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.
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.
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
Federal funding for research in the Faculty of Arts
SSHRC Insights and Partnership Development grants awarded to faculty researchers
Indigenous history through dance
Transdisciplinary researcher Evangelina Macias leads a new course inviting UCalgary students to learn about Treaty 7
Following the joy: Catching up with Lindsay Ell
Country star and former UCalgary student Lindsay Ell opens up about mental health, creative freedom and redefining success on her own terms.
From Track star to Country Pop star: Katelyn Lehner's next act
Long before she was playing festival stages, Katelyn Lehner was chasing podiums as a UCalgary athlete. Now she’s off and running in a music career in an industry with no lanes, no stopwatch and no scoreboard. Lehner will be performing July 10-12 for Finals weekend of the Calgary Stampede at the BMO Centre!
David Garneau Wants You to Look Again
Books without words. Bubble-wrapped bison heads. Sunlight soap. In David Garneau’s latest exhibitions, everyday objects carry unsettling histories.
From South Africa to Canada: UCalgary staff member adapts skills for Canadian workplace through Continuing Education
How Constantina Caldis Roberts used a professional management certificate to rebuild confidence and pursue new career possibilities
In the media
In the News Melanie Kloetzel in SASKTODAY.ca
Indigenous voices take centre stage in virtual storytelling series
In the News Rod Squance, School of Creative & Performing Arts, in SooToday.com
Algoma Conservatory hosting trio that offers a musical fusion
In the News Ryan Gladstone (Alumnus), SCPA (Drama), in Winnipeg Free Press
The monster lives
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
Understanding Arctic Sea Ice
Dr. John Yackel, PhD, professor in the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Arts, is leading an international team studying Arctic sea ice in the High Arctic. The project will improve satellite measurements to better understand climate change.
