The integration of the practical knowledge of theater-making with the humanistic knowledge of the history and theory of performance is central to our department’s vision. At TAPS, theory and practice are inextricably linked and mutually reinforcing. We prepare our students to become scholar-artists fluent in both of these languages.
If the idea of the scholar-artist is at the core of our department’s vision, then teaching is at the center of our mission. We teach our graduate and undergraduate students in academic classes and seminars, in acting and dance studios, and by mentoring them in their creative work and scholarly research. No other activity can surpass or replace having students enrolled in our classes and studios and majors and minors pursuing their degrees in our department. Creating the context for probing dialogues and participatory experiences in our classes is essential to guiding students into discoveries of how the performing arts can be utilized as a fresh platform for illuminating pressing social issues and paths of change.
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Performance
Thu, Feb 2, 2023 7pm PT
Nitery Theater in Old Union
Performance
Fri, Feb 3, 2023 7pm PT
Nitery Theater in Old Union
Class/Seminar
Wed, Jan 11, 2023 7:30pm to 9:20pm PT
Class/Seminar
Mon, Jan 9, 2023 7:30pm to 9:20pm PT
Performance
Sat, Nov 19, 2022 8pm to 10pm PT
Roble Gym, Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater
$5-$20Performance
Fri, Nov 18, 2022 8pm to 10pm PT
Roble Gym, Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater
$5-$20Performance
Thu, Nov 17, 2022 8pm to 10pm PT
Roble Gym, Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater
$5-$20