Atlas Performing Arts Center

THE ATLAS STORY
Originally built in 1938, the Atlas was one of four movie theaters on H Street NE. For 30 years, the iconic movie house was a second home for film lovers throughout the H Street Corridor. The Atlas was reborn in 2006 as a community-based organization that boasts a 59,000 square-foot performing arts center with four performance spaces, dance studios, offices, back-of-house facilities and an expansive lobby with a bar.  
OUR MISSION 
The Atlas Performing Arts Center provides spaces for artists to create music, theatre and dance to entertain and engage audiences in exploring the ideas and issues of our time.  We nurture an environment that welcomes artists representing our diverse community.  We invest in partnerships and programs that reflect the best of the arts and our humanity.