Vision, Mission and DEI
More than just a school of music and theatre, Lamont is a vibrant part of the Denver community. Our vision and mission for the Lamont School of Music & Theatre and its programs center around providing extraordinary training to our artist-citizens as well as our commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Vision
The Lamont School of Music & Theatre is committed to providing excellent, innovative training as one of the premier music and theatre programs in the country. Situated next to the beautiful Rocky Mountains, the school focuses on the skills and experiences essential for leading a purposeful life as a performing artist in the 21st century. We aspire to develop artist-citizens committed to the public good, welcoming inquisitive, talented, and ambitious students from diverse backgrounds to develop the foundations of successful careers.
Mission
- to provide outstanding training in interpreting, creating, and teaching music and theatre
- to implement a distinctive and flexible curriculum that supports a global and integrated conception of music and theatre
- to sustain an environment for critical thinking about music and theatre in the liberal arts tradition
- to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community and curriculum
- to cultivate knowledge and skills in current and emerging music technology and theatre production
- to engage with the greater Denver community through off-campus initiatives
- to support the development of entrepreneurship in a changing arts industry
- to develop enduring, transferable skills that apply to multiple career paths
- to promote wellness in our artistic lives and beyond
Lamont Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement
Music and theatre are a fundamental forms of human expression that can unite and humanize people. As we confront power, privilege, and oppression today, we ask how we as artists and scholars can foster greater equity and inclusion through our creative and educational practices. We examine how our practices are inclusive or exclusive, how they cultivate community or deepen divisions, and how our own engagements with music and theatre may unite, divide, include, or exclude. Which values and identities do we privilege in our own practices? How do we engage (or not) with diverse peoples and cultures? How does this engagement impact our creative and scholarly work? Why have we made these choices?
We strive to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion at Lamont by (1) affirming BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and other minoritized peoples through our policies, curricula, and individual actions, and (2) purposefully building a more inclusive and welcoming community based on cultural humility, trust, and self-awareness.
To this end, we are committed to:
- introspective work to better understand and critically reexamine ourselves and our past through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- individual and systemic change through immediate and long-term actions that address: policy, curricula, recruitment, hiring, retention, and community-engaged collaborations
We acknowledge the importance diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice have in making Lamont a vibrant, innovative, and creative space for learning about, teaching, and creating music and theatre. We recognize that meaningful change requires all members of our community to reflect, learn, and take action with curiosity and humility.
