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Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World

PAC NYC opens its doors to the world with a 5-night, Pay-What-You-Wish global music concert series featuring over 30 internationally acclaimed artists. Each evening brings together an eclectic, vibrant mix of artists and styles curated around a theme of refuge – from exuberant Afro-Latin rhythms to futuristic electronic beats, from traditional Klezmer melodies to soulful Rock and Funk. We invite you to take refuge in the music and art that inspires, heals and connects us all. Welcome! Our home is your home.

Curated in Collaboration with Trinity Church Wall Street
Programming Consultant Annie Ohayon
Directed by Sarah Benson

Scenic Designer David Rockwell
Lighting Designer Jen Schriever
Sound Designer Mikaal Sulaiman
Projections Designer Tei Blow

Tickets for our Refuge concert series are Pay-What-You-Wish, ranging from $15 to $120 per ticket.

Proceeds from the Refuge concerts go to support PAC NYC’s artistic programming and our Civic Alliances with community organizations across all five boroughs. This support includes our Inaugural Season performances and commissions and free daily programming on the Vartan and Clare Gregorian Lobby Stage.

NYC Tapestry: Home as Refuge
A black woman with an orange headwrap stands in front of a light blue background. She is wearing light-colored silver earrings, a wedding ring and band, a large chunky v-shaped gold collar that lays over a long sleeve light brown and gold striped textured dress that has a wrap of fabric at the waist. Her eyes are closed, her lips are parted as if in mid-song and both of her arms are outstretched with her palms turned up

NYC Tapestry: Home as Refuge

Sep 19, 2023
Part of Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World
Devotion: Faith as Refuge

Devotion: Faith as Refuge

Sep 20, 2023
Part of Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World
Playing it Forward: School as Refuge
A man in a grey suit sits on a stage. He has dark hair that is slicked back and holds a trumpet to his lips with both hands. A man in an all black suit stands to his right. The man wears a grey and white checkered fedora and has a grey and white mid-length beard. In the foreground of the photo, a slightly blurry musician plays an instrument

Playing it Forward: School as Refuge

Sep 21, 2023
Part of Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World
Relatively Speaking: Family as Refuge
A group of musicians in dark colored formal wear stand on stage holding various instruments

Relatively Speaking: Family as Refuge

Sep 22, 2023
Part of Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World
Childhood Songs: Memory as Refuge

Childhood Songs: Memory as Refuge

Sep 23, 2023
Part of Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World