About The Oscar
Welcome to The Oscar!
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center serves South Dakota State University, the Brookings community and the region. The state-of-the-art center is the home for concerts, theatrical and dance performances, special events and 海角直播app鈥檚 School of Performing Arts.
The naming of The Oscar recognizes the vision and exceptional, unwavering generosity of the Pat and Dale Larson Family and the Larson Foundation.
The Oscar is a comprehensive facility providing spaces for both the instruction and performance in dance, music and theatre. Developed by design architect Malcom Holzman and acoustically engineered by David Kahn, the center proves that what an individual hears and sees during performances do correlate and that great art is made in great settings.
Mission
The Oscar鈥檚 mission is to engage its community and foster collaboration by hosting artistic, educational and cultural experiences that enrich lives, promote lifelong learning in and through the performing arts, and serve as a gateway between 海角直播app and the greater community.
Vision
The Oscar is committed to providing world-class facilities, technologies and event support for experiences including concerts, theatrical productions, dance performances, lectures, recordings and special events for the 海角直播app campus, community and region while supporting the development of programs and groups dedicated to educating, entertaining and serving performing arts patrons.
Core Values
Creativity: Celebrating the performing arts and its ability to be creative, innovative and transformative.
Stewardship: Setting the standard of world-class facilities, operations and guest experiences.
Community: Creating community and fostering collaboration within the performing arts.
People-Centered: Establishing a culture where people of all talents and skills are celebrated, from world-renowned artists to those just beginning their creative exploration.
Opportunity for All: Providing everyone the opportunity to experience the creative energy, anticipation, excitement and joy of live performance.
Excellence: Supporting the pursuit of greatness for individuals and their work.
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