By Dan Brekke, KQED News Fix
The renaissance of San Francisco’s mid-Market neighborhood took another step forward Wednesday, with leaders of the city’s American Conservatory Theater joining city officials to break ground on a $32 million remake of a moribund movie palace that goes back to the vaudeville era.
ACT Artistic Director Carey Perloff said the two small theaters planned for the Strand will serve as a magnet: “In this space, we hope to produce new work, to engage new artists, young artists, local artists, we hope to share this space with a lot of community partners here, many of whom surround us here. This is a neighborhood filled with arts.”
The Strand, on Market between 7th and 8th streets, is close to another theater and a dance company, and there are plans for a new arts complex two blocks away.
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