Atlas Performing Arts Center

Theater, special events and rentals: atlas provides a theater rental home for professional performing arts companies and nonresident, regional, national and international production companies (including dance, theatre, orchestral and variety) in seven spaces (four theatres and three dance studios). Atlas provides administrative and production support for its resident and visiting companies in a complete floor of offices on the lower level (3,000 square feet). The atlas also rents its spaces for community based events such as weddings, birthdays, and other celebrations along with rentals to businesses for seminars and other corporate meetings and gatherings. Atlas has been, and continues to be an economic and cultural anchor and the leader in the revitalization of the h street corridor in northeast washington, dc.

Educational programs: as a cultural and artistic hub, the atlas is also dedicated to developing the next generation of artists and audiences through educational activities and programming. The atlas has performance spaces and we often host free events in our lobby. We produce atlas presents performances and rent spaces to other artist groups so they can create their own productions. Our arts education programming include our city at peace youth development program. In addition, atlas arts lab is an artist fellowship program dedicated to the creation of new working in the performing arts.