Original: The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center ( EMPAC ) is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy , New York , which opened on October 3 , 2008 .
Simplified: The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center ( EMPAC ) is a big concert hall and place for arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy , New York .