Music Hall Revitalization Corporation
UPDATES:
MUSIC HALL CONSTRUCTION TO START IN MAY OF 2013
Massive revitalization project of historic hall to be completed in October of 2014
April 13, 2011 – The Music Hall Revitalization Company (MHRC) announced today that the construction timetable for the Music Hall revitalization project has been shifted by one year to allow for additional time to prepare for this hugely complex undertaking. The project is scheduled for completion in October of 2014.
"Construction will now start in May of 2013 to allow an appropriate amount of time to complete designs, assemble bid packages, and negotiate with suppliers and contractors,” said MHRC President Jack Rouse. "It would not be acting in a responsible manner if we started a project of this complexity without complete design documentation and working drawings, and without allowing sufficient time for bidding and negotiating. This is a sound business decision. Our design team, which is made up of some of the world's preeminent experts, agrees that it is important to take time to explore all reasonable design solutions to this very complex building." [Read More]
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Music Hall Revitalization Corporation Established to Lead Renewal of Historic Music Hall
Cincinnati – Feb. 26, 2010 – As plans take shape for the restoration and renewal of Music Hall, Greater Cincinnati’s historic performing arts center and community gathering space, the Music Hall Working Group (MHWG) announced today the creation of the Music Hall Revitalization Corporation (MHRC), a new organization that will assume leadership of the project.
MHWG comprises leadership from the Cincinnati Arts Association (facility manager); Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival, and Cincinnati Ballet (resident arts organizations); and the Society for the Preservation of Music Hall.
The Music Hall Revitalization Corporation will lead and coordinate all future plans related to Music Hall redevelopment, including planning, design, construction, communications, and fundraising. The new organization will also collaborate closely with the members of MHWG to build on the momentum of the work that’s already been completed. Of paramount importance to the MHRC agenda will be ensuring that Music Hall remains a world-class performance venue and an arts and entertainment anchor for its Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, while continuing to serve the needs of its resident organizations and the Greater Cincinnati community. [Read More]
BIO
Jack Rouse
Chair/Founder
Jack Rouse Associates
In 2008, Jack was recognized by his industry-peers when he was awarded the themed entertainment industry’s highest award, the Thea for lifetime achievement. In accepting the award Jack made a special effort to thank the tens of millions of people whom he has never met, but who have made his career possible: the audiences who have visited the hundreds of venues and attractions that JRA has created during the past 20 years. To those who know Jack and the JRA philosophy this came as no surprise, for Jack has always believed that JRA is a service organization whose basic job is to use experiential design to create a smile, or open a mind, or to touch a heart. Many times Jack has told clients that the essential role of JRA is unlocking the inherent drama in their story or vision. “It is through dramatic narrative that we must emotionally and intellectually engage our audiences. If we can’t forge that connection it is unlikely we will be our clients goals and objectives.”
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