University of Texas Performing Arts Center

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Since its first performance in 1981, The University of Texas Performing Arts Center (UT PAC) has evolved into one of the largest and most extraordinary university arts presenters in the country. Powered by a commitment to educate, enlighten and entertain, the PAC has helped establish The University of Texas and Austin, Texas as a venue for international culture and performing arts.

Like the university and city that give it life, the PAC promotes an artistic fusion and diversity in which pop legends, chamber orchestras, alternative rock bands and world music superstars share the season. From Broadway Theatre to Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tony Bennett to Alicia Keys, Gipsy Kings to Taiko drummers of Japan, the PAC presents a kaleidoscope of world-class artists in all genres to more than 500,000 visitors each year.

Operating under the auspices of the UT College of Fine Arts, the PAC serves as an incubator for new works, provides a professional setting for students to learn and, through a commitment to Lifelong Learning, offers hands-on experiences to Central Texans that enrich lives and establish a lifelong habit of participating in the arts.

The UT PAC's impact on the arts goes beyond the Austin community. Founded in partnership with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, the ArtesAméricas Latin arts & education initiative has created a gateway for Latin American artists to bring their art, history and culture to the U.S, facilitating artistic/cultural exchanges between countries.

The UT PAC’s performances occur in six venues on campus: • Bass Concert Hall | 3,000 seats • Hogg Memorial Auditorium | 1,200 seats • Bates Recital Hall | 700 seats • B. Iden Payne Theatre | 500 seats • McCullough Theatre | 400 seats • Oscar B. Brockett Theatre | 200 seats