Eric Kupers

Professor of Theatre and Dance

Theatre and Dance

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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

The Show - Must Go On (Health News Digest)

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
30 Days of Pride

Kupers was included in the CSU’s LGBTQIA Pride month feature celebrating the faculty members, students, alumni and staff committed to breaking down closet doors year-round. Kupers helped assemble the university’s first-ever Inclusive Performance Festival.

June 1, 2021