Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University

11/21/2025

At Sands College of Performing Arts, the next chapter is already under construction — literally.🏗️

Inside the construction at One Pace Plaza East, you can already feel the momentum. The sparks, the steel, the sound of something big taking shape: this is where the future of the performing arts begins at Pace.⭐

https://www.pace.edu/news/your-backstage-pass-future-of-pace

The future of the arts at Pace is under construction. Inside One Pace Plaza East, Sands College of Performing Arts students and faculty are preparing to create, collaborate, and perform in spaces built for bold ideas and bright lights.

11/21/2025

Meet the actors, dancers, and designers redefining what it means to be a working artist in New York. From Broadway bows to lighting up Spike Lee films, at Pace’s Sands College, the line between student and professional blurs, and the city itself becomes the classroom, stage, and screen.✨

Meet the actors, dancers, and designers redefining what it means to be a working artist in New York. From Broadway bows to lighting up Spike Lee films, at Pace’s Sands College, the line between student and professional blurs, and the city itself becomes the classroom, stage, and screen.

11/20/2025

A full house. A powerful film. A story that stayed with us.

The Sands College of Performing Arts, in partnership with Gersh, hosted an unforgettable Industry Insights event featuring Sing Sing—a film inspired by the real Rehabilitation Through the Arts program.

Clarence Maclin, whose story helped shape the film, spoke in conversation with Gersh’s Jayson Council about storytelling, redemption, and the power of lived experience.

📸 Check out highlights from the event and relive this powerful night with us.

11/19/2025

At Sands College of Performing Arts, our students don’t just train—they work.

From Radio City Music Hall to Spike Lee film sets and Broadway’s Cabaret, our talent is everywhere.

We’re ranked #5 nationally for the most represented colleges on Broadway. And half of the Knicks City Dancers lighting up Madison Square Garden? They're Pace alumni.

Here, students train where opportunity meets reality—on professional sets, stages, and screens—while earning their degree.

Check out our new digital deep dive that captures what makes us different: access, opportunity, and the belief that in NYC, anything is possible.

Explore "The Working Performer." https://www.pace.edu/working-performer

11/10/2025

🎬 Tomorrow!

Go beyond the screen.

"Sing Sing" isn’t just a film—it’s a real story about redemption, art, and the power of second chances.

Join us for a special screening of "Sing Sing," followed by a raw and powerful conversation with Clarence Maclin, whose journey helped inspire the film. Moderated by Jayson Council, Head of Culture at Gersh Agency, and hosted by Professor kA'RAMUU kUSH, Industry Liaison for Sands College of Performing Arts, this is more than a Q&A—it’s a dialogue about purpose, possibility, and the stories that change lives.

🗓️ Tuesday, November 11
🕟 2:00 p.m.
📍 15 Beekman, Bianco Room

11/06/2025

A century of kicks. Decades of excellence.

Lauren Gaul—Chair of Commercial Dance and Musical Theater at Sands College of Performing Arts—is featured in an Associated Press story marking the 100th anniversary of the Radio City Rockettes.

A former Rockette herself, Lauren brings world-class expertise to our students. “There is something about the Rockettes being the main event that is sentimental, riveting, and iconic,” she shared.

That legacy lives on through our alumni. This year, 19 Rockettes and 15 ensemble members performing at Radio City were trained right here at Pace—our highest number ever.

From their start as the Missouri Rockets in 1925 to becoming a holiday tradition, the Rockettes represent the pinnacle of precision dance.

We’re honored to celebrate this milestone—and proud to help shape its future.

A high-kicking staple of the New York City holiday season is marking a century of wowing crowds: the iconic Radio City Rockettes are turning 100.

11/04/2025

🎬 Go beyond the screen.

"Sing Sing" isn’t just a film—it’s a real story about redemption, art, and the power of second chances.

Join us for a special screening of "Sing Sing," followed by a raw and powerful conversation with Clarence Maclin, whose journey helped inspire the film. Moderated by Jayson Council, Head of Culture at Gersh Agency, and hosted by Professor kA'RAMUU kUSH, Industry Liaison for Sands College of Performing Arts, this is more than a Q&A—it’s a dialogue about purpose, possibility, and the stories that change lives.

🗓️ November 11
🕟 2:00 p.m.
📍 15 Beekman, Bianco Room

11/03/2025

Matt Stern, head of our BA Stage Management program, is featured in a newly published book, "The Art of Collaboration: Director and Stage Manager as Co-creators and Colleagues."

In the chapter titled 'It's Not My Fault', Matt reflects on the intense pressure stage managers face—balancing perfectionism, logistics, and leadership under the spotlight of ongoing urgency.

"It's hard for us to make ourselves vulnerable in that way because all of those external pressures, the urgency, the financial pressures, the perfectionism pressures. There's a lot of stuff going on that you don't want to mess up."

He shares stories as well as insights into what makes the director—stage manager relationship thrive.

It’s a must-read for anyone interested in the art of live performance—and a great reminder of the industry-level training happening right here at Pace. 🎭

📘 Learn more:

The Art of Collaboration explores the critical relationship between directors and stage managers. The book is an essential guide for theatre professionals seeking to build strong creative partnerships, emphasising mutual respect, clear communication and shared goals. Through real-world examples, pra...

10/30/2025

Lights, Camera, Barcelona—Reimagined!

Students from our International Performance Ensemble (IPE) spend a transformative semester abroad at the Institute of the Arts Barcelona, collaborating with artists from around the globe in a conservatory-style setting.

Now, that same global, immersive experience is part of something even bigger:

Introducing our new BFA in Performance Making—a bold, redesigned program that replaces our former BA in Acting and BA in Directing. With a focus on devised work, international training, and collaborative creation, this program prepares students to bring powerful stories to life.

Ready to create and connect on a global stage?

🎥 Watch the video to experience Barcelona—then explore where Performance Making is heading next:
🔗 https://www.pace.edu/program/performance-making-bfa

10/29/2025

Choreographer. Visionary. Now featured in The New York Times.

Mandy Moore—the creative force behind La La Land, So You Think You Can Dance, and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour—is shaping the future of dance as director of the Commercial Dance LA semester at Sands College of Performing Arts.

She brings world-class expertise to our students, blending industry insight with deep artistic passion.

📰 Read more about her journey, craft, and impact in The New York Times:

The choreographer Mandy Moore feels at home everywhere. She even sees herself as a kind of dance therapist. “Teach them the love first and the steps later.”

10/28/2025

Step into a post–World War II courtroom and witness one of the most pivotal moral reckonings of the 20th century.

Sands College of Performing Arts presents "Judgment at Nuremberg"—a gripping theatrical exploration of war crimes, conscience, and the weight of accountability.

📍 Tribeca Performing Arts Center
📆 November 12–16
🎟️ Get your tickets: https://tickets.tribecapac.org/judgment-at-nuremberg