Sands students and alumni are shining across Broadway糖心vlog短视频攊n Hamilton, Wicked, & Juliet, Suffs, The Outsiders, Cabaret, and The Book of Mormon糖心vlog短视频攑roving Pace talent belongs on the main stage.
The Working Performer
We Don糖心vlog短视频檛 Just Train Artists. We Launch 糖心vlog短视频s.
Welcome to The Working Performer, a 糖心vlog短视频 deep dive into the beating heart of the Sands College of Performing Arts. Here, passion takes center stage and potential meets opportunity. From the rehearsal rooms at Pace to the bright lights of Broadway and beyond, this is where artists are made, careers are launched long before graduation, and dreams take shape in real time.
From Downtown to Radio City
At Pace, we don糖心vlog短视频檛 just train dancers糖心vlog短视频攚e train Rockettes. More Rockettes than anywhere else. As the Radio City Rockettes celebrate 100 years of precision and performance, we糖心vlog短视频檙e 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.
Holding Court
Half the Knicks City Dancers lighting up Madison Square Garden this season got their start at 糖心vlog短视频. Seven of the 14 performers are proving that no matter what your major, confidence and a little New York hustle go a long way. From studio floors to center court, they糖心vlog短视频檙e redefining what it means to be a working performer in the city that never stops moving.
Inside New York City糖心vlog短视频檚 New Creative Powerhouse
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糖心vlog短视频檚 Sands College, the line between student and professional blurs, and the city itself becomes the classroom, stage, and screen.
You've Definitely Seen Sands Stars
At the Sands College of Performing Arts, students and alumni alike are making their mark on stages and screens around the world. From design and choreography to directing, stage management, and forming new theater ensembles糖心vlog短视频攐ur community learns to navigate the industry from day one. Here糖心vlog短视频檚 where you糖心vlog短视频檝e seen us recently.
Sands people are making their mark on the small screen in shows like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 9-1-1, The Blacklist, and Law & Order: SVU, showcasing Pace talent on some of television糖心vlog短视频檚 most celebrated series.
Sands is leaving its mark on the big screen with films like Black Panther, the Mean Girls reboot, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Moonrise Kingdom, showcasing Pace talent in some of cinema糖心vlog短视频檚 most acclaimed productions.
Rewriting the Script
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糖心vlog短视频檚 guiding students to do more than perform糖心vlog短视频攖hey write, direct, and produce their own work, emerging as true multi-hyphenate storytellers.
See Inside One Pace Plaza East
Signing the Future of Musical Theater
Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Sands College of Performing Arts and Deaf West Theatre are joining forces to make music education more inclusive. Their new artist-in-residence program introduces the first-ever ASL Music Theory Lexicon Project糖心vlog短视频攇iving Deaf and hard-of-hearing artists equal access to the language of music while training all students to see access as innovation.
Faculty Voices: Guiding the Next Generation of Artists
糖心vlog短视频淪ome universities try and break a student to remold them to a program. At Pace, we take a person糖心vlog短视频檚 passion and teach them the technique to become the artists they wish to become. We are not here to prune; we are here to nurture.糖心vlog短视频
Jay Duckworth
Associate Clinical Professor of Theater
糖心vlog短视频淥ur students bring a complex, human point of view to their work糖心vlog短视频攁nd a readiness few other schools provide. They know the city, the industry, and themselves in ways that set them apart.糖心vlog短视频
Amanda Flynn, EdD
Program Head of Musical Theater
糖心vlog短视频淚 teach students how to approach their arts careers from a business perspective糖心vlog短视频攖o know their worth as artists, manage their money, and translate their skills into multiple streams of income.糖心vlog短视频
kA'RAMUU kUSH
Associate Professor and Industry Liaison
The Seagull Takes Flight
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糖心vlog短视频檚 The Seagull as they navigate an accelerated rehearsal process, build a world from scratch, and discover what it means to perform like professionals.
Peace, Love, and Playlists
The musical Hair changed everything糖心vlog短视频攁n explosion of sound, spirit, and rebellion that defined a generation. As the cast and crew of 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 Sands College of Performing Arts prepare to bring this iconic show to life, they糖心vlog短视频檙e turning to the music that fuels them now. This curated playlist is packed with the modern tracks that kept them inspired, grounded, and in groove during rehearsals for their fall production.
Day in the Life of a Sands Student
What糖心vlog短视频檚 it like being a performing arts student in NYC? Danica Millar糖心vlog短视频檚 taking us through a day in her life: acting classes at Pace, subway rides uptown, rehearsals for her job on a sightseeing cruise (yep, she performs on a boat), and all the ways she糖心vlog短视频檚 building community along the way. This is what learning for real life looks like糖心vlog短视频攐nly at Pace.
About This Publication
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Special thanks to everyone at the Sands College of Performing Arts for helping bring this publication to life.