University of Calgary School of Creative and Performing Arts, Dance, Drama, Music

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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Dance at night 2019

Dance

Combine intensive studio training and rigour with experimentation. Inspire intellectual inquiry. Nurture your passion and share your love of dance with others.

Baby birds performance

Drama

Design your own program of study. Combine rigorous artistic creation with advanced academic inquiry.

UCalgary music students

Music

Unleash your creativity and explore how ideas and emotions are communicated through sound. Experience focus, discipline, collaboration and independence.


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University Theatre Services

See a show. Book a venue. Organize a conference. Get production assistance.

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News and Announcements

Dr. Penelope Farfan Elected to IFTR Executive Committee

School of Creative and Performing Arts professor joins the leadership of the world’s leading Theatre Studies organization

Bridging Dance and Ecology

SCPA Professor explores dance and ecology in Paris research trip

Remarkable documentary on return of buffalo to Banff National Park makes Calgary International Film Festival debut

Iniskim: Return of the Buffalo, co-directed by UCalgary arts prof Peter Balkwill, blends art, culture, conservation and reconciling narratives

Beakerhead is back! Calgary’s brain-busting science spectacle is bigger and STEAM-ier than ever

Join us for an exciting exploration of STEAM research and innovation at TELUS Spark, Sept. 20-22

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation 2024 Emerging Artist Recipient – Nicole Charlton Goodbrand, BA’07

School of Creative and Performing Arts dance alum Nicole Charlton Goodbrand, BA’07, honoured as the 2024 Emerging Artist Recipient (Dance)

In the media

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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 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

Canadian author Angela Reitsma Bick

Church on Thin Ice

Explore why Canadian Christians are leaving the Church in Lessons from the Quiet Deconstruction of Faith in Canada with Canadian author Angela Reitsma Bick.

Dec. 11, 6 p.m.
Calgary Central Library

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