Fall Auditions

Sign-ups are now open for acting classes and productions. All UC Berkeley students are welcome!
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The Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) teaches performance as a mode of critical inquiry, innovation, creativity, knowledge production, and public engagement. Learn more.

Academic Programs

Dance & Performance Studies

B.A. or Minor

Theater & Performance Studies

B.A. or Minor

Performance & Culture in the United States

Summer Certificate

Graduate Group in Performance Studies

Ph.D.

Department News

Theater scholar and director Karina Gutiérrez joins TDPS faculty

August 21, 2024

Graduate Group in Performance Studies welcomes 2024 student cohort

July 30, 2024

Timmia Hearn DeRoy, Roshanak Kheshti participate in inaugural 'Advancing Faculty Diversity' program

July 19, 2024

Wendy Sparks reflects on 27 years of crafting costumes for TDPS

July 1, 2024

Media Mentions

July 24, 2024

Jul 24
Professor Abigail De Kosnik on "What is lost—and gained—when Olympics coverage becomes a round-the-clock spectacle?" (Berkeley News)

July 23, 2024

Jul 23
Professor Abigail De Kosnik on "How Kamala Harris became part of Charli XCX's 'Brat' summer" (NBC News)

July 1, 2024

Jul 01
Durham University academic, Dr. Fusako Innami, receives a Fulbright Award to conduct research at UC Berkeley

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