Center for the Performing Arts

Empire State Plaza • Albany, New York

Events

Experience Ridley Scott’s multi-Academy Award®-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a vast HD screen while Vangelis’ synthesiser-led score is performed LIVE by The Avex Ensemble for the first time in-sync with the 1982 motion picture.  In this stylish noir thriller, detective Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) must continue as Replicant Hunter  following the […]

Screening followed by a Q&A with all three actors, moderated by Daysia Leneé Hiller of Youth FX The Blair Witch Project is a found-footage horror film about three student filmmakers who disappear while documenting a local legend in the Maryland woods, with the story presented through their recovered footage. The 1999 film became a cultural […]

Award-winning performer Carisa Hendrix stars as charming socialite and cocktail enthusiast Lucy Darling as she continues her vivacious vagabond voyages with As You Wish, a new touring solo show featuring her razor-sharp wit, unquestionable advice, and inconceivable magic. Lucy is bringing her signature charm and mischief from screen to stage. As You Wish is the […]

Justin Furstenfeld is certainly never one to mince words. Whether on or offstage, the Blue October singer-songwriter tells it like it is. It’s no surprise then that on a recent afternoon, Furstenfeld is nothing less than blunt in his assessment of his iconic band’s breakthrough album. “It’s fucking beauty! It’s gorgeous! It’s timeless!” the singer […]

The Vanaver Caravan: World Dance & Music for the Winter Season Families are invited to join The Vanaver Caravan for a fully participatory multicultural dance & music experience. The Caravan will teach various holiday dances that celebrate the many occasions & traditions (Christmas, Chanukah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Solstice) during the winter season and how they bring light into the […]