Beyond the Classroom
At the College of Performing and Visual Arts, education doesn’t stop at the classroom door.
Our students gain real-world experience through internships, national and international travel, study abroad programs, competitions and awards. They also take part in hands-on projects with the Center for Arts Entrepreneurship and perform in our summer stock program, Little Theatre of the Rockies, where they collaborate with professionals and alumni to bring live theatre to our community. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, these transformative experiences—whether performing across the country or studying abroad—are accessible without overwhelming personal cost. Together, these opportunities help our students grow as artists, thinkers and global citizens.
UNC Arts Go Global
Where We've Been Recently
UNC Summer Opera Tour
In 2025, the UNC Opera Theatre students traveled across Europe on a life-changing journey. They performed with different opera companies and improved their skills through challenging masterclasses.
Musical Theatre Trip to Iceland
Musical theatre professorRyan Driscoll traveled with a group of musical theatre students to Iceland in January 2025 for a study abroad class at an Icelandic university.
Art & Design Field Trip to Denver Art Museum
Nearly 50 School of Art and Design students took a day trip to the Denver Art Museum to explore art history and different mediums. Professor and art historian Kiki Gilderhus gave guided talks as part of this experience.
Clarinet Choir in Mexico
The UNC Clarinet Choir, directed by Kornel Juhasz, was invited to perform in Mexico City at the 30th University Clarinet Festival, an international event organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Accompanied by School of Music Associate Director Erik Applegate and Javier Vinasco, Director of Latinx Music, students attended master classes with renowned professors and experienced new aspects of culture, language and cuisine.
Clarinet Studio in Mexico City.
Travel Highlights
UNC Choirs performed the iconic Carmina Burana at Carnegie Hall in New York City with 90 UNC choir students, around 60 UNC choir alumni, several Colorado friends of UNC choirs, a professional orchestra (The New England Symphonic Ensemble) and a guest children’s choir (ChildrenSong of New Jersey).
UNC Choirs in Carnegie Hall 2023
UNC's Compass Jazz Orchestra won a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo to travel to the Dominican Republic in Spring 2023 and give a series of concerts and teach master classes and clinics.
Jazz Lab Band I in Santo Domingo 2023
Senior Theatre Design and Technology students traveled to Prague, Czech Republic, for the Prague Quadrennial of Performance and Design Space in 2023.
Theatre Design and Technology Students in Prague
Dean Cristina Goletti teaching dance in Santo Domingo in 2023