The development of the new $400 million 1,000 seat Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the World Trade Center site has hit another snag that might actually be an indication that it's moving in the right direction. The People-in-Charge (PIC-of-the-PAC) just fired starchitect Frank Gehry from the project. He was hired about ten years ago to come up with a design, but his vision was not to the PIC-of-the-PAC's liking.
It was supposed to look something like this:
That just doesn't jibe with our brand new Calatrava-designed flying dinosaur bird that is adjacent to the PAC site and will soon open as the PATH Station and transit hub. It was supposed to look something like this before the builders started substituting cheaper materials like wax and chewing gum:
Anyway, back to the PIC-of-the-PAC: They've re-organized, seem ready to announce some new board members and fundraising efforts, and are ready to tackle the project once again with a new architect who will be named soon.
A 1,000 seat venue is just about perfect for dance. We need to get our lobbying act together and make sure that it will be suited to our needs before those MB Fashion Week peeps run down there and start trying to control everything so they have a cushy place to go after they get booted out of Lincoln Center. Boy, what a mess they're making of Lincoln Center at this very moment. This is how it always starts – Fashion rolls in on the back of a dirty flatbed truck from Indiana and it's all downhill from there.
We mean no disrespect to Indiana whatsoever, and in fact, will be posting some very positive remarks about it very shortly.
Not to bore everyone by repeating ourselves, but let's get a lobbying effort going so that the new WTC PAC will be a super-duper dance venue.