Performing Arts Center (DUPAC)

Dominican University Performing Arts Center

The Dominican University Performing Arts Center (DUPAC) is a very special place where community and students come together to celebrate the arts. DUPAC presents three distinct series with more than a dozen events throughout the year: Traditions (exploring a diverse range of American music); Theatre Arts Lab (theatre arts department productions); and World Arts (featuring artists and events from around the world); as well as a few special events.

Over the past decade legendary artists such as Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, and Garrison Keillor, violin virtuoso Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and pianist Michael Feinstein have appeared on our stage, as well as rising stars including Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile, Abigail Washburn, Sara Watkins and The Greencards just to name a few.

The university also presents an annual concert benefiting student scholarships, which has become well-known over the past 30 years for presenting the best and brightest stars of opera and classical music including Renée Fleming, Deborah Voigt, Denyce Graves, Jessye Norman, Samuel Ramey and Nathan Gunn to name just a few.

DUPAC is actively engaged in the university’s mission ‘to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world’ and brings to campus artists and events to spark lively debate and build bridges between cultures, generations and social perspectives through the arts. To make these events easily accessible to all students, tickets are deeply discounted to $10 for concerts and $5 for Theatre Arts productions. To encourage students to experience a wide variety of events, a student subscription is available for only $50* providing a unique opportunity to experience a wide variety of cultural events while at Dominican University.

Beyond attending events, additional opportunities to participate in the arts are available through volunteering at the performing arts center, student employment and open auditions for theatre arts productions. We look forward to seeing your student at DUPAC!  For more information on DUPAC events please visit our web site.  *does not include special events (holiday concert, annual benefit concert)