foundation Heart. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 2007-09-17 .
- ^ a b c d e f thou Monroe, Doug (2007-09-17). "Virtuoso Performance". Georgia Trend. Archived from the original on 2007-06-xviii. Retrieved 2007-09-18 .
- ^ a b c d e Fox, Catherine (9 September 2007). "Arts center concept falls short in execution". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved 2007-09-17 .
- ^ a b Opdyke, Tom (2007-09-13). "Cobb Energy Centre, $145 million facility for events large and pocket-sized". The Atlanta Periodical-Constitution . Retrieved 2007-09-17 . [ dead link ]
- ^ Mattison, Ben (11 May 2006). "Atlanta Opera to Move to New Suburban Theater". Playbill. Retrieved 2007-10-23 .
- ^ Brett, Jennifer (29 September 2007). "Skeptics have to opera'southward new digs in Cobb". The Atlanta Periodical-Constitution . Retrieved 2007-x-23 . [ expressionless link ]
- ^ King, Michael (8 Dec 2010). "'Walking Dead' Blows Up Cobb Free energy Centre On Screen". WXIA=Idiot box News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2015-02-04 .
- ^ "SMITE World Championship". Hirez Studios. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-02-04 .
- ^ Scott, Wendell (4 Jan 2015). "SMITE World Championship". WUPA News . Retrieved 2015-02-04 .
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-07-29 .
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy equally title (link) - ^ "Hit zombie serial shows CDC blowing up after generators fail". @politifact . Retrieved 2015-10-13 .
External links [edit]
- Official site
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobb_Energy_Performing_Arts_Centre