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The Department of Fine and Performing Arts offers facility tours specific to each of our program areas - Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts - that are not available on the general campus tour provided by Undergraduate Admissions.

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  • Loyola Dance Receives National Recognition

    Loyola Dance Receives National Recognition

    Loyola Dance excelled at the 2018 American College Dance Association. Out of 44 university pieces performed, both Loyola pieces "Reba" and "Razor Burn" made the top 11. Adjudicators chose "Razor Burn" as the top alternate to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. this June. Click to watch a video feature!

  • In Conversation with a MCA Intern

    Senior undergraduate student and Psychology major Jessica Malatia speaks about her experiences as an intern for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and gives advice to other students about internships.

  • Introducing the new faces of our production workshops!

    Meet our new full-time staff and learn about how they hope to make a mark on the DFPA.
  • Loyola's pep band preps for Final Four

    Loyola's pep band preps for Final Four

    The Loyola Ramblers aren't the only ones charged up about going to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four. So is the school's pep band, which adds high-decibel energy to the games.
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  • Healing through Dance

    Healing through Dance

    Every week, Loyola dance instructor Sarah Cullen Fuller helps Chicagoans with Parkinson’s disease deal with their symptoms in a non-conventional way: by teaching them to dance.