{"id":8806,"date":"2026-02-09T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/?page_id=8806"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:50:31","slug":"theater-and-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/theater-and-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Theater and Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At Bates, <\/strong>we believe performance is for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In the Department of Theater and Dance, our curriculum explores performance theories, physical practice, creative processes, and culturally inclusive engagement. A small program size allows faculty to know each student personally and provide individual mentorship. The major culminates in a thesis project that could include choreography, directing, performance, and other stage-centered endeavors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Emery, Academic Administrative Assistant
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To further your craft through experimentation, innovative technologies, and experiential learning<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To work with nationally and internationally renowned guest choreographers and directors on mainstage productions and in master classes<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To immerse yourself in the artistic process and engage in creative inquiry<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How to call on artistry, activism, collaboration, and scholarship in your creative process<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To connect your creative practice with the wider community through attendance and presentations at regional and national conferences<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To dismantle structural inequities and personal biases while advancing the artistic spheres of theater and dance<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Theater and Dance alumni have gone on to achieve great creative heights. Many graduates pursue further degrees in theater and dance; others enjoy successful careers in the arts, with specific professions that include modeling, marketing for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, ballet dancing, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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of 2020-2024 Bates graduates are employed and\/or attending graduate school \u2014 settled into their next opportunity within 6 months of graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBates allowed me to explore all the diverse facets of theater \u2014 acting, design, directing, and dance \u2014 and with that knowledge gained I find myself tackling new projects, booking roles and callbacks, and discovering my own idea of \u2018success\u2019 on a daily basis.<\/em>\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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