Louisville, Kentucky

===Performing arts===
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[[File:The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.jpg|thumb|[[The Kentucky Center]] in [[Downtown Louisville]]]]
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{{See also|Theater in Kentucky|List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area}}

[[The Kentucky Center]], dedicated in 1983, located in the downtown hotel and entertainment district, features a variety of plays and concerts. This is also the home of the [[Louisville Ballet]], [[Louisville Orchestra]], [[Bourbon Baroque]], [[Actors Theatre of Louisville]], StageOne Family Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, [[Kentucky Shakespeare Festival]], which operates the oldest professional outdoor Shakespeare festival, and the [[Kentucky Opera]], which is the twelfth oldest [[opera]] in the United States.

[[Actors Theatre of Louisville]], regarded as a beacon of innovative and inclusive professional storytelling in the Louisville area, presents approximately six hundred performances of about thirty productions during its year-round season, composed of a diverse array of contemporary and classical fare. From 1976 to 2021, it hosted the [[Humana Festival of New American Plays]], a month-long festival of plays in the spring; the last festival took place virtually due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The event was discontinued after the festival's chief sponsor, the Humana Foundation, refocused its philanthropic endeavors to support health-based initiatives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/humana-festival-comes-to-an-end-as-actors-theatre-of-louisville-makes-plan-to-support/article_51d3a054-a165-11ec-a9ce-3fbdcf02873a.html|title=Humana Festival comes to an end as Actors Theatre of Louisville makes plan to support new works|date=March 11, 2022|work=[[WDRB]]|access-date=February 27, 2024|archive-date=April 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401032219/https://www.wdrb.com/news/humana-festival-comes-to-an-end-as-actors-theatre-of-louisville-makes-plan-to-support/article_51d3a054-a165-11ec-a9ce-3fbdcf02873a.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Louisville area is home to a fast-growing independent and progressive theatre scene as well. Redline Performing Arts "produces a thriving culture for underserved, often marginalized communities."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redlineperformingarts.com/about|title=Our Mission|website=RedlineArts|access-date=February 27, 2024|archive-date=November 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129011015/https://www.redlineperformingarts.com/about|url-status=live}}</ref> Three Witches Shakespeare brings the Bard's plays to life through a queer/LGBTQIA+ perspective. Others include Chicken Coop Theatre, Pandora Productions, Mind's Eye Theatre, Looking for Lilith, Louisville Improvisers, [[Squallis Puppeteers]], and many others that curate full seasons of contemporary, classical and experimental work.

The Louisville Orchestra was founded in 1937 by conductor [[Robert Whitney (conductor)|Robert Whitney]] and [[Charles Farnsley]], then Mayor of Louisville, and was a world leader in commissioning and recording contemporary works for orchestra from the 1950s to 1980s. The Louisville Orchestra today performs more than 125 concerts per year with a core of salaried musicians and is recognized as a cornerstone of the Louisville arts community. The orchestra won the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024 Grammy Award]] for "Best Classical Instrumental Solo".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louisvilleorchestra.org/yuja-wang-teddy-abrams-louisville-orchestra-win-grammy-award/|title=Yuja Wang, Teddy Abrams, and The Louisville Orchestra Win First GRAMMY for The American Project|first=David|last=Sharpe|date=February 5, 2024|website=The Louisville Orchestra|access-date=February 27, 2024|archive-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212174219/https://louisvilleorchestra.org/yuja-wang-teddy-abrams-louisville-orchestra-win-grammy-award/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Palace Theatre (Louisville, Kentucky)|Palace Theatre]] is an ornate theatre in [[downtown Louisville]]'s theatre district which shows [[film]]s and hosts concerts.

[[Iroquois Park]] is the home of the renovated Iroquois Amphitheater, which hosts a variety of musical concerts in a partially covered outdoor setting.