dialog. we're next door to our custom shop and it was the incubator ofor neighborhood. we have been know eleanor. when they arrived from san francisco we looked at where we're here and with the help of terry shulman we turned this into a community based on art space. we've welcome dozens of groups into the community to share that space with us. we'll have argue teacher training here and accessible programs and we realized that market street is happening. it's important that arts groups as we also do take the lead in creating civic discourse.

we're going to begin build open it. in this space we've got the supermarket orange will a new theatre and front of the of that it will be a 2 hundred seat black box theatre and a double story lobby. great coffee we promised. to really welcome the neighborhood and to light up this block. part of what gives me joy is expanded the story of kc e t. this city helped us donors and trustees people that work here and they helped to rebuild gary and we knew that c e t are here.

a lot of the students raise your hand. the merge theatre folks standing here we've got educational proomz programs. we're deeply involved with this neighborhood and we incubate a lot of newark. it's such a beautiful cathedral of a spates. in the another way for us to partner with the community. this this space we hope to produce newark and engage new and local and old after the. we hope to share this space. in the a neighborhood filled with arts. a lessons king and luggage

store. we're privileged to be part of this community. we look across the street to the museum. thank you for being here today. we know we've got the art community here and scott wiener is a big supporter. thank you scott. it's been an amazing journey. we'll see a rich array ray the hope is it will be a way for k correction e it to acknowledge the education and training i training is an numerous part 3 will transform this city. i want to quickly acknowledge a lot of community arts based on

organization that have helped us in this journey that were i want to thank john the director who helped us spearhead this and our amazing architects and plant consultants and everybody who helped us realize this project. the nearest and dear it are the k c e t folks nancy liv stone for one. rusty >> patty and last but certainly not at least the jeff the amazing member of the board he was a respectableer when nobody thought of this was going to happen. we're standing across from a revitalized u.n. plaza with hope in our heart from a city that

leads in the art and cultures. and jeff was really a wonderful supporter >> it's my worst nightmare i'm following kari and this is exciting for any donor that's how i felt about bringing this to market street to advance k c e t for new works in collaboration of after the fits with the possibilities of the central corridor. arts transforms neighborhoods especially at night. in the case of k c e t and our master students brings

tremendous energy through this door. ac ta inefficient taken the lead in market street focusing on smaller arts organizations. mayor lee our support and enthusiasm is sincere and it makes you a nature leader of this awesome city (clapping) >> having been under no circumstances on the ac t board with 10 years i can speak with authority about caring kari. in this fast lane makes her mind race faster. i'm honored now in my captain of

chair of the capital campaign to nouns some fun stuff it's 32 1/2 millions and we've received many million dollars in new tax credits we've raised $10 million in private contributions to date from our mayors board and a if i other good friends of ac t. today, i'm to nouns one gift it's a $5 million equivalent from an awe moms duo donor. with those gifts our campaign is 6 and a half million dollars (clapping) arrest so we're getting close but we need hope kari and a allen told me to say that

percent this is as picasso said it's first an act of distribution so bring down the hammer. next up my good friend and an awesome mayor, mayor ed lee (clapping) >> thank you well jeff and kari congratulations. i've just been allotted a tour with s o m and plant organizations to take a at the theatre. let me tell you it is transform active for this corridor. i know how hard supervisor wiener and kim and mark leno when we all had been thinking about how to reinvest in this whole life corridor on market

street. we were waiting for moments like this. to truly signal a big transformation change along market street and k c e t strand is wonderful you'll see the 3 hundred seats in the theatre and wonder why didn't we do this long time ago. i've often said market street is a big priority but i have to tell you the truth it wasn't twitter it began with arts grassroots organizations taking the risks the costume shop and others joined supervisor that kim and i and said can you take the risk first and a attract some of the small businesses. they went about it when twitter

and is an desk and other wonderful companies that are located here now were then ref the compliment. we talk about technology in the city. technology can't live without of the arts and the vice versa. and our kids are learning that that's why we teach arts and math and i came back from new york and they're jealous. i have to say they're jealous because they see and hear the vibratecy in our city and when he host the u.s. conventions of mayors i want them to feel the vibratecy of the theatre. i believe that every company that exist in the city of san

francisco b would love to have their name associated with this theatre. this will be the kind of theatre you'll want to have it's in the middle of the life corridor of our city that's it that's where things are happening. by the way, it's not just in the daylight but and you see this all happening but we're bringing vibrant night life back to san francisco lead by k c e t strand and with all the technology companies that are locating along market street. i can showcase something that's going to be well received by everybody. theatre has been part of my life a long time. i know for leno and kim and

supervisor wiener perhaps we can do something like that political theatre here (laughter) what do i think. what was their little envisioning thing. in college i did drama and little plays and - (laughter) that's why i of those a bureaucrat for years. look it up butterflies are free. that's what i thought about when i came up open stage. i would be proud of any great city like san francisco to display this to talk about why we're able to get this together and talk about the history of effort that's gone on. thirty years of investment on

market street 83 and now we're at that time, people want to invest in the cultural life. without that culture of san francisco and the arts i don't think the technology workers would want to be here by a theirs attracted atkins and the talent is attracted to places like this because of the arts. besides our taking care of people and the shared economy we have a rich rich art. this will be a wonderful display >> again jeff and keri and a nancy and all the board of trustees the america's board. congratulations i'll be with you and hosting quite a few meeting down here. thank you very much (clapping)

>> and butterflies are free. i'm considering it. for our opening. if you'll star in it, it's a great idea. now i'm going to welcome senator mark leno who's been a great advocate and has an honorary degree in acting. inasfar mark leno (clapping) >> i still have no clue as to why i was given that honorary degree but it has a prominent shooting spot on the wall in my office. i think the only thing that matches mayor lee's depreciation to revitality this project is we

hear a lot about disruptiveors here, no san francisco but this is about blowing up on old box and rebuilding it. the very foundation of this project is built is the core mission of ac t which is to expand the opportunities to experience the transitive potential of dramatic story telling and as we break ground today that's dramatic story telling in real time it's all about tomorrow. and tomorrow our kids and students because this is going to be a bit an educational institution it's not just about performance art this is going to bring opportunity for kids who wouldn't have it interest every

study and every report we have clearly recognize that students who study art and music and dramatic arts they test higher in math and reading and science and they have lower rates of dropping out of school. a child who quits school before congratulation has an easier way to find themselves into our criminal justice system. so kerry and others thank you this will get done and it will be it transform active example of story telling. keri thank you and congratulations thank you for including me into the family and it hardly embarrasses but i want to present you with the

proclamation from the senate and thank you (clapping) >> how fabulous. thank you amazing. and our other credible collaborate for a kim she and her office have long been wonderful partners in really exploring all the ways we can partner with the ways her team has already put this together >> thank you keri. so long as we're sharing my music day but was down the street. many, many years ago. but you know that goes to show the history of the arts in this neighborhood. when i first congratulated from college many of my friends were

actors and screenwriters i used to be very active just along this corridor i used to volunteer to repaint the black box theatre and going to exist theertd for sketch comedy. i know there's a section that's moved south of market. this was the the groundbreaking i was looking for our office had been working beside ac t to realize this project. we've played a small role to realize this vision. the theatre has been in many parts the city but has an important history in mid-market. keri said it two years ago this project seemed out of the worst

now it seems obvious. as our ac t board president said. when the mayor came in and i was elected to office we talked about what it would money mean to revitality market street. i realize that policy are a leap of faith you put a policy out there you pass it and sign it by you need private actors to come and participated in the vision and a process. we're lucky so many people have said they want to be part of that vision to do that and ac t was one of the first. they deserve a round of applause (clapping) >> truly, truly for believing in this very early on.

the strand has been a colorful piece of mid market. it's surprisingly he many people come down this block and never saw it but no more. thanks to the office for parallel to preserve the soul of building this community. and we also want to recognize and we'll be joining a lot of other arts organizations the lodge store gallery and want 59 market we'll enjoy an hour here to bring another arts center to mildred mid market. i always want to realize ellen the arts director (clapping) >> again keri parallel who

signed off on this million dollars campaign. and again local builders and this gentleman who's mural has been put here. and i want to thank the group that put together a movie to the day to day lives of do p san francisco. thank you champion mike redman thank you for being here and making this neighborhood a safer place to live and supervisor scott wiener and my supervisor to the west of us on market street thank you for being here as well. >> thank you so much jane and finally, there's a quick sneak

peak from our extraordinarily architect he's wonderful he's been working with after the but the core volume is here and heel give you a peak of what's going to be. >> the renovation recess recollects this to provide a hive visible for the cities prominent theatre company ac e t. this will offer lay essentially elements into the backdrop of the building. this will create to inspire a lot of visions. the main performance spaces can be quickly transformed into a formal threat to an informal one. this space up by the small

windows to be con founder in a number of ways as classrooms or event spaces. the two-story lobby will contain the box office and a large space for people to meet in the daytime. it's a dynamic space set where the stairs and balconies and large projector room are the screen backdrop. it can protect images and is a reminded of the old market screen. it severs as is making make can he. the imagine on the screen will be transformed to the character of the building through those

large windows. the strand theatre represents a renewal once vitality part of the city and one of the san francisco's great cultural neighborhood. it's an honor to work with the inspiring people at k c e t as well as builders and other who have donated their time. i want to recognize the neighborhood groups that have come through to support something significant to our city. we ladder to seeing you in the spring of 2015 for the opening. thanks >> okay. now you get the photo op moment of inarguing the

theatre. >> and are we ready. let's do a count down 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (clapping) >> yeah.

>> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to

work, excavate, play with the dancers, and then things began to emerge. you may have a plan that this is what i want to create. here are the ideas i want to play with, but then, you go into the room, and there maybe some fertile ideas that are becoming manifest that are more interesting than the idea you had initially set out to plan. so there has to be this openness for spontaneity. also, a sense that regardless of the deadline, that you have tons of time so the you can keep your creativity alive and not cut it off and just go into old habits. it is a lot like listening. really listening to watch what is going to emerge. i like this thing where you put your foot on his back. let's keep it. were your mind is is how you build your life. if you put it in steel or in

failure, it works. that works. it is a commitment. for most artists, it is a vacation and a life that they have committed themselves to. there is this notion that artists continue to do their work because of some kind of the external financial support. if that was taken away, artists would still do their art. it is not like there is a prerequisite for these things to happen or i will not do it. how could that be? it is the relationship that you have committed to. it is the vocation. no matter how difficult it gets, you are going to need to produce your art. whether it is a large scale or very small scale. the need to create is going to happen, and you are going to

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