Organizers hope the venue will be a place where life is celebrated through creativity.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday that the center's opening was the last major piece in the rebuilding of the area.
Although the center is named after banker Ronald O. Perelman, who donated $75 million to the building’s stagnant construction plans in 2016, officials said it will be known asWhile the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a place for people to learn about the attacks and mourn the nearly 3,000 people who were killed, officials emphasized that PAC NYC's goal is to be a place where life is celebrated through creativity.
For years, the center has gone through various leadership changes. South African-born British playwright David Lan was its acting artistic director in 2014. Then, theater director Bill Rauch was officially named artistic director in 2018. And last October, Khady Kamara, who comes from the theater world, was“How could I not take this role? This is such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Kamara told Gothamist.
“The arts have helped to fuel our city's historic comeback,” Bloomberg said, “and if we keep investing in the arts I know that the brightest days for the city is ahead of us.”
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