Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University

12/05/2025

“Mentoring is reciprocal, nourishing, and energizing.”

Adrienne Kapstein, Associate Professor and Program Head of the BFA in Performance Making and the International Performance Ensemble at Sands College of Performing Arts, reflects on the collaborative spirit at the heart of her work—both in and out of the classroom.

In recognition of her dedication to student-centered creation and research, she was honored with Pace’s inaugural Faculty Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in 2024.

“Although I have more experience, and I am excited to share it, there are many moments when the student’s fresh eye or alternative perspective gives me new insight.”

Adrienne has brought more than 35 students and alumni into 12 artistic projects across three countries. Her work—rooted in devised theater—has been seen at Lincoln Center, Soho Rep, and on international stages.

📖 Read more about Adrienne and other faculty award recipients who are helping students turn curiosity into work that matters:

https://www.pace.edu/news/faculty-powering-student-discovery

12/03/2025

Congrats to Acting for Film and Media (AFaM) alum, Armani Gabriel ’25, on being cast as J-Boogs in "Power: Origins," the newest chapter in the Power universe! 🌟

📺 Read more via Deadline:

‘Power: Origins’ Rounds Out Cast, Including Jason Dirden Reprising ‘Raising Kanan’ Role; Production On Supersized Season 1 Kicks Off.

12/02/2025

🎉Let’s keep the momentum going until midnight! We are half way to our goal of 1,000 donors to help transform the student experience at Pace.

12/02/2025

Students from Sands College of Performing Arts—Acting BFA and Musical Theater BFA—will perform in Spiral Bound, a new concert performance led by our guest artist Miranda Ferriss Jones, featuring Broadway stars Laura Benanti and Khalia Wilcoxon, along with top Broadway musicians.

Miranda has welcomed our students into the creative process—first through a fall workshop, and now on stage.

📍Don’t miss this exciting moment: Saturday, December 6 at Lincoln Center.
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Spiral Bound is a collection of songs about the women who take hold of our hearts and never let us go—the muses who return to us across memory, desire, and…

12/01/2025

At Pace, we don’t just train dancers—we train Rockettes. More Rockettes than anywhere else.

As the Radio City Rockettes celebrate 100 years of precision and performance, we’re celebrating the nineteen Rockettes and fifteen ensemble dancers who got their start right here at the Sands College of Performing Arts. Their journey from Pace studios to the Radio City stage is pure magic.

At Pace University, we don’t just train dancers—we train Rockettes. More Rockettes than anywhere else. As the Radio City Rockettes celebrate 100 years of precision and performance, we’re celebrating the nineteen Rockettes and fifteen ensemble dancers who got their start right here at the Sands...

11/28/2025

What does it take to bring a classic to life? From first table read to final curtain call, follow along with the cast and crew of Chekhov’s "The Seagull" as they navigate an accelerated rehearsal process, build a world from scratch, and discover what it means to perform like professionals. 🎭

See how "The Seagull" took flight: https://www.pace.edu/news/seagull-takes-flight-crash-course-chekhov

📸 Jonathan Morrey

What does it take to bring a classic to life? From first table read to final curtain call, follow along with the cast and crew of Chekhov’s The Seagull as they navigate an accelerated rehearsal process, build a world from scratch, and discover what it means to perform like professionals.

11/26/2025

Need a playlist for your holiday travel? We’ve got you.

Hair changed everything—an explosion of sound, spirit, and rebellion that defined a generation.

As the cast and crew of Sands College of Performing Arts prepared to bring this iconic musical to life, they leaned into the music that fuels them today.

🎧 Check out the curated playlist that kept them inspired, grounded, and in the groove throughout rehearsals for their fall production of Hair.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wXQzP

📸Jonathan Morrey

11/25/2025

Assistant Professor Di Quon Wilms is redefining what it means to train as an actor in the digital age. As Program Head of the BFA in Acting for Film and Media, she’s guiding students to do more than perform—they write, direct, and produce their own work, emerging as true multi-hyphenate storytellers.

Assistant Professor Di Quon Wilms is redefining what it means to train for the screen. A seasoned actor, producer, and director, she’s building a program that turns students into working artists—equipped with professional reels, real-world experience, and the confidence to tell their own stories...

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