Three Opera Chapman Productions Nominated for American Prize Contest
Three of CoPA’s productions this season have been honored as national finalists for The American Prize in Opera Performance. Along with this, Director of…
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Music Alum Olivia Mello ('20) Graduates from Yale Law School
CoPA grads go on to apply their skills in all types of fields, even law! Olivia Mello (’20) Olivia Mello (’20) earned her BM…
CoPA Named as a Top Performing Arts School
According to collegefactual.com, CoPA ranks #3 among California schools for performing arts and #11 among the entire country! The individual dance, music, and theatre…
CoPA Student and Alumnus Awarded Leatherby Libraries Research Prizes
Megan Lewandowski, a CoPA student double majoring in Music & Psychology, and Connor Bogenreif, a CoPA alumnus, staff member, faculty member, and Chapman doctoral…
CoPA Alumnus William Lü Launches Dance Film Workshop in Taiwan
College of Performing Arts graduate William Lü will collaborate with talented Taiwanese filmmaker, Grace Peng, to establish a dance film workshop in Taipei, Taiwan,…
Chapman CoPA Student, Bella Murrieta, at 2025 CineVox Dance Film Festival
“I’ve spent so much time working on it, why would I keep it to myself? I made this for a reason.”…
3 Chapman Alumni To Sing at the Metropolitan Opera Next Season
Three Chapman Alumni will perform in the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming 2025-2026 season. Duke Kim, Efraim Solis, and Ben Bliss are professional working musicians, who…
Chapman Students Perform Alongside Doug Varone and Dancers
Kennedy Barry, Keira Gestel, and Skylar Peterson Last May, Chapman Dancers auditioned for the extraordinary opportunity to perform beside the world-renowned Doug Varone and…
Inaugural Music Education Colloquim Features Pioneering Autism Expert
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, Dr. Tammy Yi of Chapman’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music hosted the inaugural music education colloquium featuring Guggenheim Award recipient…
Opera Chapman Presents Celestial Visitors
For spring 2024, Opera Chapman has brought together two one-act operas, blending the classical and the contemporary, all centered around the enigmatic allure of…
Cole Neville and His Choreographic Process
The Chapman University Department of Dance ended its academic year last weekend on May 5 and 6 with the Spring Dance Concert. This concert,…
Kennedy Kemmerer directs "The Yellow Boat" Department of Theatre kicks off April with the Student
This semester’s student director is senior Kennedy Kemmerer. Kennedy is a double major in Theatre Studies, with a Directing/Performance emphasis, and Business Administration. For…