Since its opening in September 2004, the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) has become essential to the University’s vision and commitment to become a leader in arts research and creative practice.
As the primary presenter of cinematic and artistic programming, DPAC has hosted renowned filmmakers such as Claire Denis, Wim Wenders, and Haskell Wexler, as well as activists, critics, and creatives including THEKINGTRILL, Carlos Lozada, and Philip Glass. The Browning Cinema collaborates annually with local artists for live-score film presentations, while the Presenting Series has commissioned over 40 new works across various genres.
As an academic space, the center enriches scholarship, teaching, and practice in the performing and cinematic arts. As a community space, the center welcomes over 100,000 patrons annually, including hundreds of K–12 students participating in educational and artistic programs.
Aligned with Notre Dame’s new Strategic Framework and the Arts@ND initiative, the center is an open, welcoming space for all where scholars, students, and community members come together to create a vibrant arts community.
Our Vision
Our programming arises from excitement for our purpose — celebrating people and the power of creative expression. The arts and inspiration must be broadly available to all. We all win when more discover, support, and add their talents to South Bend’s cultural community in the many spaces and places where it grows.
Learn how we’re reimagining the arts and communities we serve.
Building a Better Stage. Together.
These times demand action to address racial and social injustice more than ever. To reckon with racism and inequality in the arts, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center is taking meaningful steps toward lasting change to fulfill our mission of appreciating and igniting creativity in all of us. View our commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Our Venues
When the center first opened, it was announced as one of the region’s cultural capitals, offering artists and audiences five world-class performing arts venues. Since then, we’ve expanded to include off-site performances at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and O’Neill Hall of Music, among others. Learn more about our venues.
There is an innate creative passion in all of us which we ignite through inspiring premier arts experiences.
Open. Accessible. Accepting.
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Ticket Office Hours
p. 574-631-2800
Monday—Friday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET
+ 1 hour prior to events
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Address
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
100 Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame, IN 46556
p. 574-631-2995
f. 574-631-9411
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General Information
Tours
Docent tours are available during the academic year.
Tuesday-Thursday, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
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Booking Inquiries
p. 574-631-2995
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