Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies offers a broad range of public lectures and talks, as well as a variety of community classes and workshops. Most of these events are offered to the public for free. These events are complimented by a full theatre production season, selected by the Sock & Buskin board, a group comprised of undergraduate students along with members of the TAPS faculty and staff.
Below is an archive of selected events and productions from recent years. Click on the links below to find out more information about each event.
SELECTED PAST EVENTS
- Gob Squad (Talk)
October 28, 2015
Grant Recital Hall
Gob Squad arts collective presented an illustrated lecture entitled It Doesn’t Always Make Sense. The talk gave insights into how it is to work collaboratively, without a director, for 20 years.
Continue reading → - Urban Bush Women (Workshop Series)
October 27 & 29, 2015
Ashamu Dance Studio and Lyman Hall, Room 211
For three decades Urban Bush Women’s powerful moves have shaken theaters and inspired communities celebrating the culture of the African diaspora.
Continue reading → - Romeo & Juliet (Performance)
October 22–25
Pell Chafee Performance Centre (PCPC)
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Ashley Teague ’17 MFA.
Continue reading → - Family Weekend Dance Concert 2015 (Performance)
- Matt Bauman ’10 (Senior Seminar Lecture)
October 16, 2015
Lyman Hall, Room 007
Matt Bauman ’10 (aka Matt, The Closer) from Next Step Realty visited the Senior Seminar class in Fall 2015. TAPS students were invited to attend the class.
Continue reading → - Royona Mitra (Lecture)
October 13, 2015
Lyman Hall, Room 211
Dancing New Interculturalism: Akram Khan and the Politics of Othering
Continue reading → - The Tempest (Performance)
October 8–10, 2015
Pell Chafee Performance Centre (PCPC)
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Kyle Vincent Terry ’16.
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