About Us
IN RESIDENCE AT SUNY POTSDAM SINCE 1989, Community Performance Series is a college-community partnership that presents distinctive and renowned performing arts events in Northern New York.
The Mission of Community Performance Series (CPS) is to be a leader toward a vibrant arts culture at SUNY Potsdam and the surrounding Northern New York region by offering a robust and distinct annual, public performing arts season of exceptional artists and musicians. CPS also enhances educational experiences through high-quality masterclasses, internships, workshops, artistic collaborations, and performing arts programming for students and community members at every learning stage.
GUEST ARTIST SERIES
Bringing in a diverse range of talented guest artists who are well-accomplished in their respective artistic or musical disciplines and come from a range of lived experiences, identities, and backgrounds, our students and community members are welcomed to experience performances that serve as “mirrors and windows” through many artistic genres and forms of expression. Presenting event seasons annually in Fall and Spring since 1989.
Meet the arts - youth programming
High quality youth and family programming for regional schools and families in the community. Utilizing the performing arts and educational programs to spark creativity, new connections to curriculum and a joy for the arts with our young audience members.
Interested in bringing your young people to an event? Reach out at mta@potsdam.edu for more information.
summer musical
Utilizing the immense talent of community members in our region, alumni and SUNY Potsdam students, we produce an annual Summer Musical held annually during the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Reunion week. The 2023 production of "The Addams Family" was a resounding success thanks to the talent, passion and dedication of these incredible people and thanks to YOU, our incredible audience who filled the house each performance.