Holland Performing Arts Center
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The Holland Performing Arts Center is a performing arts facility located on 13th and Douglas Streets in downtown Downtown Omaha
Downtown Omaha
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, Nebraska
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, Nebraska
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 in the United States; it opened in October 2005. Designed by Omaha architectural firm HDR, Inc.
HDR, Inc.
HDR Inc. is an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. HDR has worked on projects in all 50 U.S. states and in 60 countries, including notable projects such as the Hoover Dam Bypass, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, and the The Roslin Institute building...

 in collaboration with Polshek Partnership Architects, the structure specializes in events requiring an environment with good acoustics, including performances by the Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
The Omaha Symphony Orchestra is a community-based orchestra performing numerous concerts annually in Omaha, Nebraska and throughout the region. Originally established in 1921, the orchestra has continued yearly.-About:...

and Omaha Area Youth Orchestra, as well as various events within the series, Omaha Performing Arts Presents season. Kirkegaard Associates provided acoustics consulting and New York firm Fisher Dachs Associates provided theatre planning and design consultation.

Performance and other facilities

The Center includes the Peter Kiewit Concert Hall, which seats 2,005 and has a stage size of 64 feet by 48 feet. Another area is the Suzanne and Walter Scott Recital Hall with seating for 486 people and a stage size of 40 feet by 32 feet. Finally, the Courtyard is a semi-closed area for events that seats 1,000 people.

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