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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that our department and the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ campus is on the ancestral land
of the Yrgin Chochenyo Ohlone People. We pay respects to the Ohlone people, past,
present, and future.

 We invite you to reflect on the history of the lands and waterways we are all privileged to gather on. We also invite you to reflect on the legacies of colonization embedded within the technologies we use—how some pieces of technology are not available in many poor, marginalized and Indigenous communities, and how many of our technologies leave a carbon footprint that disproportionally affect poor, marginalized, and Indigenous communities. We invite everyone to take some time to consider our roles in reconciliation, decolonization and allyship.

 To learn more about this land and how to directly support Ohlone people by paying a Shuumi Land Tax:

Our Department

The Theatre and Dance Department has a performance-oriented program offering undergraduate students, unparalleled opportunity to perform in major department productions beginning in their first year. Our campus is the most diverse in the entire CSU system and we have one of the most innovative theater and dance curriculums in the state.

Former students work professionally and hold teaching positions locally and across the nation in Acting, Dance, Technical Theater, Design and Stage Management.

Single Subject Dance and Theatre Teaching Credential Program

Welcome to Cal State East Bay, where your journey to becoming a Theatre or Dance teacher is ready to take off!

Are you a teaching artist excited to train the next generation of performing artists?

Are you tired of seeing talent, creativity and drive dampened by lack of opportunity or access?

Do you believe in the power of public education?

Then join us! We are looking for teachers like you.

To find out more about our Dance and Theatre Credential Program go to our page.

2025 - 2026 Season of Events

_{ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ’s Dance Ensemble presents:}

 _{MELT: an Informal Dance Performance}

_{Featuring dynamic student projects} 

_{Choreography by Artist-in-Residence:}

_{Dazaun Soleyn}

_{Artistic Director - Professor Laura E. Ellis}

_{Dance Ensemble:} 

^{Bea Aguirre, Vanessa Bonner, Judge Cantrell, Phillip Casco, Jordon E. Dabney, Lia Eisenber, Stephanie Grant. Jasmine Guerrero,  Ashleigh Johnson, Dynesty Kelly, Mavis Smith, Andrew Souryavong, Emily Thomas, Tyler Thomson, Co Co Wei, Sihui Wu and Haonan Zhu}

^{Performance Dates/Times:} 

^{Thursday, December 4 & Friday, December 5  at 7:30pm}

^{Location: Studio Theatre}

^{Cal State University, Eastbay}

^{This is a FREE Event} 

^{Please note, closest parking lot to the Studio Theatre is lot K.} 

^{Parking is NOT free for Thursday night event.}

^{Permit Kiosk in lot K takes credit and debit cards.  Parking is $2 per hour.  Run time is approximately 1.5 hours.}

^{Parking is free for the Friday night event.}

_{To reserve a free ticket, please call 510-885-3118 no later than 5 pm on December 4th for Thursday night event and no later than 5 pm on December 5th for Friday night.} 

_{Reserved tickets will be given away at 10 minutes before curtain - so please arrive NO later than 7:15 pm on each night.}

_{Questions please call 510-885-3118}

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