A New Spring

Save the Date! TDPS Commencement: May 18th at 2pm at Zellerbach Playhouse

Background image: Two dancers wearing red during Fall Choreography.
Image credit:
Robbie Sweeny

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.

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Media Mentions

November 14, 2025

Nov 14
UC Berkeley faculty discuss ‘threshold of war’ between US and Venezuela (The Daily Californian)

October 20, 2025

Oct 20
‘The Trials’ brings bizarre, darkly funny climate drama to Zellerbach Playhouse (The Daily Californian)

October 13, 2025

Oct 13
Theater is more than bringing a director’s vision to life—it’s a laboratory for social exchange

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