A historic venue for arts and entertainment that’s breathing new life.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s been almost a year since Triad Stage closed for good. Production company 7 Cinematics currently operates out of the building. The company has performed concerts around the world and will once again be headquartered in Greensboro, further establishing the city’s place in the world of arts and entertainment.
7 Cinematics is no stranger to working with some of the world’s biggest names, from Lil Wayne to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
“We’re going to travel the world and film the biggest concerts on the planet,” said Adam Paul, CEO and owner of 7 Cinematics.
What’s new is that we’re based in Greensboro again. Specifically, working in the Triad Stage building and editing concert footage, Paul said, “the biggest part of the process is happening in Greensboro.”
A historic venue for arts and entertainment that’s breathing new life. It’s a similar story to Paul. The Greensboro native previously operated businesses in places like Los Angeles and Nashville, but now he’s back in the Gate City.
“Greensboro is energetic, right? We’ve got big business, big things are happening here, and we like it. We’re definitely boxing outside the weight range. “I’m doing it,” Paul said.
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Local leaders say this type of pilgrimage to Greensboro has a lot to do with the economic boom here, with no real intentional development occurring over the past 20-plus years. and we are starting to see the results. That’s it,” said Cecelia Thompson, executive director of Action Greensboro.
Ms Thompson said she had already seen 70 to 80 families return since 2020, when the Boomerang program to bring people back to the city was launched.
“Last week, I got a call from someone from Missoula, Montana, and someone from Maryland about people who knew Greensboro and said they were growing, the city was growing, and they were ready to come back. That’s true,” Thompson said.
Paul said he plans to add to the growing workforce, saying, “We want to hire local people and take them around the world.”
The company has 10 full-time employees and employs more than 30 subcontractors. The company is currently looking to hire talented local subcontractors.
So what’s next for Triad Stage? Pyrle Partners, LLC, the company that owns the building, plans to open a music venue on the ground floor sometime next year. 7 Cinematics is currently operating on the top floor of the Triad Stage.
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