The Bates Theater and Dance Department provides an unparalleled liberal arts experience led by faculty and staff who are active professionals in their field.
Program InformationAcademic Information
The Bates Theater and Dance Department provides an unparalleled liberal arts experience led by faculty and staff who are active professionals in their field.
Program InformationAcademic Information
Celebrate the work that Theater + Dance students have been creating during the Winter 2026 semester! All are welcome to view the final showings presented throughout the last week of classes.
April 7 – 16Up Next: Winter 2026 End-of-Semester Showcases
Celebrate the work that Theater + Dance students have been creating during the Winter 2026 semester! All are welcome to view the final showings presented throughout the last week of classes.
April 7 – 16Up Next: Winter 2026 End-of-Semester Showcases
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Bates College offers majors and minors in Theater and Dance that are strong in both theory and practice, supported by the close mentorship of a dedicated faculty and a program size that allows us to know our students personally.
Learn more about Theater + Dance at BatesFor Prospective Students
Bates College offers majors and minors in Theater and Dance that are strong in both theory and practice, supported by the close mentorship of a dedicated faculty and a program size that allows us to know our students personally.
Learn more about Theater + Dance at BatesFor Prospective Students
Culture in Action
The Bates Theater and Dance Department believes performance is for everyone. Through embodied artistry, activism, collaboration, and scholarship, our curriculum explores performance theories, physical practice, creative processes, history and historiography, and culturally inclusive engagement with productions. We welcome all who wish to join our community to engage in experimentation, innovative technologies, and informed experiential learning.
Department Spotlight
- Everyone is a star in ‘Everybody’
Bates Theater’s production of Everybody sold out every performance at Gannett Theater last week — waitlists at the door, eager audience members finding out they’d gotten seats five minutes before curtain — and the room earned that anticipatory urgency. - Introducing Emily Culbreath, Assistant Professor of Dance
We are thrilled to introduce Emily Culbreath, who will be joining the department as Assistant Professor of Dance for Fall 2026! - Beloved and brilliant Martin Andrucki, Dana Professor Emeritus of Theater at Bates, dies at age 80
Andrucki’s arrival at Bates for the 1974–75 academic year coincided with theater becoming a major for the first time. Yet…
