With fall just around the corner, we know that you are anxiously awaiting news about our plans. When will The Purchase PAC reopen? Will there be a 2021-2022 season? In a sense, we have been open since late August of [...]
Spring is in the air! It is always such an optimistic time, a season of renewal. This year even more than most we feel that energy and are looking ahead with a sense of optimism and of hope. At The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A post by PAC Production Coordinator Bennett Marrow I was talking to a friend who had seen some of my writings in this space, one on Ghost Light and another about working on wardrobe crews. She asked if I would [...]
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 [...]
From the Jim Crow era to the modern-day Black Lives Matter movement, black creators have used their art to discuss topics like racial inequality and white privilege, as well as celebrate Black communities and experiences. Since Asadata Dafora first brought [...]
On Friday, March 6, 2020, we presented what turned out to be our last show of the 2019-2020 season. It Gets Better was unique in that it was more than just a performance. It comprised a week of workshops, conversations, [...]
Christina Gelsone, creator and performer of Air Play, took some time out of her busy schedule (via email, from hot, wet, monsoon season in Singapore!) to answer a few questions about this circus-meets-science performance that is heading to The Purchase [...]
Backstage with Christy Havard, Director of Production As we all know dressing rooms are for actors, dancers, and all other artists to change into their costumes, study their lines, shower, rest and relax between scenes or pieces. Well, I thought [...]
