For shows with lots of movement and dancing we tend to keep the floor wide open for film screenings and other “eyes up front” events we can pull tiered auditorium-style seating out from the wall.

One reason we love The Cube so much is that it offers very flexible seating. If you want to see each section of the orchestra and how they share the stage, try an upper level. For example, if you’re looking to see a soloist up close, look for seats on the floor. That said, different areas of the hall provide different experiences. When we say there are no bad seats in the house, we mean it. There are three main levels in Orchestra Hall: the floor (including sections Main Floor A and Main Floor B), the Box Level, and the balcony (including the Dress Circle, Mid Balcony, and Upper Balcony sections). It also features an outdoor bar and is a social distancing-friendly option to enjoy live music. The Sosnick Courtyard allows guests to enjoy first-come-first-served seating with bring-your-own chairs and blankets welcome. Just outside of the DSO off of Parsons Street, Sosnick Courtyard is our outdoor venue perfect for enjoying a variety of artists ranging from classical to funk to jazz on warm summer evenings. It’s a lot – if you’re ever confused about where to go (or where you already are), just ask an usher or DSO staff member for assistance. The Max also includes the Paradise Lounge (a cool spot for pre-concert food and drinks), Shop The Max (the DSO gift shop), the Oval Lobby (the historic, wood-clad entrance to Orchestra Hall), the Herman and Sharon Frankel Donor Lounge, the William Davidson Atrium, and more. Hundreds of musicians who participate in our Civic Youth Ensembles also call The Max home (in the Jacob Bernard Pincus Music Education Center). Cummings Cube, to be exact), a black box theater-style venue for curated, urban, boundless experiences. The Max includes historic Orchestra Hall, where most DSO performances take place. (Not to be confused with the Broadway-presenting Fisher Theater in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood.) Fisher Music Center, the cultural campus that serves as the DSO’s home in Midtown Detroit. The Max? The Cube? Sosnick Courtyard? What is all this?

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