The College of Performing Arts is a progressive artistic center, housed within The New School, where you can hone your craft, collaborate across disciplines, and become a ground-breaking artist.
Home to the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, Mannes School of Music, and the School of Drama Surround yourself with legendary teachers and mentors, faculty who will guide your development as a performer and train you to be a 21st-century artist. Find yourself integrated into New York City's vibrant artistic community, gaining hands-on experience performing across the city, as well as around the world.
School of Jazz and Contemporary music- Considered the most innovative school of its kind, we offer students an artist-as-mentor approach to learning. Work one-on-one with the world's leading contemporary and jazz musicians to produce groundbreaking sounds and music. Develop the confidence and knowledge to experiment, take risks, fail, take more risks, and find your own authentic style of self-expression.
Mannes School of Music- We've transformed the traditional music conservatory by integrating rigorous classical training with hands-on experience and opportunities to collaborate across disciplines. Get the training to win positions in the world's best orchestras, the skills needed to start your own label, manage your publicity, and learn to create your own groundbreaking opportunities and collaborations.
School of Drama- Here, rigor and creative experimentation combine. Our drama programs focus on authenticity of expression, pushing students to confront today's most pressing societal issues through the making of theater, film, and emerging media. Through our programs, students embrace civic awareness across performance disciplines to create work that exemplifies imagination and social consciousness.