How can I stay involved in the arts in college? What performance arts opportunities are there at UNH?
Whether you plan on majoring, minoring or pursuing a dual major in the arts, continuing a creative hobby or exploring a new one in college, there's an arts community for you at UNH. Read on to learn about five ways to get involved with the arts as a UNH student.
UNH Alabaster Blue A cappella group performing holiday concert
1. Sing Your Heart Out
Join an A Capella Group
UNH has a variety of different A capella groups, such as Alabaster Blue, Off the Clef and Not Too Sharp. These groups can be a great way to keep singing, meet new friends and contribute to the campus and local community through performances.
Learn more about student performing arts clubs
UNH students doing woodworking
2. Try Ceramics or Woodworking
Take an Arts Class
Whether you are an arts major or not, you can enroll in introductory arts classes at UNH, including ceramics, woodworking, interior design, drawing, sculpture, photography and more. You can dive back into your love for art or step outside of your comfort zone with these classes, all while learning new skills.
Learn more about the arts at UNH
UNH student playing clarinet in musical ensemble
3. Keep Playing Your Instrument
Join a Musical Ensemble
Whether your instrument is your voice, the flute, the violin or something else, there is a way to keep making music at UNH. UNH musical ensembles range from those that require an audition, such as the Symphony Orchestra, or those with open enrollment, like the Symphonic Band.
Learn more about musical ensembles at UNH
UNH production of Anne of Green Gables
4. Take the Stage
Act at UNH
Continue to pursue your love of acting at UNH or gain new confidence by taking part in a theatre performance. You can join a student club like the Mask and Dagger Dramatic Society, a student-run theatre organization that puts on plays, musicals and other performances, or UNH Sketched Out, a sketch comedy troupe. You can also declare a theatre major or minor.
Learn more about theatre at UNH
UNH dancers
5. Move Your Body
Dance at UNH
If you love telling a story through movement, there are plenty of ways to get involved with dance at UNH. You can audition for the UNH Dance Company, comprised of a ballet company and a jazz, tap and aerial dance company, or raise spirit for UNH Athletics through the UNH Dance Team. There is also a wide variety of student dance organizations, including the UNH Inter-Cultural Dance Club, where students can experience different cultures through dance.
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