Paul Creative Arts Center
Paul Creative Arts Center
Explore the Paul Creative arts center
Be wowed. Explore the edge of passion, daring, intellect, power and poetry. The Paul Creative Arts Center (PCAC) is UNH’s center for the fine and performing arts. Visual art, music, dance, and theatre are living and breathing every day at PCAC. Be part of the experience.
Upcoming Events!
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Sep38 p.m. - 10 p.m., The Velvet Pastures Ensemble, under the direction of Andrew Boysen, Jr. will present an all American program in honor of the country's 250th.
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Sep4
8 p.m. - 10 p.m., Nine-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton has received a Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy nomination for every project she has released in the last decade. Known for her impeccable voice and imaginative treatments of The Great American Songbook, Sutton is heralded for her abilities as both a jazz storyteller and her ability to use her voice as an instrument.
Sutton’s fourteen recordings as leader have addressed themes such as materialism (“Desire” 2009), the pursuit…
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Sep85 p.m. - 8 p.m., September 8 from 5:00-8:00pm in the Newman Dance Studio, New Hampshire Hall. The Ballet Company presents a blend of traditional classical ballet and contemporary/experimental dance. Pointe shoes are optional and students with any dance background are welcome to audition. Fill out an audition form here (fill out online) prior to the audition date. QUESTIONS: Contact Prof. Assaf Benchetrit at assaf.benchetriit@unh.edu.
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Sep88 p.m. - 10 p.m., Seacoast Big Band. Nathan Jorgensen, director
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Sep96 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., The 2027 UNH Dance Company Concert UNH Jazz & Tap Company Auditions – September 9 Newman Dance StudioNew Hampshire Hall, Room G60 Ready to perform, grow as an artist, and become part of a dance community that becomes family? The JTA (Jazz/Tap/Aerial) Dance Company is dedicated to balancing technique, chasing artistry and creating community in a contemporary, jazz, tap and aerial based performance company. Dancers may audition for Jazz, Tap, or BOTH. Even if you have…
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Sep10
12:40 p.m. - 2 p.m., Budapest Study Abroad Program - Spring 2027
Thinking about studying abroad? Attend this info session to learn if Budapest is the right program for you. Thursday, September 10, 202612:40PM to 2:00PM Ham Smith Room 126Contact Professor Siggelakis for more information. susan.siggelakis@unh.edu
Purchase Tickets
- Online: https://unharts.com
- In person: Paul Creative Arts Center Ticket Office (The box office is also open one hour prior to each event)
- 30 Academic Way
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824 - Venue/Seating Information
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Secondary Theatre Education and Design & Theatre Technology MajorHometown: Dedham, Mass. What made you choose UNH? I was looking for schools that had a secondary theatre education major and when I visited UNH I fell in love with the campus! I found a place where I…Learn More -
Music Education B.M, Conducting M.A. | Graduate Assistant at the University of Nebraska-LincolnWhat you are currently doing for work and how did you get there? Currently I am a D.M.A. candidate focusing in wind band conducting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where I will be serving as the band graduate assistant. I graduated with my B.M. in music education at UNH before teaching at Paul Elementary School for four years in Wakefield, N.H. I would then return…Learn More -
Music Education MajorBrendan McWalter has enjoyed music since he was a child in Franklin, Mass.: music was his favorite class in elementary school, and he started playing saxophone when he was in 6th grade. “Music was a stress reliever for me,” he says. During high school, as a counselor at a summer music camp, he helped draw out shy campers with musical improvisations. “Working with those students gave me so much…Learn More -
Refugee Composers of the Twentieth Century: The Impact of Displacement on Musical Identity During World War IIThe spark of interest for Kylie Smith's article entry in UNH's Undergraduate Research Journal Inquiry began with her first Music History course, taught by Professor Rose Pruiksma. With a new-found interest in long-term research, a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SEED) grant, and Professor Pruiksma as mentor, Kylie began a deep inquiry into…Learn More -
Music Performance MajorHometown: Scarborough, Maine What made you choose UNH? During all four years of high school, our jazz ensemble participated in the annual Clark Terry Jazz Festival at UNH, an adjudicated event that welcomes middle high school groups from all…Learn More
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