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"...dedicated to providing entertaining, thought-provoking and inventive theatre to the Knoxville area, by placing its focus on the actor and their ability to create an honest performance."

"...a community based, non-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to the production of new works...one of the few tenured African-American professional theatre companies in the South."

"Circle Modern Dance was founded in the fall of 1990 to provide Knoxville audiences with an alternative to the current dance experiences available. The founders of Circle envisioned an atmosphere in which area choreographers and performance artists could display their artistic endeavors and recent works without being bound by the strictures of a 'dance company.'"

"The City Ballet is committed to bringing quality professional ballet, educational outreach programs and performance opportunities to the East Tennessee community."

"UT is one of just 17 universities nationwide with its own professional theatre associated with the League of Resident Theatres. The Clarence Brown Theatre Company is a LORT D company produced by the Department of Theatre and fully integrated into its academic curriculum."

The auditorium-coliseum host "many of Knoxville's prestigious cultural events, such as Broadway plays, top name entertainers in concert, hot music groups, and visiting symphony orchestras."

"The Southeast's oldest continually operating community theatre...Oak Ridge Playhouse found its roots in 1943 when the Oak Ridge Journal, then the city's newspaper, posted a notice of an organization created for those interested in forming an amateur theater group."

" The Tennessee Stage Company, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a professional theater company offering a year-round program of plays, readings, acting classes, and community outreach programs."

"The Official State Theatre of Tennessee,'Knoxville's Grad Entertainment Palace' has something for everyone: classical music, vintage films, dance, theater, and stellar performances by today's hottest musicians."

"...a not-for-profit community theatre group located in Knoxville, Tennessee. TVP's mission is to provide theatrical opportunities for the community as participants and as audience."

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