To experience something real is to expect the unexpected — a musical phrase that ignites your imagination, a dance piece that offers a fresh perspective, an encounter with an old friend in the lobby. At The Purchase PAC, a myriad [...]
Happy Holidays! Here are a few selections from my year-end playlist, including several PAC artists and three (!) Messiah performances. I hope you find something here to enjoy during these final days of 2021. I'll be taking a break next [...]
COVID-19 tests are a necessary part of life these days, but, let’s face it, they are no fun. Since early 2021 The PAC Lobby has been hosting Purchase College’s COVID-19 Testing Center. The PAC’s Front of House staff have put [...]
Ever wonder what goes on behind the curtain during a live performance? In the new series Bringing Backstage Forward our Production Team invites you into their world, sharing insights and tricks of the trade via blog posts, videos, interviews, and [...]
In today’s Spotlight on Black Choreographers, we are honoring Ronald K. Brown and Camille A. Brown, two choreographers who are recipients of the Jacobs Pillow Dance Award. This honorary award is given to creative visionaries and includes a cash prize [...]
What does The Purchase PAC do other than present world-class performing arts? Plenty! In this new feature that we are calling Community Partner Stories you will get to know some of the extraordinary individuals and organizations in our community - [...]
Max Eidinoff is a classical composer at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College who plays piano and guitar. He has been a student of Laura Kaminsky and Gregory Spears; he composes as well as performs premieres in the Purchase [...]
Today's Meet The PAC Staff takes you behind the scenes to meet Technical Assistant Oscar Portillo. Name: Oscar Portillo Position at The PAC: Technical Assistant Year you started working at The PAC: 2019 Alma Mater/College major: Queens College, BA Sociology [...]
Today on Meet The PAC Staff we introduce you to our (Interim) House Operations Director, Janice Kahl. Name: Janice Kahl Position at the PAC: Interim House Operations Director Year you started working at The PAC: 2007 Alma Mater/College major: Proud [...]
Floriana Frassetto, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of MUMMENSCHANZ, who at 69 years young still tours with the troupe, answered some questions for us about MUMMENSCHANZ and their newest work you & me. Read on to learn more... Q: MUMMENSCHANZ [...]
