Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies

About this programme

The MA and PhD programs in Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies emphasize our collective interest in theatre, dance, performance, and cultural politics . For us, this means teaching classes that explore performance on stage, in studios, and in everyday life to highlight the cultural, political, material and ideological dimensions of performance practices – both past and present. Studying performances across a broad range of cultural contexts –in theatres, dance studios, galleries, rituals, the media, the streets, the political arena, mass spectacles, interpersonal interactions etc. – helps to capture the potential performance has to frame critically-nuanced responses to public events, and thus to model politically and ethically engaged forms of public life.