Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University

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

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...