Welcome to the Prior Performing Arts Center
A catalyst for creativity and learning, the Prior Performing Arts Center amplifies the arts at Holy Cross and provides the College, the greater Worcester community, and visiting creative thinkers with an inspiring environment to pursue diverse questions of the human experience.






2023-2024 Season announcement coming Soon
With their extraordinary artistry and defiance of disciplinary boundaries, the internationally acclaimed artists of the 2023-2024 season embody our vision for artist residencies at the Prior Performing Arts Center. Their performances, artist talks, and installations offer an exhilarating complement to the creativity and innovation of emerging student artists and Holy Cross faculty and staff also featured in our season this year. We are delighted to tease the season with the announcement of a March 2024 performance by the peerless Rhiannon Giddens…stay tuned for the rest!
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The Prior Performing Arts Center is an uncommon commons for transformative experiences with the arts. With dynamic programming supported by striking architectural design, the Prior presents exceptional artistic experiences for the campus and community; supports arts-based collaboration among faculty and students across academic disciplines; offers technical capabilities to ignite the imaginations of world-class visiting artists and students alike; and provides new avenues for leveraging the positive power of the arts through civic and community partnerships. The center affirms the College’s investment in Worcester’s recent citywide plan for arts, culture, and community and serves as a beacon of artistic excellence in the region.




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