Pace University News

Each year, more than 3.5 million lives are lost to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), a staggering toll for a global health crisis that remains largely in the shadows. The Pace Center for Global Health, based in New York, is on a mission to change that.

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.

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 College of Performing Arts. Their journey from Pace studios to the Radio City stage is pure magic.

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.

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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 on set and beyond.

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.

Inspired by her combined undergraduate and graduate studies at Pace, Environmental Studies and Science alumna Taylor Ganis is a children’s book author and founder of a top environmental podcast.