Since 1886 the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts has been at the centre of music and dance education in K’jipuktuk/Halifax. Throughout that time thousands of students have developed a life-long love of the performing arts, many of whom have gone on to professional careers all around the world based on the solid foundation acquired here.
Today students of all ages and abilities continue to join our arts family to pursue their goals and follow their dreams in music and dance. From the youngest baby in our ‘Kindermusik’ program to our ‘Silver Swans’ of ballet, we continue to nurture Nova Scotians in the performing arts in all ages and stages of life.
Music and dance nourish the soul. Learning and performing builds confidence, enhances lives, and helps people become their true selves. Drawn here by a reputation for excellence the Conservatory has a faculty of experienced and professional teachers who are its heart and soul. Here they impart their knowledge and passion to inspire their students to be the best that they can be whatever their goals and wherever their ambitions may take them. The Conservatory is a home of human beauty.
Our work and success demonstrate the value and impact of investments in the arts, where supporters can invest in a new generation of musicians, dancers, and musical relevance right here in their community, and highlight Nova Scotia’s presence on the world’s stages. The Maritime Conservatory acknowledges that our building is located in Mi’kma’ki, which is the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. We acknowledge the Mi’kmaq People as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. We are all treaty people.