June 15, 2020
The following message from School of Education Dean Diana Hess was emailed to students, staff, and faculty across the School on Monday, June 15.
Dance Department
Three from School of Education receive WARF Named Professorships
May 13, 2020
Highly regarded School of Education faculty members Li Chiao-Ping, Robert Enright, and Stacey Lee were appointed to prestigious WARF Named Professorships, UW-Madison announced on May 12.
Dancing at a distance: During trying times, Li Chiao-Ping focusing on the positives
April 15, 2020
UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping, a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department, is teaching two advanced-level, studio dance classes this semester. And while there have been plenty of bumps in the road, Li remains upbeat, explaining: “The quality of the work our students are producing is very high — and in some ways even better than before. Despite all of the challenges, they are rising to a new level and it’s making them be more creative and think through assignments more deeply.”
Walker’s ‘Banana Man’ being performed at Dance Festival in Winnipeg
February 23, 2020
Chris Walker's "Banana Man" will be performed by Amansu Eason at the Moving Inspirations Dance Festival at the Gas Station Arts Centre in Winnipeg on Feb. 29. In addition, Walker's collaboration with Kevin Ormsby's KasheDance Company, "Facing Home: Love and Redemption," will be presented in Toronto at the Robertson Theatre March 5-6.
Walker, Dance Department presenting ‘Moonshine’ on Feb. 28
February 18, 2020
"Moonshine" is a traditional performance gathering in celebration of Black History Month featuring dance, spoken word, and experimental contemporary performance.
Barson, Rodriguez welcomed as spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence
February 3, 2020
UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts welcomes Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence. Both Barson and Roodriguez are musicians, artivists (artists and activists), environmentalists, and co-founders of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective.
Dance Department presents 2020 faculty concert
January 31, 2020
The School of Education’s Dance Department is hosting its annual faculty concert Feb. 6-8 and Feb. 13-15 at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall.
Wisconsin State Journal spotlights Li Chiao-Ping Dance
January 30, 2020
UW-Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li-Chiao Ping Dance (LCPD), were recently featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. Li is a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department and is the founder of the LCPD. “Dancing the Chazen” is free and open to the public. LCPD will perform excerpts from “Dancing” on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. The complete performance will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 and will be followed by a reception and talk-back in the Chazen lobby.
Li Chiao-Ping Dance presents ‘Dancing the Chazen’
January 29, 2020
Li-Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) is presenting "Dancing the Chazen," Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, the fourth and fifth events in the 2019-20 series "7DaysDancing" — a seven-part program of free, live art experiences aiming to activate community spaces in new, inventive, and inviting ways. This series features site-specific works utilizing the UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art, meant to guide the audience through the museum while articulating the properties of spaces through the collaboration of bodies in place and motion. Li is a faculty member with the School of Education's Dance Department.
‘Radical Pedagogy’ exhibition unveiled Oct. 11 in new Lathrop Gallery Space
January 16, 2020
The School of Education's Dance Department on Oct. 12 opened a stunning permanent exhibition in Lathrop Hall’s new Gallery Space titled, “Radical Pedagogy: Margaret H’Doubler, Anna Halprin, and American Dance, 1916-Present.”