Kodak Center for Performing Arts

I recently took a tour of this space with President, Jim Vollertsen (RAPA) and General Manager, Bill Griffin (Kodak Center). As of June 2013, the theater is being leased to the Rochester Association of Performing Arts (RAPA), who is working to bring in a variety of art programs, including traveling performances, local artists, film festivals, and performance arts classes. The theater can seat up to 1,964 people in comfort, with lots of leg room, and is able to stage anything from grand operas, to keynote speakers, to feature films. Additionally there is flexible meeting space all over the complex, with classroom style rooms of various sizes (computer station ready) and smaller lecture theater rooms. The building also has a green room, dressing rooms, a gymnasium, dark rooms (for photography) a cafeteria/​meeting space, and is now a New York State qualified production facility. Built in 1959, walking the halls feels like a step back in time, which made for some fun pictures. We even found some great film reels. I especially loved the dressing rooms – which looked very old Hollywood. There are a lot of opportunities here for conferences, events and performing arts organizations.