Carolina Theatre Of Durham Inc

THE CAROLINA THEATRE IS COMMITTED TO THE TELLING OF ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE STORIES AND WORKS. WE PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO ENTERTAIN THROUGH THE CREATION OF EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT RESHAPE HEARTS AND MINDS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE GREATER DURHAM AND TRIANGLE AREA WHILE SERVING AS A SPACE TO BRING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT, PARTICIPATE IN, AND CELEBRATE THE ARTS. OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 10,000 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING 8,000 K-12 STUDENTS, WHILE FILM AND LIVE EVENTS BROUGHT NEARLY 100,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO OUR HISTORIC THEATER.

LIVE PERFORMANCES: CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM IS DEDICATED TO PRESENTING VIBRANT, THOUGHT-PROVOKING LIVE PERFORMANCES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF DOWNTOWN DURHAM AND THE TRIANGLE AREA. TO THIS END, CTD PRESENTS LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS WHICH IT BOOKS DIRECTLY OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER PROMOTERS LIKE NATIONAL SHOWS 2. CTD HOSTED 64 LIVE PERFORMANCES, SELLING 49,000 TICKETS, FEATURING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ARTISTS AND GENRES.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INCLUDES THE ARTS DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL SERIES (ADES) AND THE FAMILY SATURDAY SERIES (FSS). ADES PRESENTS PERFORMING TOURING ARTISTS TO STUDENTS, PREK-12. CTD PROVIDES A LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE TICKETS TO THE DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE FSS PRESENTS LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS SPECIALLY SELECTED TO APPEAL TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN. IN FY 2023 ADES AND FSS PRESENTED 24 PERFORMANCES, WHICH TOGETHER WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE DURHAM ALL COUNTY ORCHESTRA, MASTERCLASSES, AND Q&A WITH DPAC GENERATED TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF ABOUT 10,600.

FILM: CTD PRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF ART HOUSE CURRENT RELEASE FILMS AND THE CLASSIC RETRO FILM SERIES. IN FY 2023, THE RETRO FILM SERIES ATTRACTED AUDIENCES OF ABOUT 16,000. ADDITIONALLY, THE FILM DEPARTMENT CURATES MULTIPLE FILM FESTIVALS WITH SCREENINGS SEEN BY MORE THAN 6,500 MOVIEGOERS, INCLUDING THE OUTSOUTH QUEER FILM FESTIVAL. GENERAL FILMS ATTRACTED AUDIENCES OF ABOUT 13,300.

FACILITY SHARING: CTD RENTS ITS VENUES AND PROVIDES TURNKEY TECHNICAL AND BOX OFFICE SERVICES TO LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLE, THE SAVOYARDS, AND THE TRIANGLE YOUTH BALLET. CTD ALSO RENTS ITS VENUES TO OTHER PROMOTERS ENRICHING AND INVOLVING OUR COMMUNITY, LIKE MURRAY & PETER PRESENT, AS WELL AS SCHOOLS LIKE DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DURHAM TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CTD HOSTED 125 RENTAL EVENTS IN FY 2023.