Performing Arts Community
At The University of Iowa, students have always had a variety of opportunities to act, sing, dance, write, play music, and express themselves creatively through Iowa’s many arts and performance activities and venues. Now students can enrich their experience at Iowa by choosing to live in the Performing Arts Living-Learning Community.

The community is open to first- and second-year students majoring in the visual, creative, and performing arts.

This fine arts learning and living community serves a diverse group of artists, actors, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, and writers.

Benefits include having another venue outside the classroom that supports and sparks students' creative efforts.

Required course
Students in this community are required to take this course:

First-Year Seminar: Designed to increase the awareness of the cultural and performance opportunities that are offered by the departments in the UI Division of Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theater) and the UI Museum of Art, this class will also research and discuss the impact and relationship that these performing (and visual) arts have on us as performers and audience members. Students will attend live performances, prepare class presentations, and work collaboratively.

Accepts first-year, transfer, and returning students
This community accepts first-year students, transfer students, and returning students.

How to apply
Indicate this living-learning community preference on your On-Campus Housing Application and Contract.

For more information
For more information, contact Kate Thompson in the Division of Performing Arts at 319-335-2703.