UC Davis Graduate Studies
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Performance Studies
About the Program
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Students gain advanced knowledge of twentieth and twenty-first century performance, including in acting, directing, design and choreography. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in performance criticism, history, media, theory, and practice.
Degree Type
Interdisciplinary Graduate Group
Degrees Offered
M.A. Plan II \ Ph.D. Plan C
Lead Dean
College of Letters and Science
Degree Requirements
Administrative ByLaws
Major Code
GPFS
Exceptions
QE Exception: No outside member needed
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Admission Requirements
UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements
Admission Deadlines
Priority: Dec 1, 2025\ General: Jan 15, 2026\ Space Available: Jun 1, 2026\
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 1, 2025\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
Admissions Actions
Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Graduate Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator\ Marian Bilheimer \ (530) 754-6973 | mlbilheimer@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Graduate Group Chair\ Jon Rossini \ (530) 754-9212 | jdrossini@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Program Contacts
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact\ Kristopher Fallon \ Performance Studies \ (530) 754-2599 | kfallon@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact\ Jon Rossini \ Performance Studies \ (530) 754-9212 | jdrossini@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Studies Contacts
Internal Fellowship Analyst\ Heidi West \ (530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor\ Sarah Hamid \ (530) 754-2355 | shamid@ucdavis.edu