The UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts is proud to present the Annual Student Visual and Performing Arts Festival: Break Free! We invite you to celebrate our community and Break Free from any restrictions you feel are tying you down as an artist! This year we present the 23rd Annual UCCS Student Short Film Festival, the 18th Annual Senior Visual Art Exhibition, UCCS Theatre & Dance’s production of Men On Boats, our hit Talent Show, and so much more. No matter what medium fits your fancy, we hope you will come to engage with the phenomenal works created by students and participate in the many festivities we offer! All events are free and open to all unless accompanied by a ticketing link.

Pre-Festival Events

Cats
Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre
March 14-24
Thursday- Saturday 7:30 PM
Sunday 4:00 PM

Sonder: The 2024 VA Senior Exhibition
Opening Reception
Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery
April 12, 5:00-8:00 PM
Running April 12-May 11

2024 Visual and Performing Arts Festival Student Exhibition
Ongoing Installation
Gallery of Contemporary Art Project Space
April 24-May 11

April 25 | Thursday

Music
2024 “Break Free” Visual and Performing Arts Opening Ceremony with Pitch Peak Acapella
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM

Music
World Music Ensemble
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
7:30 PM- 9:00 PM

Theatre     
The Trolley Improv Show
Peak Improv Theatre (3440 N Carefree Cir Suite 140)
8:00 PM- 9:30 PM

April 26 | Friday

Dance
Dance Composition II Performance
Chapman, Dusty Loo, and Gallery of Contemporary Art Lobbies, Ent Center Garden
2:30 PM- 3:45 PM 

Theatre
Musical Theatre Karaoke
Margot Lane
5:00 PM- 7:00 PM

Theatre
Trolley Problem Improv Workshop
Overlook Studio
TIME TBA

Music
Performance Symposium
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
7:30 PM- 9:00 PM

Museum Studies and Visual Art
2024 Visual and Performing Arts Festival Student Exhibition Opening Reception
Gallery of Contemporary Art Project Space
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM

Theatre
Men on Boats Opening Night 
Osborne Studio Theatre
7:30 PM- 9:00 PM
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April 27 | Saturday

Film Studies
23rd Annual UCCS Student Short Film Festival
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
1:00 PM- 6:00 PM

Music
Pitch Peak Acapella
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
8:00 PM- 9:00 PM

Theatre
Men on Boats Prologue
Osborne Studio Theatre
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM

Theatre
Men on Boats Performance 
Osborne Studio Theatre
7:30 PM- 9:00 PM
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April 28 | Sunday

Theatre
Men on Boats Performance
Osborne Studio Theatre
4:00 PM- 5:30 PM
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Closing Event
“Break Free” Talent Show
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
7:30 PM- 9:00 PM

Post-Festival Events

Music
Music Composition Seminar Performance
Margot Lane
Tuesday, April 30th
3:00 PM- 4:20 PM

Music
Music Capstone Presentations
Margot Lane
Thursday, May 2nd
1:40 PM- 4:30 PM
 

Unless otherwise noted, these events are held in the Ent Center for the Arts and are free and open to all. For more information about the VAPA Festival contact uccsvapafestival@gmail.com.