Texas Performing Arts

Our rich history began on March 6, 1981 as The Performing Arts Center at The University of Texas at Austin, with a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the newly constructed Bass Concert Hall. The $44 million building was The University of Texas’ largest construction project to date. Later joined by four other venues − including Bates Recital Hall, and the McCullough, Payne, and Brockett Theatres − Texas Performing Arts has become one of the most important contributors of cultural life in Central Texas.