Performing Arts
The Baccalaureate degree in Performing Arts consists of Integrated Major Requirements that are a balance of Dance, Music and Performance.
Degree Requirements
- Required PARTS core 21 credits;
- Unified Training Experiences 17 credits;
- Leadership 6 credits; plus
- 12 additional advanced (300 – 400) level credits in either Dance, Music, and Performance that have been selected in consultation with your PARTS department Advisor.
The PARTS BA degree requires completion of UH Hilo General Electives (64 credits) plus the PARTS Integrated Major (56 credits): 120 credits total.
See undergraduate education in the UH Hilo Catalog for a detailed listing of the B.A. requirements.
Performing Arts Website
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Mission
The UH Hilo Performing Arts Major has a three-fold mission:
- To serve the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo with general education and service courses;
- To provide an academic major in the Performing Arts, with three individual specialty concentrations in dance, drama performance, and music; and
- To contribute to the cultural life of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Hawaiʻi Island through artistic performances and offerings in music, drama, and dance, through public lectures, and through related professional activities.
Faculty and Staff
Carmelito “Lito” Arkangel , Lecturer, MusicAriana Bassett , Theater Technician and Resident DesignerAnne “Annie” Bunker , Lecturer, Dance- Rachel Edwards, Lecturer, Music
Kristi “Kea” Kapahua , Lecturer, DanceJustina Mattos , Chair, Performing Arts; Associate Professor, Drama- Jace Saplan, Lecturer, Music
Trever Veilleux , Lecturer, Music- Affiliate faculty:
Yoshiko Fukushima , Professor, Performance Studies, Languages; Program Coordinator, Liberal StudiesGlenn “Kalena” Silva , Professor, Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies