Explore the Arts at Penn State 阿尔图纳

Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

The Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts contains the 400-seat Paul R. and Margery Wolf-Kuhn Theatre, 舞蹈工作室, 服装商店, 场景店, 两个美术工作室, 教师办公室, a Macintosh computer lab, and three conference rooms. The lobby area of the building also houses the McLanahan and Sheetz Art Galleries and the Titelman Study. The Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts hosts cultural and performing art series and theater productions, as well as special events throughout the year.

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An Ivyside 跳舞 Ensemble dancer performs

跳舞

Penn State 阿尔图纳 is the home to the Ivyside 跳舞 Ensemble, a resident student dance company, and Allied Motion 跳舞 Co., a professional dance company comprised of dancers from the college and the public. In addition to these 表演 opportunities, Penn State 阿尔图纳 also offers the 跳舞 Studies minor.

Ivyside Side Vocal Ensemble in 表演

声乐表演

Ivyside骄傲 is Penn State 阿尔图纳's premier vocal ensemble. The group has performed both nationally and internationally, including at Carnegie Hall, 艾弗里·费舍尔大厅, Strasbourg Cathedral, 和圣. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. Penn State 阿尔图纳 also offers a minor in 声音的研究.

A scene from Penn State 阿尔图纳's production of A Year With Frog and Toad

戏剧艺术

Penn State 阿尔图纳’s theatre arts program offers coursework in theatre history, 表演, 导演, 设计, 和更多的. In addition, 表演 opportunities are available throughout the academic year.

Trumpets playing in a jazz band

音乐乐团

Additional opportunities to perform include the following:

  • Pep Band—enroll in MUSIC 079
  • University Jazz Ensemble—enroll in MUSIC 084
Student are in one of the Misciagna galleries

Visual Art Studies

With Penn State 阿尔图纳’s Visual Art Studies (VAST) program, you will be equipped with the conceptual, 技术, and professional frameworks needed to be a confident and productive artist, as well as the skills necessary for employment in creative fields or admission into graduate study.

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English and Creative Writing

Employers in all industries love to hire English majors. 为什么? Because they appreciate the fact that English majors know how to communicate effectively and think critically. Penn State 阿尔图纳 English majors master these skills through courses in literature, 写作, 和修辞. By studying American, 英国, non-Anglo-American, and world literatures, you’ll learn how to synthesize and analyze information; formulate reasoned arguments and judgments; and develop perspectives on human nature, 文化, 和多样性.

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