Smith Center for the Performing Arts

<p>The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) performing arts center located at Symphony Park in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Consisting of three theaters in two buildings, the performing arts center is designed in the Neo Art Deco style. The architectural style was chosen by David M. Schwarz to echo the design elements of the Hoover Dam, just 30 miles (48 km) to the southeast.</p><p>It also shares design features with the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The center features a 17-story carillon tower containing 47 bells and is the first performing arts center in the nation to be Gold LEED certified. Groundbreaking for the $470 million complex began on May 26, 2009, and it opened on March 10, 2012.</p><p>The Smith Center features international music, and dance companies and is the home of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Ballet Theatre. The center is under the leadership of President and CEO Myron Martin.</p>