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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

Department News

TDPS opens 2024/25 season with 'Everybody' by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

September 26, 2024

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

Media Mentions

September 24, 2024

Sep 24

Two centuries later, performance spaces still struggle with ‘soft censorship’ (Berkeley News)

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)

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