January 4, 2023
As we welcome 2023, we wanted to look back and share photos that highlight some of the special moments that took place across our School in 2022. What an amazing year it was!
Dance Department
UW–Madison video shines a light on hip-hop dance instructor
December 16, 2022
Dancing can heal you, change your mood, and “take you to good places in mind and body,” AJ Juarez, who teaches hip-hop in the Dance Department, says in the video. “My main goal is to bring people together who want to connect through dancing, but also elevate each other.”
Dance Department presents Kloepper Concert of student work Dec. 3-4
December 1, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a performance of new student work, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space on Dec. 3-4.
Dance Department, Li Chiao-Ping Dance present ‘bits ‘n pieces’ Nov. 17-19
November 15, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) present "bits ‘n pieces," Nov. 17-19 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. This family-friendly concert is packed with humor and delight, and will feature new choreography, fan favorites, and rarely seen works by award-winning movement artist and Dance Professor Li Chiao-Ping.
Renowned actor, UW alum André De Shields visits campus, meets with School of Education faculty and students
October 24, 2022
Tony Award-winning actor and UW–Madison alumnus André De Shields paid a visit to his alma mater on his “day off” last Monday, to see the new exhibit that honors him at Alumni Park. While on campus, he stopped by the Education Building to meet with Dean Diana Hess and School of Education faculty members across the arts.
Jin-Wen Yu presents ‘Home Wandering’ contemporary dance concert Oct. 13-15
October 4, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Jin-Wen Yu Dance present "Home Wandering," a two-part concert of new contemporary dance and older, award-winning work by Professor Jin-Wen Yu, Oct. 13-15 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.
Creating accessible dance experiences is focus of journal article by UW–Madison team
September 28, 2022
A team from UW–Madison co-authored an article that was published in the Journal of Dance Education, titled “Interdisciplinary Integration: Linking Differentiated P(arts) to Create Accessible Dance Experiences.”
‘Here Lies the Truth’ gets media coverage in lead up to San Francisco run
September 26, 2022
“Here Lies the Truth,” a mixed-media, collaborative dance theater work from Li Chiao-Ping Dance, is receiving significant media attention in the lead up to its San Francisco run from Sept. 29 – Oct. 1.
Parkins is guest on Ocu-Pasión Podcast
September 24, 2022
UW–Madison’s Chell Parkins, the inaugural Arnhold Director in Dance Education in the School of Education's Dance Department, was a guest on a recent episode of Ocu-Pasión Podcast.
UW–Madison’s Walker reflects on how pandemic has altered the arts
September 22, 2022
Christopher Walker spoke with Madison 365 recently about how the pandemic has altered the arts in Wisconsin. Walker is the director of the UW–Madison Division of the Arts and a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department.