Performance Studies PhD

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Details

Departments

Performance Studies Graduate Group

Application Deadline

December 1, 2025

Degrees Awarded

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Terms

Fall

Degree Types

Ph.D.

GRE Requirements

No

Contact Information

Address

15 Dwinelle Hall, MC 2560
Berkeley, CA 94720-2560

Overview

The Graduate Group in Performance Studies at UC Berkeley provides an interdisciplinary and individually crafted curriculum directed at advanced studies in the literatures, performances, cultural contexts, and theories of performance throughout the world. Based in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, the PhD program in Performance Studies takes advantage of Berkeley's distinguished history in the field of drama and theater studies and opens out to a wider interrogation of the disciplines and methodologies of performance studies. The program is administered by the Graduate Group in Performance Studies, comprised of faculty from a wide range of related departments. Students in the Performance Studies PhD program conduct research in a diverse array of interdisciplinary methodologies, on projects spanning the fields of theater, dance, and performance studies.