February 23, 2022
UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and Chris Walker were featured in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal shining a light on work by Black artists in Madison. The article, headlined “Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance,’” notes the landscape for Black artists in Madison is changing, with long-established, white-dominated institutions diversifying their offerings.
February 18, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present "Moonshine," in person on Feb. 25, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. This free event is a celebration of Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, and dance performances including West African, Afro-Caribbean dancehall, and Hip-Hop dance forms.
February 4, 2022
Learn about modern dance in this interview with Dance Department guest artist-in-residence Natalie Desch by UW–Madison Division of the Arts Director Chris Walker.
February 4, 2022
Work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping, the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor, will be featured at the 2022 SoloDuo Dance Festival, taking place Feb. 6-7 in New York City.
January 27, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its Faculty Concert 2022, featuring work from Kate Corby, Duane Lee Holland Jr., Li Chiao-Ping, Liz Sexe, and guest artist Natalie Desch. The concert will take place over two weekends, Feb. 3-5 and Feb. 10-12, in the H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall.
November 24, 2021
The School of Education's Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a performance of new student work, in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space on Dec. 4-5.
November 9, 2021
Audiences can expect a new way to experience dance in UW–Madison Professor Jin-Wen Yu's latest body of work, "Non Ordinary." This visually striking, thought-provoking concert of contemporary dance will take place at the H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall on the UW–Madison campus Nov. 18-20.
November 1, 2021
Work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD), will be presented at the upcoming 2021 a2ru National Conference, Sharing Stories: The Case for Art, on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 3:30 p.m. (central time). Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department.
October 20, 2021
UW–Madison's Li Chiao-Ping is featured as one of four commissioned choreographers for Beth Corning’s upcoming production, “The Other Shoe,” which will be presented by Corningworks at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, Oct. 20-24.
October 12, 2021
UW–Madison’s Chris Walker joined Host Ali Muldrow on WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair” program for a conversation about his vision for the arts on campus and in the community — “arts for everyone, everywhere.”