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

Saturday, April 08, 2023

  • Student Recital: Annalise Lang, cello

    Rehearsal Hall

    Free admission, no ticket required. View the livestream here https://www.youtube.com/@UCFSchoolofPerformingArtsTV/streams All student recitals are scheduled pending successful completion of their recital hearings.

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  • Theatre for Very Young Audiences: The Day I Danced with Dinosaurs

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    The Orlando REP presents The Day I Danced with Dinosaurs. Get ready to party, because everyone knows dinosaurs love to dance! The 30-minute celebration of dinosaurs, music and movement was written by Jennifer Adams-Carrasquillo ’11MFA. Theatre for the Very Young at Orlando REP is created specifically for 1- to 5-year-olds and is an interactive, multi-sensory, developmentally accessible experience that encourages …

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  • UCF Opera Presents Speed Dating Tonight! (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    Under the direction of Thomas Potter, UCF Opera performs Speed Dating Tonight! by Michael Ching. This modern, comedic opera combines a variety of musical genres to explore the human desire for connection. Through each 90-second date, you'll get a peek into the characters’ lives and their different approaches to dating.  Each spring, UCF hosts a large-scale celebration of creativity at …

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  • TECH-nique: A Dance Concert (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    This evening of dance showcases the incredible talents of students, alumni and faculty choreographers and dancers. The student choreographers for this event have themed their pieces to be centered around technology and how it impacts our daily lives. For a piece she is choreographing, UCF dance faculty member Judi Siegfried is collaborating with UCF Professor of Engineering Carolina Cruz-Neira, founder of …

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  • Creative Clash

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    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 at the end of the competition. The finished designs will …

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  • Graphic Design & Experimental Animation Showcase

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    FREE! A showcase of works by graduating seniors in the Emerging Media BFA, Graphic Design and Experimental Animation tracks! 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 …

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  • Inspired: An Evening of Chamber Music for Strings, Piano and Clarinet

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    The UCF Pegasus String Quartet and faculty from the School of Performing Arts presents Inspired, a concert featuring works for piano, clarinet and strings. The Pegasus String Quartet, UCF’s elite graduate string quartet under the direction of Ayako Yonetani, performs Rachmaninoff’s Unfinished String Quartet No. 1 and the Florida premiere of a quintet arrangement of Chausson’s Concerto for Violin, Piano …

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  • National Choir Festival Concert

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    Artistic journeys start with education! The UCF National Choir Festival is an opportunity for high school choir directors and their students to work with world-renowned conductors, participate in masterclasses, experience one-on-one time with the conductors, solo performances and mass choir experiences. The day of workshops will conclude with a public performance at 7:30 p.m.  Each spring, UCF hosts a large-scale …

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  • TECH-nique: A Dance Concert (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    This evening of dance showcases the incredible talents of students, alumni and faculty choreographers and dancers. The student choreographers for this event have themed their pieces to be centered around technology and how it impacts our daily lives. For a piece she is choreographing, UCF dance faculty member Judi Siegfried is collaborating with UCF Professor of Engineering Carolina Cruz-Neira, founder of …

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