School of Creative and Performing Arts
SCPA hosts World Stage Design 2022!
From August 6 - 16, the world’s largest international showcase of performance design and designers illuminates the University of Calgary and city of Calgary.
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.
Explore our programs
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.
School events
University Theatre Services
See a show. Book a venue. Organize a conference. Get production assistance.
News and Announcements
In the media
In the News: The Conversation Canada
How theatre on the Prairies can imagine an equitable and inclusive future
In the News: The Conversation Canada
Artists organize to offer new visions for tackling climate change
In the News: Clem Martini, SCPA, in The Calgary Herald
Clem Martini turns award-winning book about caregiving for his brother into play
In the News: Clem Martini, SCPA, in CTV News
Calgary playwright transforms family trauma into theatrical drama
Wagonstage Theatre presents free outdoor summer performances
Catch Bee-trayal at various locations throughout Calgary till Aug. 27. Learn all about pollinators and how to bee-come a citizen scientist.
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