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Department of Fine and Performing Arts
The Department of Fine and Performing Arts (DFPA) is comprised of four distinct areas of study; Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts and is combined to promote dynamic artistic and academic opportunities for our students. Approximately 80 full and part time faculty members, actively involved in creative work, performance, and independent scholarship, teach and train over 400 student majors and minors in the department.
Our students are challenged to attentively experience and critically engage different aesthetic experiences, to develop and improve communication skills and to relate the artistic experience to other fields. Our undergraduate programs prepare students for graduate work and employment in many dynamic cultural professions. The academic programs of the DFPA are complemented throughout the year by over 100 public presentations, performances, and exhibitions.
Dance Fine Arts Music Musical Theatre Theatre
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Mundelein Center Suite 1200
1020 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60626
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DANCE AT LOYOLA
Dance at Loyola University distinguishes itself within the Chicago dance community and on a national level through its commitment to rigorous study of classical dance techniques. Training in ballet and classical modern dance techniques and performing demanding repertory allows students to develop their physical and artistic skills at a conservatory level while engaging in benefits of a Jesuit liberal arts education. Through courses in history, pedagogy, choreography and more, students develop a comprehensive vocabulary for evaluating, teaching, creating and performing dance. Additionally, we offer precise and formalized jazz dance technique courses and tap to support a minor in musical theatre.
Loyola benefits from its Chicago location, and students are able to attend world-class dance performances throughout the city. Our faculty consists of highly accomplished professionals who train dancers with precision, knowledge and goals of mentoring young artists to fulfill their potential to the highest level.
In addition to our Dance Minor, The Dance Program at Loyola proudly services hundreds of students who are looking for initial exposure to the art form or to continue their previous studies of dance. We offer interdisciplinary world dance classes to allow students to experience the vitality, music and movement vocabulary of diverse human cultures.
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FINE ARTS AT LOYOLA
The major goal in teaching Fine Arts and Loyola University Chicago is to enable students to develop and refine their modes of perception and to express themselves in a variety of ways. To accomplish this goal, the department offers instruction that examines an array of studio media from their multi-faceted historical and ethnic perspectives. The Department of Fine Arts prepares students to gain technical expertise, which qualifies them to begin careers or to meet graduate school requirements.
Loyola Chicago offers a prime location for this study of fine arts. Its museums, concert halls and libraries are a vast resource for academic study. And because this city constantly produces fresh examples of jazz, architecture and public art, Loyola students gain vital access to the living history and practice of the arts.
The Fine Arts program offers several majors: art history, ceramics, drawing and painting, photography and visual communication. Each student’s course of study is tailored, through consultation with an advisor, to his or her needs, capabilities and professional goals. This flexibility stresses individuality and allows students to broaden and enhance their professional experience.
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The main goal of Music at Loyola is to provide a music education that will have an impact on one’s entire life. We encourage self-expression through music and provide coursework and performance opportunities for students to be able to write and perform music for a variety of media and styles. We offer advanced studies in the field of performance and composition and prepare students for graduate studies in music or work in related fields. With its diversity in course offerings and faculty, Music at Loyola is the place where university students can continue making music as well as receive the training necessary to pursue a professional career in this performing art.
Chicago is a prime location for the study of music. With its orchestras, opera houses, theaters and vibrant cultural life, Chicago offers a vast array of resources for academic study. By being in this city, Loyola’s students have access to the living history and practice of the fine and performing arts.
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Loyola University Chicago's musical theatre minor provides a cross-disciplinary program for students majoring in the performing arts. Required courses in theatre, music, and dance help prepare students for performance careers in the musical theatre industry. The musical theatre minor offers two tracks for students majoring in either music or theatre. Students take courses in the two performing arts forms outside their concentration, along with a capstone course in musical theatre repertoire. The capstone course reviews the history of musical theatre and provides students performance instruction related to each historical genre. This course culminates in a Musical Theatre Showcase. The DFPA produces one full scale musical a year. In addition, musical theatre students have the opportunity to participate in a yearly workshop specializing in the development of new musicals done in partnership with a professional theatre in Chicago.
Chicago is a prime location for the study of Musical Theatre. With over 125 theatres students have the opportunity to see cutting edge theatre regional theatre, new musicals and broadway touring productions.
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Department of Theatre takes advantage of the well-rounded nature of a liberal arts education. Our students receive a strong foundation in all aspects of the art, from theatre history, literature and criticism to performance, design and directing. Each of these areas are well supported by work in other disciplines, such as world history, sociology, philosophy, political science, ethics and theology to name just a few. Students can also pursue a double major or a minor in theatre if they wish.
Our program is unique in that it does not require undergraduate students to wait to audition for our productions. The department gives students as many opportunities as possible to perform, design and direct in a healthy, instructional atmosphere. We believe that a large part of our success as a department is the caring, individual attention and support that are given to each and every student.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the thriving theatre scene in Chicago. Most of our faculty work professionally in the city, and often provide opportunities for students to participate as observers, interns or participants. Students can receive course credit for participation in supervised professional work, as well as for internships with established theatres in the area. It is the combination of a strong education on campus with the chance to see and participate in a wide variety of theatrical performance in Chicago that makes our program unique
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