Penn Live Arts Blog / October 2024

Summer Internship Reflections – Part 1

This summer, our Arts & Entertainment Career Connections program supported seven students as they explored the professional world of arts and entertainment. While PLA has provided funding towards student internships for several years, this was the first year in which students could take advantage of specific opportunities offered in partnership with alumni employers – a step that allowed students to strengthen their networks while gaining crucial work experience and professional education. Read more...

Student Performing Artists Engage with the Community

Welcome to the vibrant world of student performing arts at Penn! Our campus is home to more than 80 extracurricular student performing arts groups, practicing disciplines from a cappella to dance, theatre to spoken word, music to comedy, and stage tech to design. Platt Student Performing Arts House is the advisory hub for extracurricular student performing arts on campus, providing students with the resources to train, collaborate, rehearse, fundraise, and realize their artistic values on stage. Read more...