Live performances, art exhibitions, academic programs in the visual and performing arts, and community events bring thousands to the Arts Center and Glazer Music Performance Center each year.
Seats 1,000. This is the largest theater in the Nazareth University Arts Center Complex, and is located off the main lobby. The space was updated in 2009, and has several automatic line sets, a sprung stage floor, a projection system, and a small stage apron with steps into the house. Touring and academic productions, admissions and orientation events, as well as speaker and conference presentations are commonly held in Callahan Theater.
Seats 550. This is adjacent to the Nazareth University Arts Center building. The Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center includes the 550-seat Beston Hall designed specifically for the acoustics of large instrumental ensembles. In addition to touring productions, Beston Hall is the rehearsal and performance home for the Nazareth School of Music.
Seats 186. One of two smaller theaters located on the lower level of the Arts Center building, Masters Family Community Theater is configured for small theatrical and musical performances with a stage area. The theater is used for student performances, various rehearsals, and is a primary Theatre and Dance Department academic space.
Seats 198. One of two smaller theaters located on the lower level of the Arts Center building, the Peace Theater is configured for presentations and lectures, with a smart podium, projection capabilities, and a small carpeted stage. The theater is used for lectures, film screenings, and rehearsals, and is a primary Theatre and Dance Department academic space.
Most Arts Center pre-show talks are held in the Peace Theater.
Seats 190. Wilmot Recital Hall serves as a performance venue for a variety of School of Music recitals, including jazz combos/ensembles, and chamber music concerts. The recital hall is located in the lower level of the Wilmot music wing of the Arts Center, and is easily accessed from the courtyard located between the Glaser Performance Center and the Arts Center buildings.
The Arts Center Gallery is located off the Arts Center upper lobby.
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The Colacino Gallery is located in the Art and Design Department wing.
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The Arts New Media Gallery is inside the Arts Center Gallery, which is off the Arts Center lobby.
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GOALS:
To reimagine the Arts Center Complex’s performance offerings to increase opportunities to showcase student talent and support high-profile professional performances connected to the university’s mission. Through this approach we will offer the community a slate of diverse and high-quality performance, art exhibits, lecture/speaker series offerings etc. that balance student, faculty, and professional talent, highlight the excellence of our visual and performing arts programs, and increase community engagement with (and thereby support of) this important strength at Nazareth University. The Arts Center’s connection and value to the community will continue, while at the same time transitioning it to a venue equally committed to showcasing the best of student, faculty and professional performances through programming that is compelling to both the Nazareth and Rochester communities, and the Western New York region.
VISION:
The Arts Center Complex will help establish a strong Visual, Performing Arts & Design unit identity, internally and externally, that will contribute to student and faculty development and recruitment; will develop interdisciplinary programming and partnerships between VPAD departments (both academic and administrative); will strengthen and expand external relationships and collaborations; as well as expand opportunities to increase donor base and grant funding for the arts. The Arts Center Complex will play an essential role in implementing the strategic framework and fulfilling its core strategies (i.e., Expansive Naz, Campus Connected, Equity Mindset, and Engaged With Impact).
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