Meet the Artists

11 Oct, 2024

5(ish) Questions for Manual Cinema

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Performance collective Manual Cinema (and all of their luggage) will arrive at Purchase later this month, to share their production of Frankenstein with us on Sunday, October 20. In anticipation, we reached out to Drew Dir, Co-Artistic Director, Frankenstein Lead [...]

2 Apr, 2024

Culture Picks: April 2024

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There seems to be an endless supply of noteworthy accomplishments by Purchase College alums this year! We highlight a few of them in this month's Culture Picks, alongside Purchase PAC event listings and recommendations for what to watch online during [...]

3 Jan, 2024

Culture Picks: January 2024

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Wishing you all a happy, healthy 2024! Since it’s January, there's no better time to look back at some fabulous year-end events, and look ahead at what's to come… Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Songs of 2023 Including (Purchase Alum) [...]

7 Dec, 2023

5-ish Questions for Rob Mathes

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With just a few days to go until arranger, composer, producer, director, and musician extraordinaire Rob Mathes returns to The Purchase PAC to rock the house with his annual holiday concert, we caught up with him to chat about the [...]

27 Oct, 2023

5 Questions for BODYTRAFFIC dancer Alana Jones

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On Saturday, November 4, The Purchase PAC will present LA-based contemporary dance company BODYTRAFFIC. We were super excited to learn that one of the dancers, Alana Jones, is a Purchase College Conservatory of Dance alum. We love it when alums [...]

14 Apr, 2023

5 Questions for Angélique Kidjo

By |Apr 14, 2023|2022-2023 Season, Meet the Artists|Comments Off on 5 Questions for Angélique Kidjo

Angelique Kidjo is currently on tour, bringing her ultra-high-energy world music vibe to cities around the globe...including a stop right here in Purchase, NY tomorrow night. Despite a whirlwind schedule, she was kind enough to take the time to answer [...]

3 Jan, 2023

5 Questions for Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

By |Jan 3, 2023|2022-2023 Season, Meet the Artists|Comments Off on 5 Questions for Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has been a regular and beloved presence on our stages for decades. They return to The Purchase PAC on January 22 with Change the Frame, a program of works by Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, and Hanna Benn, featuring violin [...]