Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Performing Arts, started to teach in 1997. The section is composed departments of Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy, Acting and Scene Design. The undergraduate program, which includes theoretical and applied courses, offers four years of competent training. The department has the necessary infrastructure and technical equipment for the application works with two stages, design workshops and writing studios. In the department, the plays which are staged by the students every year and which are part of their education contributing to the cultural life of the city and the university. In addition, with the bilateral agreements of the Erasmus, Mevlana and Farabi coordinators, the department provides opportunities for exchange of students and faculty with many universities in Turkey and abroad. "Süleyman Demirel University International Arda Kanpolat Theater Festival and Congress"was held in 2012 by the department. The festival organized for the second time in 2016. The Department of Performing Arts, which participates in many national and international theater festivals with the plays prepared by by two Assistant Professors, three Instructors, three Research Assistants and students in the teaching staff, contributes to the Turkish Theater with its qualified theater artists.