The FMU Performing Arts Center is a state-of-the-art performance and educational venue for Francis Marion University and the surrounding Pee Dee region.
The FMU Performing Arts Center, an approximately 68,000 square foot facility located in downtown Florence, provides state-of-the-art performance and educational venues for the university and the surrounding region. Its main elements include an 849-seat Mainstage with a fly tower, a 100-seat flexible Black Box Theatre,the BB&T Amphitheatre and an Academic Wing for the Department of Fine Arts. Support for the FMU Performing Arts Center came from the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation, the State of South Carolina, the City of Florence, and several private donors.
The Performing Arts Center is both a performance venue and an educational facility. The academic wing is used by theFMU Department of Fine Arts Music Industry Program. Students benefit through from the technology lab, practice rooms, interactive use of the mainstage and performance lab facilities equipped with the latest technology. The presentation of high quality programs in the visual and performing arts offers all FMU students the opportunity for cultural enrichment and critical analysis of ideas expressed through the arts.
The Performing Arts Center serves Florence and the Pee Dee area in several ways. It enriches the lives of culturally and ethnically diverse audiences by offering access to outstanding performances and presentations of professional and emerging local, national, and international groups. Moreover, the Performing Arts Center demonstrates its commitment by responding to the changing needs of the community and region. It acts as a cohesive force in bringing members of the area and the university together for cultural activities and challenges them to engage in unfamiliar cultural programming. It provides a venue for local and area productions and fosters an environment that provides educational opportunities for children and adults of the area through such means as after school activities and various types of workshops.
The Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center seeks to be a catalyst in stimulating economic development and tourism growth. Its location in downtown Florence contributes to the revitalization of the city center and promotes the area as a cultural arts destination. Through collaboration with school systems, public agencies, and civic organizations, the Performing Arts Center promotes excellence in arts education, creation, and presentation. The cooperation and mutual support of university, local, and regional institutions in this endeavor can only add to the vitality and continuing progress of this part of South Carolina.
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