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
2025 Faculty of Arts Awards
Honouring outstanding members of the UCalgary Arts community
Recruiting International Students in Couples
This research study is about the career development of international students and their partners as they transition to life in Canada.
Arts Inspire Grants Recipients
Congratulations to the Arts Inspire Grant recipients! These grants support research and creative projects across all Faculty of Arts units.
Meet the exemplary educators who are this year's Teaching Awards recipients
The 10th year of the University of Calgary Teaching Awards honours recipients for their excellent contributions to teaching and learning
In the media
In the News arch magazine
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
In the News Melanie Kloetzel, SCPA, in CBC Homestretch
Dance Research Conference
In the News Marie France Forcier, SCPA, in CBC Radio-Canada
Quand les traumatismes psychologiques s'invitent dans la danse
In the News The Conversation Canada
The theatre we want in 2040? We used ‘strategic foresight’ to plan on the Prairies
In the News Rod T. Squance, SCPA (Music), in The Daily Courier
The skill and communication of musicians gives audience a thrill
In the News Christine Brubaker, SCPA, in Yahoo! News Canada
The theatre we want in 2040? We used 'strategic foresight' to plan on the Prairies
The Myth of Jewish Humour
Join Dr. Roni Cohen, PhD (Goethe University), for a look at European Jewish popular culture and medieval Purim parodies in this exciting launch of the Jewish Culture Forum.
May 27, 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom
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