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March 18, 2022

Mask Policy Update

Effective March 21, 2022, Purdue Convocations will now follow “mask optional” guidance.

Dear Convocations Friends, Purdue Convocations (Convos) is announcing an update to its mask policy for the second half of the Spring 2022 semester. Effective March 21, 2022, any performances hosted by Purdue Convocations or the Student Concert Committee, regardless of...

March 7, 2022

Live from Loeb Playhouse: Emmet Cohen Trio and the Live From Emmet’s Place All-Stars

Live From Emmet’s Place All-Stars joined the Emmet Cohen Trio for an incredible night of jazz.

Recorded live at Loeb Playhouse February 12, 2022, Live From Emmet’s Place All-Stars joined the Emmet Cohen Trio for an incredible night of jazz. Now, see it again (or for the first time) premiering Monday, March 7 on YouTube and Facebook. Harkening back...

November 12, 2021

Tickets now available for Purdue Convocations’ Spring 2022 events

Purdue Convocations announces a return to the theater in Spring 2022 with immediate availability of tickets to a lineup of innovative performances from around the world. Broadway returns to West Lafayette with 5 national tours. Live music returns to Purdue...

October 26, 2021

Dökk performance by fuse* originally scheduled for February 3, 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19-related complications

Due to COVID-19 related complications, the U.S. tour of Dökk has been cancelled. Ticket purchases will be refunded automatically.

The high-tech dance/media performance, Dökk, by the Milan, Italy-based company, fuse*, was scheduled to perform in Loeb Playhouse on February 3, 2022. Due to COVID-19 related complications, the U.S. tour has been cancelled. While the Convocations team is currently working to...

September 23, 2021

Music group Choir! Choir! Choir! to lead Purdue Homecoming audiences in epic sing-alongs

Purdue Convocations presents Toronto-based singing group Choir! Choir! Choir! to lead three unique Homecoming Week sing-alongs at Slayter Center for the Performing Arts.

Purdue Convocations presents Toronto-based singing group Choir! Choir! Choir! to lead three epic Homecoming Week sing-alongs at Slayter Center for the Performing Arts. Led by creative directors Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, the duo takes a non-traditional approach; there are...

September 1, 2021

Chicago’s Mucca Pazza marching to Purdue in September

Marching band tradition meets underground street theatre, mismatched uniforms, & genre-bending original music. Chicago’s Mucca Pazza will perform 6 FREE pop-up shows around campus September 9-10.

Our beloved Purdue "All American" Marching Band was the first of its kind to break military ranks and form the Block "P" on the football field—thus a tradition of tight field formations was formed. Mucca Pazza, on the other hand,...