The School of Performing Arts houses both the Music and Theatre Departments which perform on UCF campus and in the Central FL community.

Upcoming Events

  • Guest Artist Masterclass: Jared Hauser, oboe

    PAC-Music, M150: M150

    Oboist Jared Hauser (Vanderbilt) joins Richard Todd on guitar to present a clinic masterclass for oboists. This event is open to the public, no ticket required. 

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  • Student Recital: Ethan Nasypany, percussion

    UCF Rehersal Hall

    Free admission, no ticket required. View the livestream here https://www.youtube.com/@UCFSchoolofPerformingArtsTV/streams

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  • Guest Artist Recital: Oliver Xu, percussion

    Rehearsal Hall

    Percussionist Oliver Xu has been internationally recognized as a solo performer advocating for contemporary music. Based in New York City, he was awarded a Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant by The Juilliard School after graduating with his master’s degree. This season’s highlights include a guest artist recital at Ithaca College’s Ford Hall and two world premiere performances with New York Classical …

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  • Student Recital: Samantha Matter, percussion

    UCF Rehersal Hall

    Free admission, no ticket required. View the livestream here https://www.youtube.com/@UCFSchoolofPerformingArtsTV/streams

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  • Student Recital: Michael Colbassani, percussion

    UCF Rehersal Hall

    Free admission, no ticket required. View the livestream here https://www.youtube.com/@UCFSchoolofPerformingArtsTV/streams

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  • Student Recital: Zachary Hoenig, percussion

    UCF Rehersal Hall

    Free admission, no ticket required. View the livestream here https://www.youtube.com/@UCFSchoolofPerformingArtsTV/streams

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  • Architecture Showcase & Awards

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Enjoy a full evening of student presentations, a talk with a nationally known architect, scholarship awards and more! Networking & cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. Architecture presentation featuring: Presentation of architectural work from UCF, UF and Valencia Awarding of student scholarships Gallery of student and local architects’ fine artwork Presented …

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  • Apollo's Gift: An Art History of the Moon Landing with Peter Kalb

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Pugh Theater

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Art historian Peter Kalb discusses creative endeavors inspired by the Apollo Program in 1972. The lunar adventure that was a source of such confusion and doubt provoked painters, sculptors, photographers and performers to create Apollonian art that makes good on the promise that with space exploration humanity would have a …

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  • Knight to Shine: A Musical Theatre Showcase

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Steinmetz Hall: Steinmetz Hall

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  The spotlight is on the graduating musical theatre students as they take the stage for an evening of cabaret style performances. This show will include songs from Les Misérables, The Book of Mormon, Frozen, Hair and many more! One of Central Florida’s favorite new traditions celebrates ten years! UCF Celebrates …

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  • Writing Our LIFE Stories

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  In partnership with the University Writing Center and the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, UCF LIFE writers will share their family history writing. One of Central Florida’s favorite new traditions celebrates ten years! UCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. …

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  • PRINT: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  The PRINT team invites you to join them for an interactive workshop that offers an introduction to reading and transcribing letters from the past. Participants will learn tips and tricks for deciphering old handwriting and in the process learn about family dynamics in early America. Take a step into the …

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  • Write of Passage 2024: Creative Writing MFA Student Reading

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Write of Passage 2024 showcases the work and talent of the Spring 2024 graduating students of UCF’s creative writing MFA graduate program. This reading will feature works by Justin Ahlquist, Camila Cal Mello, Fernanda Coutinho Teixeira, Kristi Dao, Colleen Dieckmann, Kianna Greene, Michelle Munoz, Spencer Reynolds, Jessa Santiago, Dani Sarta …

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  • Feels Like Rain, Flying Horse Big Band plays Love Lost and Love Found

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Steinmetz Hall: Steinmetz Hall

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  For centuries, love has been a central theme for musicians. Join UCF’s chart-topping Flying Horse big band as it surveys music of the amorous nature...love lost, and love found – American style! Tales of the rebuffed and adorned are not relegated solely to Italian opera. From swing to blues and rhythm and …

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  • Yo, Ho, Ho, Let's Go! : Theater for the Very Young

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024. “Yo, Ho, Ho! Let’s Go!” is a 30-minute adventure with a pirate on the high seas following a treasure map. Parrots, crabs, mermaids and more join the fun. Theatre for the Very Young is created specifically by Orlando Family Stage for 1 to 5-year-olds, and is an interactive, multi-sensory, developmentally accessible …

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  • Poetry Reading and Book Signing by Ilya Kaminsky

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Join UCF for a poetry reading and book signing by Deaf Republic author Ilya Kaminsky. Deaf Republic (2019) follows a family of puppeteers as they struggle to resist the war that surrounds them. Drawing connections between global and local political conflicts and conveying the importance of standing up to tyranny, Deaf Republic weaves a rich …

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  • Creative Clash

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Seneff Arts Plaza: Seneff Arts Plaza

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Armed with markers, students and alumni from the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design race against the clock to create artwork in front of a crowd. The theme will be announced seconds before the start of the event, so come cheer on the artists and help choose a winner …

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  • Graphic Design & Experimental Animation Showcase

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Spend the evening networking and leave creatively inspired by the next wave of Orlando’s ever-growing design community as they showcase their creative works in the areas of graphic design and experimental animation. End the night with a special presentation from a distinguished guest speaking about their creative process and career …

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  • UCF Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Pugh Theater

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  UCF Opera is pleased to offer a production of one of the most beloved operas of all time – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”. This fully staged comedy will be sung in a fresh English translation and includes dialogue excerpts taken from the original play upon which the …

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  • UCF Symphony Orchestra: Ode to Heroes

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Steinmetz Hall: Steinmetz Hall

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  A vibrant program from the UCF Symphony Orchestra and its newly-appointed conductor Robert G. Hasty showcases heroism and how it is conveyed in music. What makes a person heroic? Three composers from different times and places took varying approaches to tell the stories of heroes. One composer – arguably the …

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  • Performing Deaf Republic

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Join Theatre UCF for a theatrical adaptation of Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky, followed by a talkback with the creative team. Ilya Kaminsky is a USSR-born, Ukrainian-Jewish-American poet, critic, translator and professor. He is best known for his poetry collections Dancing in Odessa and Deaf Republic, which have earned him several awards. In 2019, the …

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  • UCF Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Pugh Theater

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  UCF Opera is pleased to offer a production of one of the most beloved operas of all time – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”. This fully staged comedy will be sung in a fresh English translation and includes dialogue excerpts taken from the original play upon which the …

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  • Student Recital: Issac Borge, viola

    UCF Rehersal Hall

    Free admission, no ticket required. View the livestream here https://www.youtube.com/@UCFSchoolofPerformingArtsTV/streams

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  • UCF Percussion Ensemble Invitational and Concert

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Steinmetz Hall: Steinmetz Hall

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  In a celebration of past and present, the UCF Percussion Ensemble and a group of percussion studio alumni will join forces for an evening of percussion music. Percussion studio AlumKnights have been invited back for this special occasion and we are all eager to share the stage once again.  The …

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  • Let’s Go Camping!: Theatre for the Very Young

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Join best friends Happy Camper and Fuzzy on a camping adventure, told through music, puppetry, and creative play! "Let's Go Camping!" is a 45-minute interactive play designed for 2 to 5-year-olds. Along the way, children will explore the wonders of nature, meet woodland friends, and earn Junior Explorer badges. Children …

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  • Inclusive Knights: "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" featuring the UCF Concert Band

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Steinmetz Hall: Steinmetz Hall

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  This is a young person’s concert to provide a safe and welcoming place for people who are looking for ways to access live music that may not normally be able to do so. We will offer support for members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, persons on the …

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