The Atlas Movie Theater was built in 1938 by the Kogod-Burka movie chain, one of four movie houses on the then-bustling commercial corridor. The riots of 1968 devastated the area and many businesses and residents abandoned H Street for the suburbs. The area became neglected with many empty buildings. The Atlas closed for good in 1976. The H Street Community Development Corporation purchased the theater in 1985, and renovated the Art Moderne facade in 1989.
In 2001 The Atlas Performing Arts Center purchased the building from the H Street Community Development Corporation. In 2002, the Sprenger-Lang Foundation donated $450,000 of the $1.2 million asking price. The building was renovated for $22 million,[5] beginning in 2004.[6][7] The structure was completely gutted and three adjacent buildings were combined under one roof to house the current Arts Center. The Atlas Performing Arts Center opened in March 2005.[8]
The nearly 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) facility boasts one 260 seat proscenium theatre, one large flexible seat black box theatre and two smaller Lab Theatres. There are three dance studios, managed by Joy of Motion Dance Center. On the lower level there is a scene shop, seven dressing rooms, one green room and office space for the Atlas and its Resident Arts Partners. Douglas E. Yeuell has been the organization's Executive Director since 2014.
In the winter of 2010 the Atlas hosted its first arts festival, Intersections. Under the direction of artistic director Mary Hall Surface, the goal of the festival was to bring artists from different disciplines, ages and cultural backgrounds together under one roof to celebrate and explore the areas to make new connections and break new ground.
Over 5000 people came to the Atlas of the three weekends of the festival, many of whom were new to the Atlas and to H Street. The Atlas plans to host Intersections annually.[9]
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The Atlas Performing Arts Center is a multiple space performing arts facility located on H Street in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington DC Housed in a renovated Art Deco movie house the facility is home to several arts organizations 2 3 4 Atlas Performing Arts CenterAtlas Performing Arts Center in 2012Address1313 33 H Street N E Washington D C United StatesCapacityLang Theatre 262Sprenger Theatre 170 200Lab Theatre I 70Lab Theatre II 80Current usePerforming arts centerConstructionOpened1938Reopened2005ArchitectJohn Jacob ZinkWebsiteatlasarts wbr orgAtlas Theater and ShopsU S National Register of Historic PlacesD C Inventory of Historic SitesShow map of Washington D C Show map of the District of ColumbiaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates38 53 59 N 76 59 15 W 38 89972 N 76 98750 W 38 89972 76 98750Architectural styleArt ModerneNRHP reference No 10000909 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPNovember 10 2010Designated DCIHSOctober 24 2002 Contents 1 History 2 Atlas Arts Partners 3 Intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Atlas Movie Theater was built in 1938 by the Kogod Burka movie chain one of four movie houses on the then bustling commercial corridor The riots of 1968 devastated the area and many businesses and residents abandoned H Street for the suburbs The area became neglected with many empty buildings The Atlas closed for good in 1976 The H Street Community Development Corporation purchased the theater in 1985 and renovated the Art Moderne facade in 1989 In 2001 The Atlas Performing Arts Center purchased the building from the H Street Community Development Corporation In 2002 the Sprenger Lang Foundation donated 450 000 of the 1 2 million asking price The building was renovated for 22 million 5 beginning in 2004 6 7 The structure was completely gutted and three adjacent buildings were combined under one roof to house the current Arts Center The Atlas Performing Arts Center opened in March 2005 8 The nearly 60 000 square feet 5 600 m2 facility boasts one 260 seat proscenium theatre one large flexible seat black box theatre and two smaller Lab Theatres There are three dance studios managed by Joy of Motion Dance Center On the lower level there is a scene shop seven dressing rooms one green room and office space for the Atlas and its Resident Arts Partners Douglas E Yeuell has been the organization s Executive Director since 2014 nbsp Theater and shopsAtlas Arts Partners editJoy of Motion Dance Center Capital City Symphony Step Afrika City at Peace Mosaic Theater Company of DC Visionaries of the Creative Arts VOCA Black Leaves Dance CompanyIntersections editIn the winter of 2010 the Atlas hosted its first arts festival Intersections Under the direction of artistic director Mary Hall Surface the goal of the festival was to bring artists from different disciplines ages and cultural backgrounds together under one roof to celebrate and explore the areas to make new connections and break new ground Over 5000 people came to the Atlas of the three weekends of the festival many of whom were new to the Atlas and to H Street The Atlas plans to host Intersections annually 9 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia Theater in Washington D C Newton TheaterReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 For the Atlas A Bold New World In a Neighborhood That Once Burned New Arts Center Fuels Hope for Renewal The Washington Post HighBeam Research November 4 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 11 04 Let Freedom Sing Well Tuned to Its Source The Washington Post 2009 03 21 Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2017 09 20 Washington Chorus at Atlas Performing Arts Center The Washington Post 2009 03 13 Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2017 09 20 Site Page Nps gov Archived from the original on 2016 09 21 Retrieved 2016 07 04 Atlas Performing Arts Center Work Begins May 14 2004 permanent dead link CORE Architects Atlas Performing Arts Center Archived 2012 03 20 at the Wayback Machine Tishman Construction H Street Real Estate Atlas District Real Estate Search All Listings in H Street and Atlas District and View Updated Real Estate Market Statistics Archived from the original on 2013 12 07 Retrieved 2013 04 18 Ramanathan Lavanya 19 February 2010 Atlas Performing Arts Center stages diverse Intersections arts festival The Washington Post Archived from the original on 10 November 2012 Retrieved 30 April 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atlas Performing Arts Center Washington D C Official website Washington D C Atlas Theatre 1964 Atlas Theater Washington DC Atlas Theatre 1331 H Street NE Washington DC Atlas Theater lt Projects lt BELLArchitects Georgetown Law Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atlas Performing Arts Center amp oldid 1215962646, wikipedia, 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