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Performing Arts Center News
The Performing Arts Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has long been the home of arts and cultural programming in Southern Nevada. Located on the northeast corner of the university campus, the center is bustling with activity nearly every day of the year.
Current Performing Arts Center News
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The season celebrates where artistry and choreography come together at the epicenter of Las Vegas motion.
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There are more than two dozen UNLV entries in the college division of the contest. Voting ends on June 5, 2024.
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From classic plays to exciting new voices in American theatre, the season promises to be thrilling, thought provoking, joyous, and immediate.
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The UNLV Film Documentaries class created this 15-minute film about the revitalization of Las Vegas’ Historic Commercial Center.
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The DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered among the most notable awards in jazz education.
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The orchestras are conducted by musical director Taras Krysa.
Performing Arts Center In The News
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The UNLV Performing Arts Center (PAC) is kicking off its 47th season with a local guitar duo.
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The UNLV Performing Arts Center new season begins September 2023 and continues through April 2024.
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Las Vegas history was made when the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 78 to 71 in game four of the WNBA finals, winning Las Vegas its first-ever major league professional sports championship.
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The story of Lori Cobo’s 30-year career at UNLV’s Performing Arts Center is a romance. A classically trained pianist who started playing at 7, Cobo was raised by parents who took her to the opera and symphony. But she truly fell in love with theater in 1983, the year after graduating from high school. While working as a PAC usher, she stood in the balcony one night listening to the National Symphony Orchestra and was completely transported. Marked by the experience, she tried to study nursing but, after barely a year, switched her major to theater. She worked at Bally’s for a few years after college before making her way back to the PAC. Like that rare couple who gets married right out of high school and stays together till old age, Cobo rose through the center’s ranks from the box office to the executive suite. Now executive director, she’s still moved to tears by a symphony. Just after announcing the PAC’s 46th season, Cobo shared her passion for the job with Desert Companion. An edited excerpt of the conversation follows.
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The sculptor who created “The Flashlight” on the UNLV campus died Monday at his home in Manhattan at 93.
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One-on-one interview with the executive director of the UNLV Performing Arts Center, Lori Cobo.