Eric Kupers
Professor of Theatre and Dance
Theatre and Dance
E-mail: eric.kupers@csueastbay.edu
Phone: 510-885-3154
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Expertise
Dance, Performance, Inclusive Performance, Disability and Dance, Autism, Social Justice Performance, Meditation, Buddhism, Movement Meditation
Biography
Eric Kupers' primary choreography and performance work has been with Dandelion Dancetheater, which he co-founded in 1996 with Kimiko Guthrie. For that company, he created numerous works that have been presented throughout the Bay Area and in Los Angeles, New York, Minnesota, Hawaii, Montana, Scotland, and India. Professor Kupers performed with Della Davidson's companies and the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, as well he has created commissioned dance/theater pieces for Big Moves, the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, California Choreographers Dance Festival, California State University, East Bay, and Clausen House program for developmentally disabled adults. Professor Kupers was an artist in residence at Jon Sims Center for the Arts from 2001-2005 and received numerous awards and grants, including a 2005 Dance USA/Irvine Foundation Dancemaker Grant and a 2006-08 Gerbode Choreography Grant. He is also an artist in residence at ODC Theater in San Francisco.
Unique life experiences
Buddhist meditation practitioner for over 25 years; Owner of three rescue dogs; Diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder; Co-founder and Co-director of Dandelion Dancetheater; Gay; Jewish
In The News
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Eric Kupers, professor of Theatre and Dance at Cal State East Bay, talks about organizing and the significance of the inaugural Inclusive Performance Festival.
August 17, 2021
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Kupers was included in the CSU91麻豆天美app LGBTQIA Pride month feature celebrating the faculty members, students, alumni and staff committ鈥媏d to breaking down closet doors year-round. Kupers helped assemble the university91麻豆天美app first-ever Inclusive Performance Festival.
June 1, 2021