The Egg (performing arts center)
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The Egg is a distinctive, egg-shaped performing arts center in Albany, New York, known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and theater events.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Egg performing arts center | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ performing arts center ⓘ |
| architect |
Harrison & Abramovitz
ⓘ
Wallace Harrison ⓘ
surface form:
Wallace K. Harrison
|
| architecturalStyle | Brutalist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Brutalist architecture in New York (state)
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Albany, New York ⓘ Performing arts centers in New York (state) ⓘ Tourist attractions in Albany, New York ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | performing arts ⓘ |
| elevationAboveGround | supported by a pedestal ⓘ |
| hasCapacityNote | contains two theaters of different capacities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved, cantilevered form
ⓘ
plaza-level entrance ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
concert hall
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ theater venue ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre
ⓘ
Lewis A. Swyer Theatre ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | indoor seating ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of The Egg, Albany ⓘ |
| inception | 1978 ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Albany skyline ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive egg-shaped design
ⓘ
hosting dance performances ⓘ hosting music performances ⓘ hosting theater performances ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany, New York
Empire State Plaza complex ⓘ
surface form:
Empire State Plaza
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Albany County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Albany ⓘ
surface form:
City of Albany
U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| locatedNear |
New York State Capitol, Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Capitol
Times Union Center ⓘ |
| namedAfter | an egg ⓘ |
| operator | Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation ⓘ |
| owner |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| partOf | Empire State Plaza complex ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | CDTA bus service in Albany ⓘ |
| shape | egg-shaped ⓘ |
| usedFor |
festivals and special events
ⓘ
local arts events ⓘ touring performances ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Empire State Plaza
this entity surface form:
The Egg performing arts center
subject surface form:
Empire State Plaza
this entity surface form:
The Egg performing arts center