Dance
Students of all abilities — from beginners to those with pre-professional aspirations — can engage with dance through courses, seminars, co-curricular classes, and a network of student organizations. Professional artists and scholars guide this work, fostering a vibrant dance community that extends from campus into the broader Chicago area.
Undergraduate
The undergraduate Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) program seeks to animate the intersection of theory and practice in the arts. From its inception, the program has experimented with form, thought, and process, and has capitalized on the tremendous commitment of our undergraduates, the passionate engagement of a remarkable cross-section of Chicago-area artists, and the diverse interests of our faculty. The opening of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts in 2012 enabled ideas to spring to life in state-of-the-art theaters, labs, and design studios.
Graduate
The University of Chicago's TAPS PhD program is a personalized, interdisciplinary program where students combine theatre and performance studies with a joint doctorate in a cooperating field such as Music, Classics, or Comparative Literature, among others. The program's five components — coursework, oral exams, practice-based research, a joint dissertation, and teaching — reflect its blend of academic and performance-based inquiry, typically requiring up to one additional year of study compared to single-degree programs.
People
Welcome to the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies directories, where you can explore the diverse individuals who shape our vibrant community. Here you’ll find dedicated faculty and lecturers who are inspiring the future of performing arts; supportive staff ensuring the smooth operation of our department; and talented graduate students enriching our academic and artistic environment.
About
Positioned at the heart of a world-renowned academic institution and housed in a state-of-the-art presenting facility, the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, a joint Ph.D. program, a TAPS-focused Master of Arts Program in the Humanities, and wide-ranging curricular and production opportunities.
Calls for Papers
Critical Social Theory Working Group
- University of Chicago
- Deadline: Winter and Spring quarter submissions due December 1, 2026
- Contact: Natalie Cortez Klossner and Hayley Birss
- Details
Cincinnati Romance Review
- University of Cinci
Workshops
UChicago's interdisciplinary Advanced Studies Workshops are an integral part of graduate life for our PhD students.
Workshops in our fields include:
Application Requirements
Information about the application for admission, including the deadline, is available on the Division of the Arts & Humanities website. For more information about our programs, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies.
Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate programs in Basque, Catalan, French, Haitian Creole (Kreyòl), Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.