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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

By |Oct 27, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Meet the Artists|Comments Off on 5 Questions for BODYTRAFFIC dancer Alana Jones

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 [...]

3 Jan, 2023

5 Questions for Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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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 [...]

19 Dec, 2022

Making Connections, Sparking Creativity, Building Community

By |Dec 19, 2022|PAC News & Notes|Comments Off on Making Connections, Sparking Creativity, Building Community

The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College is more than just a building with four stages, more than just a place for professional artists to perform and move on to their next gig. It is a creative hub, an artistic learning [...]

15 Feb, 2022

What the heck is “tech”?

By |Feb 15, 2022|Bringing Backstage Forward, PAC News & Notes|Comments Off on What the heck is “tech”?

  The Facilities Rentals page of our website proudly proclaims: “There is no better place for tech.” Most of us have heard the expression “tech rehearsal” or “the show is in tech,” but what exactly does this mean? Christy Havard, [...]

4 Jun, 2021

StorySeekers!

By |Jun 4, 2021|Arts In Education, Community Partners, PAC News & Notes|Comments Off on StorySeekers!

The PAC has a long tradition of supporting their School-Time Performance Series with in-school residency work that places independent teaching artists in classrooms to provide arts-based, integrated lesson plans for elementary and middle school children. Similarly, Janis Astor del Valle, [...]

30 Apr, 2021

Nelly van Bommel: From Dreamer to Director

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Exuding energy and inspiration, Purchase College Conservatory of Dance Director Nelly van Bommel has heart of gold and an undying dedication to her work. Guest blogger Lilia Ambler recently chatted with van Bommel about her background, her work, and her [...]