The Hillman Center
for Performing Arts

Just 20 minutes from Pittsburgh's Cultural District, The Hillman Center for Performing Arts
is one of Western Pennsylvania's newest artistic venues. Whether attending a professional
performance, a student production or a community event, you're sure to enjoy all that
The Hillman has to offer.

Special Feature  |  Dinner and a Show!

Join us on Saturday, February 20 for a Prix Fixe dinner at Mio Kitchen & Wine Bar before the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents Company B at The Hillman Center for Performing Arts. Learn more...

The Hillman Center for Performing Arts: Mission

As a not-for-profit professional performance space, The Hillman Center for Performing Arts presents programs of excellence that represent Pittsburgh's cultural traditions while celebrating global, artistic innovation. Special emphasis is placed on family-friendly programming. As a community space, the Hillman facilitates performances by various cultural, educational and artistic organizations that showcase a myriad of traditions and talents.

The Hillman Center for Performing Arts also serves as Shady Side Academy's primary performing arts classroom. As a teaching, learning and student performance space, the Hillman Center offers current students a chance to discover and nurture their talents. The annual series benefits students and alumni of Shady Side Academy, as well as the citizens of western Pennsylvania, through residencies and performances.

Finally, the Hillman Center is committed to developing outreach programs for community members, particularly youth, that would otherwise be unable to participate in such activities.

The Hillman Center for Performing Arts: History

At the turn of the 21st century, Shady Side Academy was seeking a way to share its arts initiatives with the larger Pittsburgh community... read more.

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