page_title: Downtown Kansas City
section_title: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
hierarchical_section_title: Downtown Kansas City / Redevelopment projects / Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
caption_attribution_description: English: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, MO.
context_page_description: Downtown Kansas City is the central business district of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area employment as of 2010. It is between the Missouri River in the north, to 31st Street in the south; and from the Kansas–Missouri state line east to Bruce R. Watkins Drive as defined by the Downtown Council of Kansas City; the 2010 Greater Downtown Area Plan formulated by the City of Kansas City defines the Greater Downtown Area to be the city limits of North Kansas City and Missouri to the north, the Kansas–Missouri state line to the west, 31st Street to the south and Woodland Avenue to the east. However, the definition used by the Downtown Council is the most commonly accepted.
  In March 2012, Downtown Kansas City was selected as one of America's Best downtowns by Forbes magazine for its rich culture in arts, numerous fountains, upscale shopping, and various local cuisine – most notably barbecue.
context_section_description: The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is on the northern edge of the Crossroads Arts District, just south of the Bartle Hall ballroom. Construction began on October 6, 2006, and the facility opened to the public in September 2011. It was designed by architect Moshe Safdie.
  The 316,000 square foot performing arts center consists of the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theater, Helzberg Hall, and the Brandmeyer Great Hall. Three resident companies call the center home: the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet and Kansas City Lyric Opera. By May 2015, more than 1.5 million people had experienced an event at the center.
caption: A view of the Brandmeyer Great Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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