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  • Eastman Theatre Debuts its Kodak Hall 
    Reported by: Jason Frazer

    Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009 @06:17pm EDT

    After a four month renovation,  Eastman Theatre has a new look.

    "Its a great day for Rochester, its a great day for the Eastman School of Music and most of all its a great day for the arts," says Joel Seligman, President of University of Rochester.

    Today Politicians, Business and Community leaders gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Kodak Hall. And there are quite a few changes. First, there's the size.

    "The hall originally had 3,200 seats. Thats really big for a concert hall. We've downsized it to 2,300. Its more inline with some of the concert halls in America," says  Doug Lowry, Dean of the Eastman Theatre.

    The seating arrangements have also changed. There are now 98 box seats on the orchestra and mezzanine levels. And then there's the acoustics. The theatre installed a state of the art sound system.

    "Its important because we owe to our patrons of Rochester, our students, our faculty and the performing artists that come here," says Lowry.

    And we can't forget about the improvements to the infamous chandelier. The light bulbs were replaced with halogen lights for a brighter experience.

    "We know that Eastman Theatre is important to the economic development of Rochester. The arts are magnets. They bring people here. And the RPO is a vital part of that," says Seligman.

    Kodak Hall will officially open tomorrow with a performance in honor of George Eastman.
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