AC ▁and ▁the ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁festival ▁were ▁at ▁odd s . ▁Although ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁D P AC ' s ▁construction ▁mentioned ▁the ▁dance ▁festival ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁reason ▁for ▁building ▁the ▁theatre , ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁request ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁black ▁box ▁theatre ▁was ▁not ▁granted . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁festival ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁larger ▁theatre ▁had ▁solved ▁many ▁compla ints ▁about ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁previous ▁space ▁at ▁Duke ▁University . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁million ▁renov ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁removing ▁seats ▁and ▁car pet . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁center ▁ranked ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁Pol l star ▁list ▁of ▁" U . S . ▁the ater ▁ven ues ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁ticket ▁sales ". ▁On ▁the ▁world ▁scale , ▁it ▁ranked ▁ 6 . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁only , ▁it ▁had ▁held ▁ 2 2 3 ▁events ▁and ▁sold ▁ 2 4 0 , 3 5 1 ▁tick ets . ▁Its ▁highest ▁attended ▁Broadway ▁shows ▁that ▁season ▁were ▁The ▁King ▁and ▁I ▁and ▁F inding ▁Never land . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁ven ue ▁hosted ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁Conc ern s ▁have ▁consist ently ▁been ▁raised ▁by ▁Tri angle ▁arts ▁supp or ters ▁that ▁the ▁Dur ham ▁theatre ▁could ▁hurt ▁the ▁nearby ▁Carolina ▁Theatre ▁( also ▁owned ▁by