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
Jennifer Brewin, MFA'25, brings scholarly approach to Canadian theatre leadership
After three decades in professional theatre, Brewin returned to the classroom at UCalgary and emerged to lead one of Canada’s major regional theatres.
Transdisciplinary Connector Grants Awarded
Faculty of Arts plays central leadership and collaboration roles across the UCalgary campus
Dr. Leslie Reid appointed interim dean, Faculty of Arts
A message from Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Sandra Davidson
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
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
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
In the media
In the News Melanie Kloetzel, School of Creative and Performing Arts, 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
OUTRO: Celebrating Tracy Dawson
Join the CDWP Writer-in-Residence for an evening of readings and conversation with Alberta authors marking the close of the 2025–26 residency.
May 20, 2026 | 7 – 9 p.m.
Festival Hall, 1215 10th Ave. S.E.
