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Welcome to the Department of Theater and Dance!

The Department of Theater and Dance fosters an inclusive, vibrant and stimulating environment that encourages creative self-expression and critical thinking.  Undergraduate programs include intensive, conservatory-style training for actors and dancers, as well as general degrees with a focus on Dance, Design, Directing, Playwriting, Theater and Community and Theater and Performance Studies.  The department's nationally recognized and highly ranked graduate program offers a diverse array of interdisciplinary approaches to performance research within a global orientation.  The department provides a lively forum for faculty to integrate teaching and research, at the cutting edge of their areas of expertise.

 

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Upcoming Performances

ESCAPE

Dance Honors Project 2025

UCSB HSSB Ballet StudioTheater

May 10 - 7:30pm 

 

MANIFESTATIONS

Grad-directed One Acts

UCSB Studio Theater

May 24-25 - 7:30pm

Grad-directed One Acts

 

DANCE NATION

by Clare Barron

UCSB PAT Theater

May 22-23, 28-30 - 7:30pm

May 31 - 2:00pm

 

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Announcements

Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25 at 7.30 pm

Studio Theater

FREE! Doors open at 7.00 pm, no RSVP required.

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