School of Creative and Performing Arts
Why Creative and Performing Arts?
Our aim is to reimagine artistry for the 21st century through a careful balance of tradition and innovation. We explore both disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on dance, drama and music. We engage with history and the contemporary world in order to become rigorously trained and intellectually agile.
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Undergraduate programs
Dance
Combine intensive studio training and rigour with experimentation. Inspire intellectual inquiry. Nurture your passion and share your love of dance with others.
Undergraduate programs
Drama
Design your own program of study. Combine rigorous artistic creation with advanced academic inquiry.
Undergraduate programs
Music
Unleash your creativity and explore how ideas and emotions are communicated through sound. Experience focus, discipline, collaboration and independence.
Explore graduate programs in Drama and Music
in the School of Creative and Performing Arts
University Theatre Services
See a show. Book a venue. Organize a conference. Get production assistance.
News and Announcements
Newly established Gordon Albert Bell Undergraduate Scholarship in Music awards inaugural recipient
Nikolai Nesterov, music undergrad in the School of Creative and Performing Arts, honoured in front of the Bell family at Oct. 13 event...
In the media
In the News: Mustafa Kamaliddin, SCPA (Music), in CBC Listen
La Seraphine Ukulele Concert|Calgary Eyeopener with Angela Knight
Digitally preserving former Indian residential schools
Partnership with Indigenous communities and UCalgary preserves former Indian residential schools in Alberta
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