The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 1980, based in Nashville, Tennessee. It manages performance venues and presents a range of programming, including a Broadway series, curated dance and theatre productions, and special engagements. The organization serves several hundred thousand audience members annually.
TPAC provides a permanent home for three resident artistic companies: Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, and Nashville Repertory Theatre. It also operates one of the largest arts education programs in the United States, serving students from pre-school through high school, educators, and adults. Over the past four decades, these education programs have reached more than 2 million people.
The organization describes itself as a cultural anchor in Nashville and throughout Tennessee, with stated commitments to inclusion, creative excellence, innovation, collaboration, and purposeful service. TPAC holds the belief that performing arts can transform lives and strengthen communities.
