The Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts

The Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, located at 1 Center Green, Carmel, IN 46032, USA, offers a comprehensive range of meeting, conference, and event facilities. The campus is home to three unique venues: the 1,500-seat Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkington proscenium theater, and the flexible black-box Studio Theater.

Meeting and Event Facilities

Palladium Concert Hall

• Capacity: 1,500 seats

• Features: The Palladium is a four-fronted, symmetrical concert hall inspired by Andrea Palladio's Villa Capra, La Rotonda. It features a limestone façade and movable glass acoustical panels that can significantly alter the acoustics of the hall. The stage is adorned with rich Brazilian cherry wood floors, creating a warm ambiance. The hall also includes elaborately detailed, hand-crafted plastered walls and majestic columns, providing a classical feel.

• Services: The Palladium is suitable for corporate, social, and wedding events, as well as musical or dance performances. Rental includes use of the East, West, and South Lobbies and choice of one additional room (Brahm Founders Club, Robert Adam Room, or Shiel Sexton Songbook Lounge). Nonprofit pricing is available.

Tarkington Proscenium Theater

• Capacity: 500 seats

• Features: The Tarkington is a 500-seat proscenium theater reminiscent of a Broadway theater. It is part of the James Building and offers a traditional theater experience.

• Services: The Tarkington is ideal for drama, musicals, and other theatrical performances. It provides a classic theater setting with flexible seating configurations.

Studio Theater

• Capacity: Flexible seating configurations

• Features: The Studio Theater is a black-box space with flexible seating arrangements. It is designed for experimental and intimate performances.

• Services: The Studio Theater is suitable for a variety of events, including lectures, workshops, and experimental performances. It offers a versatile space for creative and innovative events.

Additional Event Spaces

• East, West, and South Lobbies: These lobbies provide additional space for events and can be used in conjunction with the Palladium or other venues.

• Brahm Founders Club, Robert Adam Room, and Shiel Sexton Songbook Lounge: These rooms offer additional space for events and can be rented along with the Palladium.

Event Programming

The Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts hosts a wide range of events, including the Center Presents performance series, which features classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy, and other genres. The center also offers educational and experiential programming for all ages, including children’s concerts and camps, book clubs, lectures, and music classes. It is home to the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident arts companies: Actors Theatre of Indiana, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, Civic Theatre, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, and Indiana Wind Symphony.

The center welcomes over 140,000 ticketed patrons each year and hosts various community events such as the Carmel Farmers Market and the holiday Christkindlmarkt. The campus also offers free Student Matinee performances for school groups, a Transportation Grant program to lower participation costs for schools, a commission program for local performing and visual artists, and an annual performing arts camp for youth with disabilities.