August 13, 2021
The newly appointed director of UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, Chris Walker, who is also a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department, was featured in the Capital Times in an article that is headlined, “New Division of the Arts director Chris Walker plans to support art and student activism.”
July 6, 2021
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. In addition, we spotlight a range of important and innovative work being done across the School.
June 4, 2021
Chris Walker, an artist and an experienced and influential leader in the arts on campus, has been named the new director of the Division of the Arts. Walker is a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department and founding artistic director of First Wave, a nationally prominent scholarship program known for pushing the boundaries of poetry, dance, theater, and art.
June 3, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Anna Halprin, “a dancer and choreographer who sought to move beyond what she saw as the constraints of modern dance,” died on May 24 at age 100.
May 21, 2021
The Capital Times published a feature story about Litza Bixler, UW–Madison’s spring 2021 interdisciplinary artist-in-residence.
May 20, 2021
Recent UW–Madison graduate Courtney Kopchinski (BFA Dance, 2021) will present her senior honors concert, "(begin)ning," at two locations on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23.
May 4, 2021
UW–Madison's Peggy Choy will host a webinar, "Performing Body, Mind, Spirit: Community Healing in the Time of #BLM, Anti-Asian Violence, and BIPOC Solidarity," on May 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., via Zoom. Choy is an associate professor of dance and Asian American studies at UW–Madison.
May 4, 2021
We reached out to a few of our graduating students from bachelor's to PhDs to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and even where the best spot on campus to eat is.
April 28, 2021
UW–Madison student Amanda Kolsch (BS Dance, Pilates Certificate, 2021) and the School of Education's Dance Department will present Kolsch's Senior Honors Concert, "it's good to watch the rain from a dry place," on Saturday, May 1, at 2:30 p.m.
April 21, 2021
The work of UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li Chiao-Ping Dance, was selected to be presented at the World Dance Alliance (WDA) Americas 2021 Virtual Conference and Festival Assembly on Apr. 22, 23, and 28 at 6 p.m.