Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
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The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies (TAPS) is the intellectual and artistic center for the aesthetic, historical, literary, practical, and theoretical explorations of performance in global perspective — theatre, dance, speech, time-based art, and even performative "roles" in everyday life.
Degree Type
A.B.
department
Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
CIP Code
50.0501ℹ
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Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies (TAPS) is the intellectual and artistic center for the aesthetic, historical, literary, practical, and theoretical explorations of performance in global perspective — theatre, dance, speech, time-based art, and even performative "roles" in everyday life.
The TAPS concentration offers three tracks with many points of overlap among them: Performance Studies, Theatre Arts, and Dance. Concentrators gain exposure to a broad spectrum of performance modes and methods — acting, directing, dance, and writing, and chose an avenue of focus among them. Everyone graduates having studied craft, gained familiarity with history, and investigated the role of performance arts in culture.
Student Goals
Students in this concentration will:
- Gain skill in one or more of the practical crafts of theatre, dance, public speaking, or performance art
- Increase abilities in speech and communication
- Gain familiarity with the history of theater, dance, and other performing arts from transnational perspectives
- Explore areas of performance theory
- Gain familiarity with dramatic texts and theatrical contexts
- Enhance their writing abilities
- Produce a body of creative work
- Create a capstone project in the senior year
Tracks
- Dance
- Performance Studies
- Theatre Arts
Graduating Class
| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies alumni work in a range of areas, including as media and finance executives, management consultants, physicians, engineers, architects, as well as in the arts and entertainment as directors, singers, lighting designers, and actors. Visit the TAPS website for more information.
What are Theatre Arts and Performance Studies concentrators doing…
The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.