The Performing Arts department offers all Rockford College students a unique opportunity to explore dance, music and theatre as separate but interrelated art forms in an innovative, experimental environment where they can express themselves creatively, study the performing arts in their historical- cultural context, and participate in departmental programs and productions. Our faculty members believe in a hands-on approach of positive instruction and guidance to nurture creative and intellectual abilities.
Classes are small for maximum student-teacher interaction.
Some courses involve team teaching to provide a full understanding of the interrelationships of dance, music, and theatre. Students will have numerous opportunities to enhance their education in the performing arts. Juniors and seniors are urged to spend a semester or year in the Rockford College program at Regent's College in London, where they will have the opportunity to pursue the many cultural advantages of London and to study with an impressive variety of skilled British artists and teachers in specially designed programs. Juniors and seniors also may take advantage of internship programs with professional artistic organizations in the Rockford and Chicago areas. We offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music History and Literature or in Theatre Arts, and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Musical Theatre Performance.