Experience

Experience something real. The Purchase PAC is the hub of a creative community that brings together internationally acclaimed artists, rising stars, creative practitioners, and an inspirational array of loyal patrons and friends to celebrate the performing arts. Click the heading or photo to learn more.

Engage

Through our Education & Engagement programs, The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College is committed to providing a fully immersive, educational arts experience for all ages.Click the heading or photo above to learn more.

Facility Rentals

The PAC theatres, lobby areas, and support spaces are available as facility rentals and can be adapted in a myriad of ways to suit your needs. Click the heading or photo to learn more.

Give

The financial impact of canceling performances is severe, and our ability to recover will depend greatly on your support. Please consider making a 100% tax-deductible donation to help ensure that the arts will thrive again. Click the heading or photo to make your gift today.

The PAC News & Notes

The Purchase PAC will close out their 2022-2023 season on Saturday, April 15 with a live performance by five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo.

Angélique Kidjo is considered to be one of the greatest artists in international music today. As a performer, her striking voice, stage presence and fluency in multiple cultures and languages have won respect from her peers and expanded her following across national borders. Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America.
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The PAC's 2023 Dance Series begins on February 4

In early 2023, The Purchase PAC will present a series of three dance performances by professional dance companies. The 2023 Dance Series includes performances by Complexions Contemporary Ballet on February 4, Paul Taylor Dance Company on February 25, and Gibney Company on March 11.
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The second half of The PAC's 2022-2023 season will open with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on January 22

(December 16, 2022) On Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 3pm, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and acclaimed violinist Renaud Capuçon will perform a program titled Change the Frame in the Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College.
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Announcing the 2022-2023 Season: Re-Inspire, Re-Engage, Re-Turn

(June 24, 2022) We are thrilled to announce that we will welcome audiences back into our theatres to experience live, world-class performing arts starting in October of 2022. True to our legacy of sharing new work alongside established virtuosity, the 2022-2023 Re-Opening Season will activate old artistic partnerships and build new friendships. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, September 6.
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PAC receives 25K ReStart the Arts Grant to support the return to live performances

(March 24, 2022) The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College (The PAC) has been awarded a ReStart the Arts Grant of $25,000. The grant will support fall 2022 performances by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at The PAC, which will be supplemented by pre-concert Q&As and a master class for Purchase College Conservatory of Music students. ReStart the Arts is a regrant program of ArtsWestchester, made possible with support from the Office of the Governor, the New York State Legislature, and the New York State Council on the Arts. The program includes $1 million in grants to local arts organizations so that they may rehire artists, reassemble audiences, and reignite creativity. Read the full press release here.

About The PAC

For over forty years, THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PURCHASE COLLEGE (The PAC), a four-theatre complex located on the campus of Purchase College, has been the hub of a creative community that brings together internationally acclaimed artists, rising stars, creative practitioners, and an inspirational array of loyal patrons and friends in a celebration of the performing arts. It is this mix of artistry and friendship that has forged The PAC’s legacy as the apex of the performing arts in our region – and it is the same bond that has sustained us during the challenges of the past few years. Learn more about The Purchase PAC.

Box Office Information

For the time being, our box office hours will vary week-by-week; we recommend buying your tickets online. To hear a recording of this week’s phone and in-person hours, please call 914-251-6200. Alternatively, for inquiries related to events that are taking place at The PAC, you can email us at center@purchase.edu.

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