McKnight Center for the Performing Arts

About the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts

Now under construction, the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts will open in the fall of 2019 with a one-week residency of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and instantly establish itself as a world-class cultural center.

The Center will consist of three performance spaces—an 1,100-seat performance hall, a 200-seat recital hall, and an outdoor plaza—on the campus of Oklahoma State University (OSU). As a state-of-the-art home for exceptional performances and educational opportunities, the Center is inspired by a visionary partnership between OSU and generous private supporters who bring together the best in a high-quality, intimate facility combined with artistry at a level unparalleled in a university setting. The Center exists to serve the entire state of Oklahoma, and the region.

The performance hall will play host to major orchestras, Broadway tours, dance companies, pop acts, and more. The recital hall will host esteemed chamber orchestras and serve as a performance venue for the talented young artists at OSU’s Greenwood School of Music. The outdoor plaza—a barrier-free, flexible-use public space—will extend the hall and its programming into the community.