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
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UCalgary's most-read research news of 2025
In a year that saw the University of Calgary officially become a Top 5 research university, readers of UCalgary News learned about early humans adapting to extreme climates more than a million years ago, the cause of a mysterious white patch appearing next to northern lights, the subtle effects of the sounds found in a modern-day health-care clinic, and more
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Performance fuels research as festival celebrates the depth, breadth of dance
School of Creative and Performing Arts hosts Movement Research Festival Nov. 20-Dec. 3
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Critically acclaimed satire brings Métis voices to UCalgary stage
Women of the Fur Trade explores identity, friendship, and history in Alberta’s first production of Frances Koncan’s celebrated play
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Indigenous Graduate Award spotlights student excellence at UCalgary
With record applications and more than $940,000 in funding, the annual competition is now open
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In Memoriam: Bernard Grant Reddick, Faculty of Arts
UCalgary campus flag to be lowered on May 21
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Dance Research Conference
The Dr. Frank Anton Distinguished Lecture in Economics
Dr. Douglas Irwin, PhD, examines President Trump’s use of tariffs and the motivations behind his trade policy in the Dr. Frank Anton Distinguished Lecture in Economics. His talk explores implications for U.S. trade policy and the global trading system.
March 13, 2026 | 3:30 - 5 p.m.
