Meet BlackRock’s New Executive Director
Krista Rimple Bradley says she wants to make the arts venue more accessible, more visible
Some of what Krista Rimple Bradley hopes to accomplish as BlackRock’s new executive director involves recreating a 1970s theater experience, how she felt seeing Ben Vereen perform in “Pippin” at The Kennedy Center. “Magic” was the word she used to describe it. “I am the first person to say I love TV. I watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and I'm totally into pop culture,” Bradley said. “But you can’t reproduce being in the dark, seeing magic happen and sharing it with people who you might not even know. There is something really powerful about that shared experience of seeing live performance. “I don't think that power changes over time.” Bradley officially began her duties as the executive director of BlackRock Center for the Arts on Monday. “…
